Fire Ground Survival Emergency SCBA Operations & Mayday Procedures

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Fire Ground SurvivalEmergency SCBA Operations
Mayday Procedures
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The major causes of firefighter fatalities inside
structure fires are

• Lost inside the structure
• Structural collapse
• Fire progress (including back draft and
  flashover)
• Most fatalities are due to running out of air
  (smoke inhalation)

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Are we prepared if we are lost, trapped, or
separated from our crew?

• Practical Drills
• Mayday Procedures/Fire Ground Survival
• SCBA Emergency Operations
• Firefighter Rescue

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NIOSH RecommendationsMayday Procedure

• Transmit a distress signal
• Activate PASS device
• Conserve air
• Stay calm and avoid unnecessary physical activity
• Determine potential escape routes
• Stay in radio contact
• Flashlight toward the ceiling
• Make tapping noises with a tool on the floor or
  wall

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GRAB LIVES Procedure

• G Gauge (check air)
• R Radio (mayday)
• A Activate (pass)
• B Breathing (control)
• L Low (stay low)
• I Illuminate (flashlight)
• V Volume (make noise)
• E Exit (find an exit)
• S Shield Airway (hood or glove)

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Radio Mayday

• Use communications model to get ICs attention
• Radio Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Command from
  Engine 1
• IC will clear the air for emergency traffic for
  the Mayday

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Radio Mayday

• Radio your Name, Unit , and your PLAN
• P Problem
• L Location
• A Air
• N Needs
• This is Firefighter Jones from Engine 1. Im
  separated from my crew. Im in a closet in the
  basement. My air is1500. I need a crew to lead me
  out.

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Mayday Procedures

• IC will activate the RIT/RIC to location
• IC will also notify interior crews to search for
  the missing FF or crew
• IC will instruct the missing FF or crew to
  activate PASS, turn on flashlight, and make noise

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EMER Button

• Only use the EMER Button if you cannot verbally
  report a Mayday
• EMER activation will be treated as a Mayday
• Takes the user to an EMER talk group
• Comm. Center notifies IC and attempts to contact
  the user

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5 Reasons to Call a Firefighter Emergency/MAYDAY

• Separated from Crew or Lost
• SCBA Malfunction or Low Air
• Injured or Disabled
• Trapped, Pinned, or Entangled in Debris
• Any life threatening condition that cannot be
  resolved in 30 seconds

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Rule of Air Management (ROAM)

• Know how much air you have in your SCBA
• Manage your air so that you leave the hazardous
  environment BEFORE your low air alarm activates
• Report Team Air with your CANA radio reports

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Practical Skills

• Mayday Procedures/Fire Ground Survival
• Emergency SCBA Operations
• Firefighter Rescue
• See you there!