0. RIT
The RIT Order of Action

1. How RIT Can You Get? How RIT do we need to be?
How much RIT do YOU want if YOU are the Mayday?
Mindset
Firefighters
Department
Training

2. What This Program Isn’t About…
Staffing
Budget
Not Being Aggressive Firefighters
Only One Way to Do Things…

3. What This Program is About…
Assuming we have a RIT Team…
Presuming we are training for RIT…
Discussion of RIT Training…
Discussion of The RIT “Order of Action”
Hopefully a Fresh Perspective to Bring to Our RIT Training

4. Objective
The student will be able to identify the incident priorities of the RIT, priorities of the downed firefighter scenario and develop an “Order of Action” to accomplish the task of quickly removing a downed firefighter from the hazard.

5. Overview Roles & Responsibility of The RIT Team
RIT Team Functions on the Fire-Ground
RIT Tools & Equipment
RIT “Order of Action”
Incorporating This Concept into Training
Discussion

6. The Need For RIT Obvious Life Safety Issue Issues identified through
OUR Life Safety
Issues identified through
Training, Close Calls, MayDays, LODDs
Need to have “Problem Free” RIT
Best Possible Training
Best Possible Equipment
Best chance for Best possible outcome

7. Inherent Danger LODD Statistics 2016- 29 2015 - 87 2014 - 92

8. Statistics 2015 31.4% On Scene Fire 31.8% Structure Fire
58.1% Stress/Overexertion
11.6% Unknown
8.1% Struck by
5.8% Caught/Trapped
4.7% Collapse
3.5% Fall
2.3% Lost

9. Solution? RIT Mayday Personnel Equipment Training Rapidly call it
Have a ready response
The RIT

10. Role & Responsibility of RIT
For FF Rescue
Provide for FF Safety if things go wrong
RIT & Mayday
Two sided coin
When the Mayday is called
Have a ready response-The RIT!
On Scene as early as possible!

11. Role & Responsibility of RIT
Scale to the incident
Follow SOP’s
ICS
Monitor & Support Operations
Harden the Exits
Be Ready !

13. Tools & Equipment for RIT
Have its own tools
By Assignment/Number of personnel
Officer
FF 1-Rope
FF 2-Air
FF 3-Tools

14. Tools & Equipment for RIT
Basic hand tools
RIT specific tools
Power tools
Packaging equipment
Ladders
Incident specific

15. RIT Order of Action Checklist Operational & Training Guideline
Three Key Areas
For on Scene Operations
For Air Management of the Downed FF
For Packaging of the Downed FF

16. RIT Order of Action For On-Scene Operations Respond Stage Size-Up
Communicate
Monitor
Prepare
-Assist/Support -Deploy -Locate -Assess -Package -Remove

17. RIT Order of Action Respond Should go without saying…..
Provide a mechanism for RIT to be on scene
Provided as early as possible
Departmental mindset
IC Responsibility
EVERY INCIDENT

18. RIT Order of Action Stage Check in with IC Report to proper location
Stage with proper tools & equipment
Ready to Respond

19. RIT Order of Action Size-Up RIT Does its OWN Size-Up Building Fire
People
Operations

20. RIT Order of Action
Communicate
SOP’s
Radios
Channels
LISTEN

21. RIT Order of Action Monitor The Scene The Radios Operations
KNOW What's going on & Where

23. RIT Order of Action Prepare Put everything together
Devise a plan for when things go wrong
Plan for the worst
Hope for the best
Point of entry
Means of rescue

24. RIT Order of Action Support
RIT CANNOT commit to another assignment, but can support other assignments
Kink free fire-ground
Ladders
Hardening the exits

25. RIT Order of Action Deploy Quickly Easiest/Closest Point of Entry
Necessary Tools & Equipment
Personnel Assignments

26. RIT Order of Action Locate LUNAR/MAYDAY Information Operations
PASS Device
Get Hands on as quickly as possible
Communicate the status ASAP

27. RIT Order of Action Assess Air Condition Needs Rapid assessment
Do No Further Harm
Assess Ability to Remove

28. RIT Order of Action Package What will it take to get this FF out ?
Do No Further Harm
Quick
Simple
Resources
Personnel

29. RIT Order of Action Remove
How quickly & effectively can this FF be removed?
From IDLH
To EMS
Conditions
Resources

30. RIT Order of Action For Air Management to the Downed FF Assess
Maintain
Transfer
Remove

31. RIT Order of Action Assess Air Condition Needs Rapid assessment
Do No Further Harm
Assess Ability to Remove

32. RIT Order of Action Maintain Face-piece seal Air to FF Condition
Whatever we find is our starting point
Never allow to get worse
Seek to improve

33. RIT Order of Action Transfer Least invasive to Most invasive
High Pressure-UAC
Low Pressure-EBSS
Low Pressure-Buddy Breather
Regulator Swap
Mask Swap

34. Air Transfer

35. RIT Order of Action Remove
How quickly & effectively can this FF be removed?
From IDLH
To EMS
Maintaining Air to the FF throughout the removal

36. RIT Order of Action For Packaging of the Downed FF Assess Maintain
Package
Remove

37. RIT Order of Action Assess Air Condition Needs Rapid Assessment
Do No Further Harm
Assess Ability to Remove

38. RIT Order of Action Maintain Air to FF Condition Immobilization
Whatever we find is our starting point
Never allow to get worse
Seek to improve

39. RIT Order of Action Package Least involved/Most involved
Quickest/Easiest
Snatch & Grab
SCBA
Webbing
Drags/Carries
Stokes/Litter
Vertical

40. Packaging

41. RIT Order of Action Remove
How quickly & effectively can this FF be removed?
From IDLH
To EMS
Maintaining Air to/Condition of the FF throughout the removal

43. Training RIT Order of Action Provides a simple checklist
Guideline for action
Baseline for training
Mindset
Proficiency
Speed

44. RIT Training

45. RIT Training

46. RIT Training

47. Training Case Studies Recent LODD’s Maydays Close calls
Analyze the situations & learn from the past

48. Discussion Current Practices Vary by Jurisdiction SOP’s
Can we field a RIT ?
Do We field a RIT?

49. Discussion Abilities/Capabilities for RIT Personnel Equipment Training
If You are the Mayday FF, Who is coming to get you?

50. Discussion Training Department Responsibility Cultivate RIT
Training includes all members
Incorporate the RIT Order of Action
Ensure that you can answer the questions
Who is coming to get you?
What is their level of training?

51. Review Roles & Responsibility of The RIT Team
RIT Team Functions on the Fire-Ground
RIT Tools & Equipment
RIT “Order of Action”
Incorporating This Concept into Training
Discussion

52. Questions ?
Comments
Concerns
Etc.