October 2016 Training Packet

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OCTOBER 2016 TRAINING PACKET SENIOR STAFF MEETING QUARTERLY TRAINING OUTLOOK Location: CTC Door Date Time October: Live Burns; Quick Drills; Minimum Company #2 TBD 830 Standards, TRT Quarterly Drill, St. Pius Walk Through, Company Inspections, Command Training COMMAND TRAINING Location: CTC Date Time November: Extrication; EMS Monthly Drill, TRT Monthly Doors 2-3 10/13 830 & 1030 Drill, Quick Drills, Minimum Company Standards Instructor(s): Huth 10/11 830 & 1030 10/10 830 & 1030

December: Transpo Training, Minimum Company TRT QUARTERLY DRILL Standards, Command Training, Quick Drills, Air Monitoring Topic: Confined Breaching Training, TRT Monthly Drill Location: Training Date Time Grounds 10/26 800-1200 Instructor(s): St. 23 10/27 800-1200 MONTHLY FACILITIES TRAINING Captains 10/28 800-1200 Topic(s): Location: Date Time Live Burns Training Grounds 900 & BUILDING WALK THROUGH 10/17 1300 Topic: St. Pius Walk Through 900 & Instructor(s): 10/18 10/24 900 & 1030 Instructor(s): 1300 Community Risk & Various 900 & Reduction Division 10/19 10/25 900 & 1030 1300 10/13 1800 10/21 900 & 1030 Session 1: E21/E22/E24/M25/B2 Scheduling will be coordinated through the Session 2: E23/E25/T21/M21/B4 BC's

MINIMUM COMPANY STANDARDS Training Website 1. Deploy a straight ladder 2. Deploy a 24'/28' extension ladder www.clayfiretraining.com 3. Tie a halyard 4. Water can- operate and return to service 5. Deploy a 2.5" as a 250' handline EMS (SELF-STUDY MONTH) 6. SCBA familiarization Diabetic Emergencies 7. Hose coupling identification **Please Complete By 12/31/16** QUICK DRILLS 1. Class A & Class B Foam UPCOMING EVENTS 2. Target Solutions: User Information 3. Know Your Flow QI Sessions: Tuesday, October 11th @ 0900 (MHSB) Wednesday, October 12th @ 0900 (SJRMC) 4. K Tool/Shove Knife Wednesday, October 26th @ 1900 (MHSB) 5. SOG 704 Thursday, October 27th @ 0900 (SJRMC) 6. MC 306/406

FTO Meeting: Wednesday, October 12th 7. Mayday, Mayday, Mayday: Part 3 UPCOMING EVENTS 8. Buildings Under Construction RA 14 EMT-B Start Date: Monday, October 31st INSPECTONS

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INVESTIGATOR Critical Thinking Solves Cases Type: Phos Chek Class A foam

Use: Fires involving ordinary combustibles

Mechanism of Action: Attracts carbon and breaks down surface tension of the water allowing more surface area contact with the burning fuel. Also limits oxygen to the burning surface helping to extinguish.

Dose: .1% up to 3%

Where to Find: All engines have an on-board 30 gallon tank

Pump Operations: Any line designated as a CAFS line can flow Class A foam directly through the pump

Type: ThunderStorm AR-AFFF

Use: Fires involving flammable liquids (hydrocarbons or polar solvents)

What Concentration Should I Use?: 1% for hydrocarbons and 3% for polar solvents

Mechanism of Action: Repels carbon and creates a foam blanket thus limiting oxygen and the ignition of flammable vapors

Dose: 1% or 3%

Where to Find: Each engine has (2) 5 gallon pails of Class B foam, 2 foam trailers have approximately 1,200 gallons

Pump Operations: Each engine with the exception of Engine 21 must set up a foam eductor to flow Class B foam

Class B foam should never be poured into the rig User Information

Credentials: From the “Home” screen, users can click on “My Credentials” to see their credentials. Any credential that has an expiration date is listed. Any member who has a credential that is expired shall send a copy of that updated certification to Division Chief Huth or Emilee so your credential can be updated. BC’s & Company Officers: Please assist the Training Division by making sure your members look at their credentials for any expired certification dates that need to be updated.

