Chief officers and incident commanders train and plan relentlessly to lessen the frequency and severity of situations in an immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) environment that warrant a mayday call.
“Mayday” repeated three times over the fireground radio signals that firefighters have entered an IDLH hazard zone and need assistance now. Everyone’s immediate concern will be for the safety of those firefighters calling the mayday and for those rapid intervention firefighters going in to make the rescue. In that moment, everyone will need to make informed decisions and execute those decisions for the best possible outcome.
After the incident will be when lessons are learned. And the more dire the mayday situation was, the harder the after-incident questions will be. Everyone from the interior officer to the fire chief will have to answer what happened throughout the incident, what steps will be taken to help prevent the initial incident from happening again, what went right and wrong in the rescue efforts, and what successes can be passed along department-wide.
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WATCH VIDEOOur white paper “Using Technology to Enhance Communication During Mayday Incidents” covers the following topics:
- Decoding Mayday Incidents: An Analysis of Firefighter Safety and Communication
- How High-Pressure Situations Impact Communication
- Embracing Innovation: The Drive for Technological Advancements in Easton Fire Department
- 3 Quick Lessons from a Firefighter Tech Safety Implementation
- How Fireground Connectivity Can Help Enhance Your Decision-Making
Combining state-of-the-art technology with good policy, training and practice is one way fire officers can give their crews the best chance of not having to call a mayday. But if that happens, technology tools are available today to help firefighters stay connected and protected.
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