Transcript Rapid Intervention Team & MAYDAY Procedures

Rapid Intervention Team &
MAYDAY Procedures
4/10/2002
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SCOPE
This training meets or exceeds the intent of
applicable sections within NFPA 1500, Standards on
Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health
Program. It also intends to meet requirements of
Guidance Note 6-11 – Rapid Intervention Teams as
well as LTES SOG 211
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Purpose
 Personnel assigned to perform this function
will be designated as the Rapid Intervention
Team (RIT).
 The composition and structure of the RIT
shall be flexible depending on the type, size
and complexity of the incident.
 Level 1 RIT will consist of no less
than two trained members.
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Personal Accountability Report
(PAR)
 Report given to Command or
Operations that all members
of the crew are accounted
for.
 Periodically completed to
check on personnel.
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Personal Accountability Report
(PAR)
Example
“Accountability to Sector 2 – PAR
check”
“Sector 2 to Accountability we are
PAR w/four.”
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Level 1 RIT
 A team consisting of a minimum of two
trained members.
 Duties are to track, and rescue if
needed, emergency personnel:
 Who enter a structure involved in fire
beyond the incipient stage.
 Who fall victim to an unstable situation (e.g.
confined space, collapse) at a emergency
scene.
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Level 2 RIT
 A team consisting of a minimum of
four trained members
 Duties are the same as Level 1 RIT
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MAYDAY
 A verbal notification to the IC that
immediate action is required to rescue or
assist emergency personnel operating in
emergency incidents.
 May be declared by the individual(s) in
trouble or someone who identifies an
individual(s) is in trouble.
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RIT Group Leader
 RIT Leader who reports – communicates
directly to Incident Command
 Performs no other function but tracking,
RIT and/or Accountability if needed.
 Coordinates with Safety and
Accountability Officers, but reports
directly to command as noted on the
next slide
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Command
Operations
Safety
RIT
Group Leader
Accountability
Optional
RIT 1
Fire Crews
RIT may report
Directly to command
When no RIT Group
Leader has been assigned
RIT 2
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RIT Kit: (Rescue equipment)
 Desirable equipment
 Radio
 Secured hand-line
 Forcible entry tools
 Rescue rope
 Hand light
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RIT Kit: (Rescue equipment)
 After conducting a size-up of the incident
scene, RIT may determine the need for
additional equipment not listed.
 RIT shall attempt to obtain this equipment by
utilizing the apparatus at the incident scene.
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IMPLEMENTATION:
 RIT shall be implemented during the initial
stages of an incident.
 Multiple RITs may be established on large
incidents (numbers assigned like sectors)
 RIT Group Leader will report to command.
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IMPLEMENTATION:
 RIT members must maintain visual or voice
contact with one another at all times.
 RIT shall announce, via radio to Command,
that RIT has been established.
 RIT members shall utilize the information
from their on-going scene size-up to help
determine the type of rescue that they may
encounter.
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Exceptions to Two-In/Two-Out:
 If the initial attack personnel find a known life
hazard situation where immediate action
could prevent the loss of life, deviation from
the two-in/two-out standard may be
permitted.
OR
 If rescue or suppression operations are
initiated without an RIT in place, Command
shall be notified and a RIT shall be
established as available crews can be
assigned.
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MAYDAY Procedures:
 Anytime emergency personnel operating on
an incident feel they are trapped, injured or
lost, they shall signal a MAYDAY alert.
 Immediately following the MAYDAY alert,
those personnel shall activate their “PASS
Device alarm”
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MAYDAY Procedures:
 They shall transmit the “ MAYDAY” via radio by
announcing in increments of three “MAYDAY,
MAYDAY, MAYDAY” followed by a radio message to
Command identifying themselves along with their
location, and situation.
 Information pertaining to the location should be as
specific as possible.
 Repeat until acknowledged.
 Radio or anyone else who feels this transmission is
not being heard should immediately relay this
information to command.
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MAYDAY Example
“MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY, this is
Sector 4, I am located on the first floor
Charlie side and a firefighter has fallen
through the floor into the basement,
send help”.
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MAYDAY Procedures:
 Command shall deploy the necessary resources
needed to assist with a rescue.
 Other members operating on the scene should be
aware of the “MAYDAY” situation. However, they
must continue with their assigned tasks. The task
they are currently performing may very well limit
injury to the person or persons in distress as well as
assist the RIT team.
 Upon the MAYDAY call, a Personal Accountability
Report (PAR) shall be initiated.
