201.01B Flashcards
(33 cards)
What is the definition of a mayday situation?
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 
A Mayday is initiated by any member communicating what via the portable radio
“ Mayday, Mayday, Mayday”
Relating to Mayday’s, it is every individual firefighters responsibility to do what?
Maintain a high level of Mayday readiness at all times 
Mayday readiness includes every day what as well as the practice ability to communicate and respond to a meeting scenario?
Preparation and prevention
What does the NFPA 1500 standard defined mayday readiness as?
The ability to “don, doff and manipulate the SCBA in zero visibility while wearing firefighting gloves”
The most important factors for Mayday preparation begin with the what operational standards?
• Working within ICS/risk management
• Working within the IAP
• always being accountable to someone within the ICS
• maintaining individual/crew air management
• management of work cycles
• Monitoring distances traveled to buildings
• layering of resources/provide for tactical reserve
• planning/acting out exit plan
What are the two components of Mayday readiness?
Prevention and response
What are individual responsibilities for Mayday prevention?
• maintaining SCBA proficiency
• practicing air management
• use/care of PPE
• portable radio proficiency/use
• practice crew communications
• Roving/replacement firefighter integration into crew 
Who is responsible for crew development, and practice?
The company officer
What are company officer responsibilities for Mayday prevention?
• daily SCBA check into crew routine
• practicing crew communication in hazard zone
• Rover integration into crew
• maintaining knowledge of portable radio/practicing use
• practicing and maintaining crew integrity/accountability
• the standard that firefighters should always stay on a hose line
What should the individual firefighters response to a mayday situation be focused on?
Increasing the chances of survival
What does B.O.A. stand for?
 breathe, organized, act
What are the components of GRABLIVES
• G=check air gauge
• R= radio for assistance
• A= activate PASS
• B= control breathing
• L= stay low
• I= illuminate
• V= volume (make loud noise)
• E= find an exit
• S= shield airway
In the event of a mayday situation, the sector officer will do what?
Take responsibility of the resolution of the Mayday situation
Pessimistically projecting resource requirements for sector operations as the potential to do what
Increase the survivability of a mayday situation
What is the help order of a Mayday?
• self rescue by Mayday initiator
• down firefighters crew
• crew working in the same sector
What is the responsibility of surrounding sectors not involved in the Mayday?
• continue the firefight and support of the Mayday
• attain a PAR within the sector
• report PARs to IC as required
What may be the best route of communications to the command Van regarding accountability?
Utilizing the safety channel
Who has the ultimate responsibility for actively and continually providing for the prevention and response to a Mayday situation?
The incident command team
 incident and Mayday always remain on what channel?
The same tactical channel
Who’s responsibility is to communicate progress appropriately to the policy/political levels of city government?
Strategic level
What is the tactical benchmark for the endpoint of a Mayday?
 Mayday resolved
What needs to be addressed prior to giving the benchmark Mayday resolved?
• individual(s) that are experiencing. The media situation are removed from hazard zone.
• All members involved in rescue are accounted for and out of hazard zone
• all members working in all other sectors are accounted for
• the IC can give a PAR for the entire hazard zone