My History: This section shows each user the trainings they have completed. If you see anything that is missing, please contact DC Huth so your training record can be updated.

Schedule: The home screen shows any assignments you have and are found in the center of the page under schedule.

Daily & Weekly Checks: A member is allowed only 1 daily check and 1 weekly check per day. As an example, if you work at Station 22 and it’s Thursday, you have more than 1 staff car to check. All you need to do is enter 1 training log but select each vehicle you checked. Members are allowed only 1 SCBA check per day as well.

Physical Fitness Counts as Training: If you go to the administration section once you login, you will see record completions. Physical fitness is found under daily activities. If you click on Firefighter Fitness, all you need to do is fill in the different sections with the correct information and your training is logged.

How Do I Generate a Report: To generate a report whether it’s for your training record, what assignments are incomplete, etc, the first this to do is go to the Administration section and click on generate reports. Click on the green button that says generate report. If you are looking for overdue assignments, select that from the list. Towards the bottom it says “Days Overdue.” Select the box next to that and change it to All Overdue. After that, click on the box next to Users. This will allow you to select different groups i.e. a certain shift, certain rank, etc. Finally, click on Run and your report will be generated. You have the ability to look at the report on the screen or you can download it as a PDF.

A Little More on Daily Activities: The daily activities include the following: 1. Area familiarization 2. Building Walk Through/Inspections 3. Daily SCBA check 4. Daily vehicle check 5. Fitness 6. Weekly care & maintenance 7. Weekly vehicle check

If you go out and complete these activities, please log the training. In the inspection section, you have to include the building you inspected.

ISO & Annual Training Hours: ISO identifies the amount of hours needed on an annual basis for drivers, firefighters, and officers. All 3 ranks need the following hours: (6) hours hazmat, (18) hours facilities training which is training completed at the training grounds/CTC, and (192) hours of company training. In addition to the above hours, driver/operators need (12) hours of driver training each year. Company officers need (12) hours of officer training. To see where you are at go to manage users and select your name to see how many hours you have. The chart on the left shows the pressures and target flows for each of our handlines and master streams. Aside from Engine 21, every other engine gives you anywhere from around 7 minutes of wide open flow with a 1.75” line and approximately 4- 4.5 minutes of wide open flow with a 2.5”. Our master streams flow anywhere from 500 gpm up to 1250 gpm. The offers you 1.5 up to 3 minutes of flow. Securing a water source is critical when glowing larger lines or master streams.

The chart on the right shows the friction loss factors the Engineer must consider on the fireground. When you do not factor in the friction loss, your target flows are diminished. On the bottom of the chart, you see the foam pressures and gpm. When flowing any CAFS line, your pressure should be 100 psi. The only change to this occurs when you place a foam eductor in service to deliver class b foam. This pressure is increased to 200 psi (at the eductor). Finally, you can deploy a max of 150’ of hose from the eductor to the nozzle. Clay Fire apparatus are equipped with K tools. In addition to the actual K tool itself, these pouches also come with an allen wrench, a key tool, and a shove knife. The purpose of this drill is to review the use of the K tool and the accompanying tools.

The advantage of the K tool is that it is not necessarily as destructive as traditional means of forcible entry such as a set of irons or even a circular saw. The K tool is a through the lock tool although you need a halligan bar to finish the job.

Mortise Locks Through the lock techniques can be used for a variety of lock sets but for the purpose of this drill, we are going to focus on mortise locks. These lock sets have a throw that rests in the strike or jamb of the door keeping it locked. One option is to use some vice grips to turn the entire lock set a 1/4 turn clockwise to bend the set screws. The cylinder can then be completely spun out of the door by turning it counterclockwise. You would then use the key tool that is found in the K tool pouch to gain access.

