(RIT) COMMAND AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES May 2013 Flashcards
it takes approximately ___ firefighters to rescue one firefighter in distress.
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one in five members attempting to affect the rescue will have an emergency of their own
In the NOVA region, a Mayday is declared approximately ___ minutes after the arrival of the initial companies.
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9 minutes
According to NIOSH, the average (initial arrival to Mayday declaration) was ___ minutes in incidents where a LODD occurred.
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13 minutes
It is the responsibility of the ___ to conduct a size up of the incident and develop an action plan that keeps firefighter safety at the forefront.
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company officer
IDLH stand for ____
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immediate danger to life and health
____ command officers identified by the individual jurisdictions that are qualified to fill specific command positions.
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Command Officer of Appropriate Level
___ term used to communicate any urgent or important message other than a Mayday.
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Emergency Traffic
____ a fire and rescue response unit staffed and equipped to perform structural collapse rescue (preferably at the NFPA 1670 Operations Level). This unit should be capable of cutting, breaching, and lifting light-frame or reinforced masonry building components and/or building contents such as furniture or appliances.
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Heavy Rescue Capability
___ – a single resource assigned from the initial alarm on an emergency event to achieve the RIT capability. Four personnel are recommended for this assignment; the minimum is three personnel.
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Initial RIT
___ – Acronym used to assist personnel in remembering the information they need to relay or gather in the event of a Mayday.
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LUNAR
LUNAR stands for ___
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- Location
- Unit
- Name
- Assignment at time of Mayday
- Resources/help needed
___ – term used to report situations where a firefighter(s) are in distress or may require assistance in an IDLH atmosphere.
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Mayday
___ – acronym for Personnel Accountability Report.
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PAR
___ – Command initiated accounting for (Roll Call of Units) for all personnel on the incident scene.
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PAR Check
___ – acronym for Rapid Intervention Team.
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RIT
___ – consists of one engine company and one special service apparatus, preferably a heavy rescue. These units are in addition to those assigned to the initial box alarm and will be requested by the initial Incident Commander or the first due command officer when the incident is determined to be a working structure fire.
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RIT Level 1
___ – consists of one engine company, one truck company, one heavy rescue company or a unit with heavy rescue capabilities, one battalion chief or command officer of appropriate level, and one ALS unit.
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RIT Level 2
___ – consists of at least two rescue companies or units with structural collapse rescue capabilities, a response unit with shoring capabilities, and support resources to include additional rescue tools, technical search equipment, and additional collapse rescue trained staffing. These units are in addition to those assigned to the initial and/or greater alarms.
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RIT Level 3
___ – acronym for Rule Of Air Management.
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ROAM
___ – an action or circumstance that initiates a given response.
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Trigger
___ – Acronym used to assist personnel in remembering the information they need to relay or gather in the event of a Mayday.
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UCAN
UCAN stands for ___
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- Unit
- Conditions
- Actions
- Needs
___ – A fire incident in a structure where more than one attack line will be deployed from pumping apparatus to combat the fire. An attack line is to be considered deployed when it is removed from the pumping apparatus.
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Working Structure Fire
2 types of Maydays are:
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Self-declared
- Lost/disoriented
- Trapped
- Low on air, which compromises egress
- Medical emergency
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Third-party
- Witnessed aforementioned situations
- Command initiated
Once the Mayday transmissions are complete, the distressed firefighter should _____ in an effort to make the location known to crews operating nearby.
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manually activate his or her PASS device
The ___ has the ability to change RIT assignments as the incident dictates.
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Incident Commander
The trigger for the creation of the Initial RIT capability is an incident dispatch potentially requiring operation within an ___.
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IDLH
The ___ shall request that a RIT Level 1 be dispatched as soon as a working structure fire is determined.
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initial IC
the first due command officer shall ensure that the RIT level 1 is dispatched if the incident is determined to be a working structure fire
Note that if the initial IC immediately requests a second alarm, the initial IC will also need to request the ___ resources in addition to the request for the second alarm assignment.
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RIT Level 1
Increasing the request to ___ will be dependent on incident conditions and the determination of the IC.
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RIT Level 2
In short, when requesting a second alarm, RIT Level 1 is mandatory and must be requested by the IC whereas RIT Level 2 is optional.
___ becomes mandatory for an IC to request if a Mayday is called.
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RIT Level 2
Initial Actions upon ___
- Acknowledge the Mayday and deploy the RIT Resources to the last known location.
- Make an incident scene announcement to communicate a desire for Emergency
- Traffic only and all that personnel shall maintain their current positions/assignments.
- Confirm pertinent information from downed firefighter (i.e., UCAN or LUNAR).
- Request accountability of crew that initiated the Mayday.
- Ensure the dispatch of RIT Level 2.
- Initiate a PAR check to confirm accountability of all personnel operating in the IDLH
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Receiving a Mayday Call
Additional Actions after ___
- Backfill the initial RIT for continued fire ground operations as soon as possible.
- As the situation dictates and resources become available, consider using additional radio channels for RIT Operations.
- Revise the incident action plan and incident priorities to a high-priority search and rescue operation.
- Development of a rescue action plan is critical.
