Addison County Regional Fire School

A methodical plan will enable all team members to ensure that all steps have been covered regarding the handling of a “downed firefighter”.

 A– Alert Command. “MayDay, MayDay, MayDay – RIT Team to Command

with a Mayday”. PAR can be accomplished of the member through

communicating on their radio (positional / assigned) or through PASS Alarm

identification.

A – Air. Is the firefighter conscious or not? Is his vibra-alert sounding? Do

you have access to his air gauge or can he tell you what his heads-up display

is showing eg: “1 yellow”

B – Breathing. Is a RIT Pak required? If so, have a team member address the

downed firefighter’s air situation. If he is breathing on his own, remain

cognizant of his air supply.

B - Belt Conversion. Package the firefighter for removal. Start at the

shoulder straps (loosen) and work your way to the waist belt. Does he have a

Gemtor or built in harness that can be used? DRD device?

C- Communicate. Advise Command of the firefighter’s status. Which way we

will be removing him, additional resources that may be required, the status

of our team members (low on air, fatigued – relief required)

C – Carry. Which removal method will be deployed to remove the downed

firefighter?

PPE Required, SCBA

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