1. RIC Operations Mayday Review The MAYDAY as seen from the RIC viewpoint M A Y D A Y M A Y D A Y

2. MAYDAY and the RIC operations What is a Mayday The Mayday is used to signal a life-threatening emergency by many groups, such as pilots (marine and air), police and fire personnel, and transportation organizations. The call is always given three times in a row. Mayday, Mayday, Mayday !!! This prevents mistaking it for some similar-sounding phrase under noisy conditions. The Mayday sets the RIC in operation.

3. Reasons Firefighters Don’t Call a Mayday Pride Overconfidence Denial Inexperience Ineffective size-up Lack of training Poor judgment Medical reason Failure to recognize rapidly deteriorating conditions Detereating conditions preventing the fire fighter from activating their PASS alarm

4. Reasons To Call A Mayday The following transmission given after the Mayday should be of the utmost importance to the RIC team members. It will define the type of rescue you are about to embark on and the type of equipment you may need to perform the rescue. Trapped / Caught Lost / Disoriented all through roof / floor / down stairs Loss of SCBA air Fall through roof / floor / down stairs Loss of SCBA air Caught in a flashover Caught in a back draft Rapid fire expansion Explosion Collapse Cardiac Emergency Your partner collapses Equipment malfunction Tangled, stuck or pinned and can not free yourself quickly Lost or disorientated and you can not find the exit door or window

5. RIC, listen to the Mayday information LUNAR LUNAR L L – Location U U – Unit N N – Name A – A –Air (you and partner) R – R – Resources (What do I need to help me) WWW Who Who – Name & Unit Where Where – Location What What - Resources (What do I need to help me) Mayday communications are extremely important for the RIC to process before deployment. Where you will begin searching for the downed fire fighter and what equipment you will need are all conveyed via the Mayday. Pay Attention

6. RIC Deployment Pay attention you may be needed to assist a downed fire fighter deploying self rescue techniques Ladder Bailout Breach a Wall Use Bail Out Rope

7. With the call of a Mayday the RIC will start a rescue operation. Scene size up should have already been completed. Structural identification should have been documented or mentally observed: Construction type, Occupancy, Fire location & extent, smoke conditions, life hazards. (Construction type, Occupancy, Fire location & extent, smoke conditions, life hazards. ) Team leaders should have been selected. RIC members should have tried to ascertain who is working in what section of the structure and their assessments. RIC Deployment

8. Pay Attention Your observations may save your life or the lives of your crew