Mayday Readiness and Response 201.01 B

Question 1

Definition of a Mayday Situation ?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Definition of Mayday Readiness

Answer 2

Firefighter must adopt an attitude and preparation to look at every incident from the standpoint of “what if I or another firefighter gets in trouble” prior to the development of a bad scenario or outcome

Question 3

The Standard defines mayday readiness as the ability to

Answer 3

“don, doff and manipulate the SCBA in zero visibility while wearing firefighting gloves.”

Question 4

Individual firefighter responsibilities for Mayday prevention include the following:

Answer 4

• Maintaining SCBA proficiency
• Practicing individual air management (task level of M.P. 202.05C)
• Use and care personal protective equipment
• Portable radio proficiency and use
• Practiced crew communications
• Roving/replacement firefighter integration into crew
  - Individual firefighters have to be responsible to ask if not initiated by Company Officer

Question 5

GRAB LIVES stands for ?

Answer 5

G = Check Air Gauge
R = Radio for Assistance
A = Activate PASS Device
B = Control Breathing, Conserve Air
L = Stay Low
I = Illuminate, Turn Flashlight On
V = Make Loud Noises (Volume)
E = Find An Exit
S = Shield Your Airway (last ditch effort)

Question 6

In the event of a Mayday situation, the ______ _____ will take responsibility of the resolution of the Mayday
situation

Answer 6

Sector Officer

Question 7

It will be necessary for the ______ ______ to support the Mayday Sector Officer with appropriate
and adequate ________ to manage the Mayday at the same time reinforcing the surrounding geographical and/or functional sectors to continue the incident mitigation

Answer 7

• Incident Commander

- resources

Question 8

Responding to the Mayday should happen from?

Answer 8

the inside out

Question 9

The tactical benchmark for the end point of a Mayday is?

Answer 9

“Mayday resolved”

Question 10

The critical points that have to be

confirmed prior to giving the benchmark of “Mayday resolved” is ?

Answer 10

• The individual(s) that are experiencing the Mayday situation are removed from the hazard zone
• All members involved in the rescue are accounted for and are out of the hazard zone
• All members working in all other sectors are accounted for
• The Incident Commander can give a PAR for the entire hazard zone