RIT

Question 1

it is not uncommon for firefighters Mayday radio transmissions to be missed because of ___________ resulting from fire ground stress.

Answer 1

Auditory exclusion

Question 2

The LUNAR acronym is used to help personnel during a Mayday, what does it stand for?

Answer 2

Location
Unit
Name
Assignment
Resources

Question 3

The policy of “two in/two out” is set by who?

Answer 3

federal OSHA

Question 4

Phoenix fire department study concluded that it takes approximately how many firefighters to rescue one firefighter in distress?

Answer 4

12

Question 5

The I-RIT tool cach should contain at a minimum these nine items?

Answer 5

hose line
Hand light
Portable radios
Forcible entry/hand tools
Tagline or search rope
RIT air supply or additional SCBA
TIC
Pack tracker
EMS equipment

Question 6

The RIT group should consider expanding the initial I-RIT cache to include these additional 5 items.

Answer 6

Power saws
Additional air cylinders
Available and comp compatible RIT packs
Packaging devices
Additional tagline and search ropes

Question 7

RIT group supervisor should organize RIT personnel into RIT rescue teams with a minimum composition of how many personnel

Answer 7

2

Question 8

all NOVA region Frontline Apparatus that carry a RIT air supply will have a sticker that matches the following description

Answer 8

reflective material, green as the primary color, “RIT“ in bold lettering, and a minimum size of 3.5 x 3.5

Question 9

Per the Phoenix fire department study, of the 12 firefighters it takes to rescue a down firefighter one in _____ members participating in the rescue will experience their own emergency

Answer 9

5

Question 10

what NFPA number corresponds to MAYDAY situations?

Answer 10

1407

Question 11

what is the dispatch complement for a RITF?

Answer 11

One engine
One special service unit
One BC
One ALS transport

Question 12

what are three situations in which command should deploy an RIT without a Mayday transmission?

Answer 12

unit/personnel are unaccounted for after a PAR check
structural collapse with entrapment
Observation of units or personnel in distress

Question 13

what are three actions the I-RIT officer should perform upon arrival at the scene?

Answer 13

Communicate the establishment of I-RIT
Report to the command post and confer with command
Perform a recon lap of the structure

Question 14

What are three potentially dangerous incident dynamics that the RIT group should inform command about?

Answer 14

structural degradation
Collapse potential
Rapid fire growth

Question 15

what five pieces of information should RIT recon report to the RIT group supervisor after locating a Mayday firefighter?

Answer 15

Location of the firefighter
Status of the firefighter
Best access to the rescue area
RIT recon crews disposition
Additional resources needed