- Consider/request additional resources.
- Withdraw and control unassigned resources from the search and rescue area.
- Control and restrict entry.
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Receiving a Mayday Call
Command should initiate a RIT deployment without receipt of a Mayday when he/she deems necessary. Some reasons to initiate RIT are:
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- Unit resource missing after a PAR.
- Structural collapse with entrapment.
- Observes units/personnel in distress.
RIT has how many levels?
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- Initial RIT
- RIT Level 1
- RIT Level 2
- RIT Level 3
An Initial RIT is a single resource, recommended to be comprised of ___ personnel but with a minimum of three personnel, assigned from the resources that make up the initial alarm on an emergency event to achieve the RIT capability
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four
A ___ consists of one engine company and one special service apparatus, preferably a heavy rescue
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RIT Level 1
When the RIT Level 1 is dispatched, these units will arrive on the scene and augment the Initial RIT resource. The resulting RIT Level 1 resource is to be referred to as the ___. The officer of the Initial RIT will become the ___.
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RIT Group & RIT Group Supervisor
RIT Level 2 consists of:
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- 1 engine company,
- 1 truck company,
- 1 heavy rescue company or a unit with heavy rescue capabilities
- 1 battalion chief or command officer
- 1 ALS unit
The battalion chief or command officer dispatched with the RIT Level 2 will become the RIT Group Supervisor
The ___ consists of at least two rescue companies or units with structural collapse rescue capabilities, a response unit with shoring capabilities, and support resources to include additional rescue tools, technical search equipment, and additional collapse rescue-trained staffing.
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RIT Level 3
A primary job function of the Initial RIT is to ___ to improve the safety of firefighters working inside of an IDLH.
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take proactive measures
The RIT Air Supply location shall be identified on all front line apparatus by the ___.
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RIT Air Supply Sticker
The objectives of ___, upon activation to a known Mayday situation, are to:
- Search for and locate lost/trapped firefighter.
- Remove the firefighter to a safe location if possible or provide an air supply to the trapped firefighter.
- Communicate with command on resource required to protect and rescue the trapped firefighter.
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the Initial RIT
Resources within the RIT Group can be assigned to (3)tasks such as:
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- Reconnaissance (Recon) Team – to locate, supply air, and communicate rescue needs.
- Rescue Team – to perform extrication and packaging.
- Relief Crew – to assist as needed with support, extrication, and removal
The battalion chief on ___ assignment will then become the RIT Group Supervisor unless otherwise identified by the IC (i.e., the second chief on the initial alarm)
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the RIT Level 2
The ___ should review rescue action plans, further develop these plans, and implement building collapse action plans.
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RIT Level 3 Group
The ___ action plan should include or consider the following elements:
- Maintain suppression control operations (if applicable).
- Perform hazard assessment:
- Fire acceleration
- Utility involvement
- Secondary collapse potential
- Hazardous materials involvement
- Implement hazard control requirements (utility control, shoring, monitor atmosphere, etc.)
- Assign units to assure adequate lighting in rescue area.
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building collapse
The following actions should also take place when activating a ___:
- Assignment of the Battalion Chief or a Command Officer as the RIT Group Supervisor.
- Assignment of a separate radio channel for RIT.
- Coordinate rescue operations with firefighting operations and other incident scene operations.
- Identify support needs and request additional resources from the IC.
- Identify or create access openings to the trapped firefighters.
- Develop capability to supply air to trapped firefighters from all jurisdictions involved, accounting for differences in SCBA equipment.
- Anticipate patient extrication requirements and assign tasks.
- Anticipate patient packaging and removal requirements and assign tasks.
- Assign ALS units, outside of the hazard zone, where most ALS interventions can take place.
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RIT Level 2 Group
___ – (Collapse Rescue) Actions
- Assign Technical Rescue Group to be led by a technical rescue-qualified officer.
- Assign a Technical Rescue Safety Officer by technical rescue-qualified personnel.
- Consider an additional channel for RIT Level 3 logistical operations.
- Initiate operations to rescue surface victims and lightly-trapped victims.
- Expand search parameters established during previous RIT Levels:
- Hailing system technique (call out into collapse area, triangulation of sounds).
- Technical search devices (acoustic listening devices, visual search cameras).
- Initiate operations to search accessible void spaces.
- Identify support requirements and request resources from IC.
- Initiate operations to perform heavy rescue requirements.
- Breaching
- Lifting
- Specific debris removal
- General rubble clearance
- Utilization of heavy equipment
- Maintain a RIT capability while rescue operations are performed.
- Consider physician response to the scene.
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RIT Level 3
The RIT Group Supervisor should deploy teams composed of a minimum of ___ personnel.
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3
All personnel will use the Rule of 1/3 during all operations as a minimum (see example).
Rule of 1/3
- 4500 psi to 3000 psi: entry, locate, and work
- 3000 psi to 1500 psi: exit
- 1500 psi and below: safety margin
Rescue and removal is the responsibility of ___.
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the RIT Rescue
Studies show, on average, it takes ___ minutes to locate a lost or downed firefighter and an additional ___ minutes to remove that firefighter.
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8 and 22 min
WE GONE MAKE IT!!
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