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MP 201.01B Mayday Readiness and Response Flashcards

1
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Mayday Situation is defined as? (MP 201.01B)

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Any situation where a firefighter is unable to safely exit the hazard zone or an event that cannot be resolved by that individual within 30 seconds

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According to the Rule of Mayday Readiness, it is every individual firefighter’s responsibility to do what? (MP 201.01B)

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Maintain a high level of Mayday readiness at all times

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In order to reach a position of Mayday readiness, a firefighter must adopt an attitude and preparation to look at every incident from the standpoint of? (MP 201.01B)

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What if I or another firefighter gets in trouble

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NFPA 1500 standard defines mayday readiness as? (MP 201.01B)

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The ability to don, doff, and manipulate the SCBA in zero visibility while wearing firefighting gloves

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The most important factors for Mayday prevention begin with the following operational standards: (MP 201.01B)

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  • Working within and ICS/Risk Management System
  • Working within the IAP
  • Always being accountable to someone within the ICS
  • Maintaining individual and crew air management
  • Management of work cycles
  • Monitoring distances traveled into buildings
  • Layering of resources and providing tactical reserves
  • Planning and acting out an exit plan
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What are the two components of Mayday readiness? (MP 201.01B)

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  • Prevention
  • Response
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Individual firefighter repsonsibilities for Mayday prevention include the following: (MP 201.01B)

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  • Maintaining SCBA proficiency
  • Practicing individual air management
  • Use and care PPE
  • Portable radio proficiency and use
  • Practiced crew communication
  • Roving/replacement FF integration into crew
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Company Officer responsibility for Mayday preventions include: (MP 201.01B)

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  • Integrating a daily SCBA check into crew routine
  • Practicing crew communication in hazard zone
  • Rover integration into crew
  • Maintaining knowledge of portable radios and practicing their use
  • Ensuring Company Officer responsibilities and expectations are clear to the entire crew
  • Practicing and maintaining crew integrity/accountability
  • Instilling the standard that firefighters should always stay on the hoseline
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Once the Mayday situation is recognized and reported, each firefighter should remember what? (MP 201.01B)

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B.O.A.

  • Breath
  • Organize
  • Act
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What does the acronym GRAB LIVES stand for? (MP 201.01B)

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G - Check air Gauge

R - Radio for assistance

A - Activate PASS device

B - Control Breathing, Conserve air

L - Stay Low

I - Illuminate, Turn on flashlight

V - Make Loud Noises (Volume)

E - Find an Exit

S - Shield your Airway (last ditch effort)

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Tactical level Mayday repsonsibilities include? (MP 201.01B)

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  • Working within the overal IAP
  • Continual assessment of the decision making model within the sector operations
  • Management of tactical objectives for the sector through position and functions of crews working within this sector
  • Sector level air management
  • Accountability
  • Maintaining effective and appropriate communications with Command
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In the event of a Mayday situation, who will take responsibility of the resolution of the Mayday situation? (MP 201.01B)

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Sector Officer

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Maydays should be responded to from what? (MP 201.01B)

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Inside out

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What is order of help to resolve a Mayday situation? (MP 201.01B)

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  • Self rescue by the Mayday initiator
  • Down firefighters crew
  • Crews working in the same sector
  • Crews from other sectors
  • Requesting additional staged resources
  • Communications with surrounding geographical or functional sectors
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It is not acceptable to do what, while trying to resolve a Mayday? (MP 201.01B)

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Create further Mayday situations

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Incident and Mayday communications always remain on what? (MP 201.01B)

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Same tactical channel

17
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What is the tactical benchmark for the end point of a Mayday? (MP 201.01B)

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Mayday Resolved

18
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The critical points that have to be confirmed prior to giving the benchmark of Mayday Resolved are? (MP 201.01B)

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  • The individuals that are experiencing the Mayday situation are removed from the hazard zone
  • All members involved in the rescue are accounted for and out of the hazard zone
  • All members working in all other sectors are accounted for
  • The IC can give a PAR for the entire hazard zone
19
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Upon the initation of a Mayday, the incident is automatically upgraded to what? (MP 201.01B)

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To the next level assignment Mayday

20
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The only way to guarantee a successful outcome of a Mayday situation is to what? (MP 201.01B)

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Prevent it

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