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Page 1: MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY!. COURSE OBJECTIVES  Define a mayday situation  Identify why firefighters fail to or delay calling a mayday  Importance of calling

MAYDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY,MAYDAY!MAYDAY!

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COURSE OBJECTIVESCOURSE OBJECTIVES Define a mayday Define a mayday

situationsituation Identify why firefighters Identify why firefighters

fail to or delay calling a fail to or delay calling a mayday mayday

Importance of calling a Importance of calling a mayday earlymayday early

Radio proceduresRadio procedures To give you permission to To give you permission to

call a maydaycall a mayday Hands on experience with Hands on experience with

the Mayday Parametersthe Mayday Parameters

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WHAT IS A MAYDAY WHAT IS A MAYDAY SITUATION?SITUATION?

• Disoriented?Disoriented?• Disoriented for 30 Disoriented for 30

seconds?seconds?• Disoriented for 60 Disoriented for 60

seconds?seconds?• Entangled in wires?Entangled in wires?• Entangled for 30 Entangled for 30

seconds?seconds?• Entangled for 60 Entangled for 60

seconds?seconds?

• Separated from Separated from your partner? Fall your partner? Fall through a roof, through a roof, floor?floor?

• Primary exit Primary exit blocked by fire, blocked by fire, collapse etc.?collapse etc.?

• SCBA malfunction?SCBA malfunction?• SCBA malfunction SCBA malfunction

that you correct?that you correct?

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AVOIDABLE DEATHSAVOIDABLE DEATHS

EVERY YEAR FIREFIGHTERS DIE AS A RESULT EVERY YEAR FIREFIGHTERS DIE AS A RESULT OF BEING DISORIENTED / LOSTOF BEING DISORIENTED / LOST

FROM BECOMING TRAPPED OR ENTANGLEDFROM BECOMING TRAPPED OR ENTANGLED

WHAT'S THE COMMON DENOMINATOR????WHAT'S THE COMMON DENOMINATOR????

THEY RUN OUT OF AIR!!!THEY RUN OUT OF AIR!!!

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““I FOUND MYSELF I FOUND MYSELF DISORIENTED AND DISORIENTED AND UNABLE TO FIND MY WAY UNABLE TO FIND MY WAY OUT, BUT I WAS TO OUT, BUT I WAS TO AFRAID OF LOOKING AFRAID OF LOOKING FOOLISH IN FRONT OF THE FOOLISH IN FRONT OF THE OTHER COMPANIES THAN I OTHER COMPANIES THAN I WAS OF DYING”WAS OF DYING”

TOM WESTMAN, LT. FDNYTOM WESTMAN, LT. FDNY

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WHY DO FIREFIGHTERS FAIL TO WHY DO FIREFIGHTERS FAIL TO OR DELAY CALLING FOR HELP?OR DELAY CALLING FOR HELP?

• PridePride• We are the “fix it” people, we are We are the “fix it” people, we are

there to help not call for helpthere to help not call for help• Loss of situational awareness (lose Loss of situational awareness (lose

track of time)track of time)• Denial (I can’t believe this happening)Denial (I can’t believe this happening)• Fear of retribution (ridicule) Fear of retribution (ridicule) • Lack of knowledge (training, policies)Lack of knowledge (training, policies)

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THE PROBLEMSTHE PROBLEMS

•There aren’t any “Mayday” standardsThere aren’t any “Mayday” standards

•There is very little “Mayday” training being There is very little “Mayday” training being donedone

•There aren’t clear “Mayday” parametersThere aren’t clear “Mayday” parameters

• We do not have enough Recognition We do not have enough Recognition Primed Decision making experiencePrimed Decision making experience

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RAPID??? INTERVENTIONRAPID??? INTERVENTION

• WHEN PHOENIX FIREFIGHTER BRETT TARVER WHEN PHOENIX FIREFIGHTER BRETT TARVER DIED IN 2001,THERE WERE 12 ADDITIONAL DIED IN 2001,THERE WERE 12 ADDITIONAL MAYDAYS CALLED BY RESCUERS DURING THE RIT MAYDAYS CALLED BY RESCUERS DURING THE RIT OPERATION OPERATION

• WHEN HOUSTON FIRE CAPTAIN JAY JAHNKE DIED, WHEN HOUSTON FIRE CAPTAIN JAY JAHNKE DIED, THERE WERE 4 ADDITIONAL MAYDAYS CALLED THERE WERE 4 ADDITIONAL MAYDAYS CALLED

• WHEN PHOENIX FIRE STUDIED THE WHEN PHOENIX FIRE STUDIED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RAPID INTERVENTION WITH EFFECTIVENESS OF RAPID INTERVENTION WITH MORE THAN 200 RIT DRILLS (Down FF 150’ hose MORE THAN 200 RIT DRILLS (Down FF 150’ hose line 40’ off the line) THEY CONCLUDED THE line 40’ off the line) THEY CONCLUDED THE FOLLOWING…FOLLOWING…

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• MAYDAY TO RIT ENTRY WAS 3 MINUTESMAYDAY TO RIT ENTRY WAS 3 MINUTES• RIT CONTACT WITH DOWNED RIT CONTACT WITH DOWNED

FIREFIGHTER WAS 6 MINUTESFIREFIGHTER WAS 6 MINUTES• TOTAL TIME INSIDE THE BUILDING FOR TOTAL TIME INSIDE THE BUILDING FOR

EACH TEAM WAS 13 MINUTESEACH TEAM WAS 13 MINUTES• TOTAL TIME FOR RESCUE WAS 22 TOTAL TIME FOR RESCUE WAS 22

MINUTESMINUTES• IT TAKES 12 FIREFIGHTERS TO RESCUE 1IT TAKES 12 FIREFIGHTERS TO RESCUE 1• 1 IN 5 RIT MEMBERS WILL GET INTO A 1 IN 5 RIT MEMBERS WILL GET INTO A

MAYDAY THEMSELVESMAYDAY THEMSELVES• WHAT SHOULD THIS TELL US???????WHAT SHOULD THIS TELL US???????