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 RIT will only be deployed upon orders from
the Incident Commander
 When RIT is deployed, the rescue shall come
under the command of the RIT Group Leader.
 Other members must continue with their
assigned tasks.
 Fire suppression radio traffic must be limited
during RIT operations so that Command, RIT
and those requiring help can communicate.
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 A backup RIT shall be established whenever
the initial RIT is deployed.
 Upon the report of a lost or trapped
firefighter(s) the RIT Group Leader will
immediately concentrate RIT members
efforts on rescue and abandon support
activities.
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Rapid Intervention Implementation
 The individual(s) who has declared a
MAYDAY or is missing shall be identified
from the PAR.
 RIT shall be deployed to the last known
location of the lost or trapped personnel.
 RIT should follow hose lines or routine
search patterns and consider standard
operating tactics while searching for lost
personnel.
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 When RIT locates a downed firefighter(s) they
shall notify Command as to who they have
located, their location and status.
 RIT shall advise the actions being taken to
remove them or if additional assistance is
needed.
 If a self-rescue or a quick grab and go rescue
is not possible, RIT members shall use the
“AWARE” principle.
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AWARE Principle:
 Trapped emergency responder’s hopes of
survival depend on the following four critical
needs.
1. Air: RIT should first provide the victim with a
redundant (primary & secondary) supply of air.
2. Water: If the rescue involves fire, the next
consideration is to provide a defensible space
for the victim by using a hose line or lines for
protection.
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AWARE Principle:
3. A Radio: If the victim is conscious and able to
communicate, RIT may want to provide the
trapped victim with a radio to monitor his
condition.
4. Extrication: Removal of the victim.
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 RIT should give the estimated time it will
take to complete the rescue and advise
Command of their plan.
 Command shall assign additional Rapid
Intervention Teams to assist as needed.
 A Level II RIT shall be in place as soon as
staffing allows during an active RIT
operation.
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QUIZ
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QUIZ
1. Level 1 RIT will consist of no less
a)
b)
c)
d)
than ___________ trained
firefighter(s).
1
2
3
4
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QUIZ
3. A team consisting of a minimum of four
trained firefighters whose duties are to
track, and rescue if needed, emergency
personnel that enter a structure involved in
fire beyond the incipient stage.
a) Level 1 RIT
b) Level 2 RIT
c) Level 3 RIT
d) Level 4 RIT
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QUIZ
4. Trapped emergency responder’s
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
hopes of survival may depend on
which of the following four needs?
Air
Water
Radio
Extrication
All the above
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QUIZ
6. A verbal notification to the Incident
Commander that immediate action is
required to rescue or assist emergency
personnel operating in emergency
incident.
a) PAR
b) RIT
c) MAYDAY
d) AWARE
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QUIZ
8. A report given to command or
Operations that all members of the
crew are accounted for.
a) TIC
b) AWARE
c) IDLH
d) PAR
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QUIZ
Answers
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QUIZ Answers
1. Level 1 RIT will consist of no less
a)
b)
c)
d)
than ___________ trained
firefighter(s).
1
2
3
4
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QUIZ Answers
3. A team consisting of a minimum of four
trained firefighters whose duties are to
track, and rescue if needed, emergency
personnel that enter a structure involved
in fire beyond the incipient stage.
a) Level 1 RIT
b) Level 2 RIT
c) Level 3 RIT
d) Level 4 RIT
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QUIZ Answers
4. Trapped emergency responder’s
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
hopes of survival may depend on
which of the following four needs?
Air
Water
Radio
Extrication
All the above
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QUIZ Answers
6. A verbal notification to the Incident
Commander that immediate action is
required to rescue or assist emergency
personnel operating in emergency
incident.
a) PAR
b) RIT
c) MAYDAY
d) AWARE
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QUIZ Answers
8. A report given to command or
Operations that all members of the
crew are accounted for.
a) TIC
b) AWARE
c) IDLH
d) PAR
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IMPLEMENTATION:
 The RIT Group Leader is responsible
for the tracking of the Entry Teams.
 RIT Group Leader shall work with the
Accountability Officer when possible.
 If Accountability Officer is not
available, the RIT Group Leader will be
responsible for tracking entry teams.
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Rapid Intervention Implementation
 RIT Group Leader shall compare information
with the Accountability Officer in determining
the last known location of the missing
personnel.
 In the event that an Accountability Officer
has not been assigned the RIT Group Leader
will handle accountability.
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