Any officer hearing a MAYDAY or URGENT transmission that has not been heard or acknowledged by the IC, SHALL acknowledge and relay the info to IC.
Which list of situations best describes when a MAYDAY shall be used?
Members suffers injury, collapse occurred, loss of water supply, interior to defensive.
Imminent collapse, collapse has occurred, unconscious FF or life threatening injury, report of missing FF, member is lost or trappped.
A victim is found, rapid fire spread occurs.
Check the appropiate situations that would be used in an URGENT situation.
Member suffers injury requiring hospital transport.
Change from interior to exterior attack strategy.
Possible collapse.
loss of water supply or pressure.
Civilian victim found.
An exposure that may rapidly extend due to fire.
Trapped Firefighter.
"Abandon the structure" with an URGENT, describes when firefighters will exit using escape routes and bring their tools/equip with them.
"Evacuate the Structure" is in regard to who?
Firefighters
Law Enforcement
Civilians only
Prostitutes
"Withdrawl from the structure" with an URGENT, describes that members will use controlled tactical movement and exit current position to a safer location and bring tools.
Check the applicable items that occur during an EMERGENCY ABANDON SIGNAL.
Air horn blasts 30 seconds
2 minute solid blast over the ops/fireground channel
3 sec blast - 2 sec pause - 3 sec pause etc...
key portable radio mic for 15 seconds during the signal