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DON’T BE A HERO, DON’T BE A HERO,

CALL EARLYCALL EARLY

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WE HAVE A LOT OF TOOLS WE HAVE A LOT OF TOOLS AT OUR DISPOSALAT OUR DISPOSAL

• THERMAL IMAGING CAMERASTHERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS• HOOKS, PIKES, AXES, SAWS, ETC., HOOKS, PIKES, AXES, SAWS, ETC.,

ETC.ETC.• MUTUAL AID, AUTOMATIC AIDMUTUAL AID, AUTOMATIC AID• BASICALLY WHATEVER WE NEED BASICALLY WHATEVER WE NEED

WHEN WE NEED IT, WITHOUT ANY WHEN WE NEED IT, WITHOUT ANY REPERCUSSIONREPERCUSSION

• WHY SHOULD MAYDAY AND RIT BE WHY SHOULD MAYDAY AND RIT BE ANY DIFFERENT!!ANY DIFFERENT!!

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Who has launched their Who has launched their RIT?RIT?

Anyone?Anyone?

How many times?How many times?

How many RIT’s have any real How many RIT’s have any real experience?experience?

Is that a problem?Is that a problem?

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CRYING WOLFCRYING WOLF

SINCE OTHER FIREFIGHTERS ARE PUT AT SINCE OTHER FIREFIGHTERS ARE PUT AT RISK WHEN SOMEONE CALLS A MAYDAY. RISK WHEN SOMEONE CALLS A MAYDAY.

THE DECISION TO CALL A MAYDAY IS THE DECISION TO CALL A MAYDAY IS EXTREMELY CONSEQUENTIAL.EXTREMELY CONSEQUENTIAL.

However. . .However. . .

The sooner you call the safer it is for The sooner you call the safer it is for everyone!everyone!

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NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS… THE PROBLEM IS…

We can build a system to fix itWe can build a system to fix it

Parameters, Policy, Permission and Parameters, Policy, Permission and TrainingTraining

Navy fighter pilots and ejection Navy fighter pilots and ejection parameters parameters

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U.S. NAVY FIGHTER PILOT U.S. NAVY FIGHTER PILOT EJECTION PARAMETERSEJECTION PARAMETERS

• NAVY PILOTS FIT THE MACHO PROFILE ALL NAVY PILOTS FIT THE MACHO PROFILE ALL FIREFIGHTERS SEEM TO HAVE ABOUT FIREFIGHTERS SEEM TO HAVE ABOUT THEMSELVES… THEMSELVES… SOLUTION, DECIDE SOLUTION, DECIDE BEFORE YOU FLY…BEFORE YOU FLY…

• THE NAVY CAME UP WITH SET EJECTION THE NAVY CAME UP WITH SET EJECTION PARAMETERS THAT PILOTS WILL WITHOUT PARAMETERS THAT PILOTS WILL WITHOUT HESITATION, EJECT FROM THERE AIRCRAFT HESITATION, EJECT FROM THERE AIRCRAFT THUS ALLEVIATING THE THE PRIDEFUL THUS ALLEVIATING THE THE PRIDEFUL DECISION OF TRYING TO FIX THE DECISION OF TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM.PROBLEM.

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WOW!!!!!!WOW!!!!!!• THEY HANDLED CRASHING A MULTI-THEY HANDLED CRASHING A MULTI-

MILLION DOLLAR PLANE MUCH THE WAY MILLION DOLLAR PLANE MUCH THE WAY WE WOULD HANDLE BUYING A GALLON OF WE WOULD HANDLE BUYING A GALLON OF MILK.MILK.

• HOW DO THEY STAY SO CALM?HOW DO THEY STAY SO CALM?

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Recognition Primed Decision Recognition Primed Decision MakingMaking

RPDRPDGary Klein Gary Klein

Military/Fire Service Military/Fire Service

Experience vs. InexperienceExperience vs. Inexperience

Slides in your slide traySlides in your slide tray

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SUMMARYSUMMARY

• FIREFIGHTERS THINK IF THERE IS A FIREFIGHTERS THINK IF THERE IS A MAYDAY CALLED, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAYDAY CALLED, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT LIKE WE WILL HANDLE HANDLE IT LIKE WE WILL HANDLE ANYTHING ELSE.ANYTHING ELSE.

• PRACTICE, WITH YOUR RADIOS, AND YOUR PRACTICE, WITH YOUR RADIOS, AND YOUR TOOLS.TOOLS.

• TALK ABOUT THIS WITH YOUR CREWS.TALK ABOUT THIS WITH YOUR CREWS.• DECIDE WHEN YOU WILL CALL A MAYDAY DECIDE WHEN YOU WILL CALL A MAYDAY

BEFORE YOU NEED TO.BEFORE YOU NEED TO.• STICK TO IT.STICK TO IT.

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