The other option is to use the K tool. When using the k tool, you have two sides to the tool. The one side is the area where the adz of the halligan rests. The other side is the “K” side where the tool grips the lock. When placing the K tool, you want to put the flat side towards the jamb as shown in the picture. This prevents the k tool itself from getting jammed in the frame. Once you place the tool, you want to enter from the top and place the adze in the holder. Use the halligan bar as a lever and pull up which removes the trim ring and the face of the lock cylinder.

Once this is done, the last thing to do is to manipulate the lock to open the door. This is done using the key tool. If the lock is at the 7 o’clock position, move it to the 5 o’clock position. If the lock is in the 5 o’clock position, move it to the 7 o’clock position. The picture to the left shows the use of the key tool to finish opening up the door.

Click on the link below to watch a video about forcing mortise locks using a K tool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g569nAeUYcg The Shove Knife

Outward Swinging Doors Inward Swinging Doors

The outward swinging feature of the shove knife works best on a push button, key in lock, slam locks. When the lock is pushed in, a tamper pin prevents the latch from operating. To open the door, all you need to do is insert the tool above the lock and pull the tool down. Put gentle pressure on the door because when the shove knife is properly in place, the manipulation of the tamper pin along with the pressure will cause the door to open.

For inward swinging doors, use the end of the shove knife to put it in the back of the molding stop and retract the latch. Sometimes the jamb may give you problems where different means of entry may be the best option.

Final Note: The shove knife is also an excellent tool to check for secondary locks. All you need to do is shove the tool using the inward swinging door feature into the gap of the door against the frame. Slide the tool along the gap on the 3 different sides/gaps in the door. If the tool stops, you know you have some sort of secondary lock. CLAY FIRE TERRITORY Number: 704 Standard Operating Guideline

Minimum Company Standards

Effective Total # Reviewed Version Revision Date Pages Date No. Date 09-01-2014 3 08-19-2014 1 N/A 09-30- 10-01-2016 3 08-19-2016 2 2016

CFAI Reference: 8A.1, 8A.4, 8B.1, 8B.2, 8B.3 Attachments: Form 704-A

Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to define the process in which Clay Fire Territory validates individual and crew performance using minimum company standards as well as an annual skills validation.

Scope

This guideline shall apply to all Company Officers, Engineers, and Part-Time Firefighters.

Policy

This policy establishes the minimum company standards procedure for all members of Clay Fire Territory. In order to verify that all members possess the requisite skills and knowledge for essential job functions, all members must complete minimum company standards. In addition, all members must complete an annual skills validation that is to be conducted at the Clay Fire Training Grounds/Command Training Center under the direction of the Division Chief of Training.

The standard against which these skills are adopted include: NFPA 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, NFPA 1410: Standard on Training for Initial Emergency Scene Operations, Clay Fire Task Manual, Clay Fire SOG’s, Clay Fire General Orders, and the IDHS Firefighter I/II Practical Skill Training and Examination Handbook.

Each quarter, a set of skills will be chosen as minimum company standards. These skills will be the same for all members regardless of rank. A portion of these skills may be conducted on an individual basis while some skills may involve the entire company or more than one company. It is the responsibility of Company Officers as well as Battalion Chiefs to ensure that all skills are completed during that quarter. The Division Chief of Training will make every effort to designate a series of days dedicated to the completion of minimum company standards; however, these skills can be completed at any time during the quarter.

Page 1 of 3 Any member career or otherwise who is unable to complete any of the minimum company standards must contact the shift Battalion Chief or Division Chief of Training to make alternate arrangements. Any member who has an extended amount of time off due to injury, leave of absence, etc. will still be required to make up what was missed. The Division Chief of Training will communicate with the Battalion Chiefs, Assistant Chief of Operations, and the Fire Chief of any disciplinary action that must be taken for members who have not completed their skills by the end of the quarter.

Validation Process

In order to ensure each skill performed is properly validated, a JPR for each skill will be distributed to all members. In some cases, the skill to be performed may have a timed benchmark while other skills are simply designed to demonstrate proficiency.

Successful completion of a minimum company standard occurs when the designated representative of the agency (Battalion Chief or Company Officer) verifies that the individual or company is able to complete the chosen skill proficiently and possesses all of the requisite knowledge to perform the task.

In order to improve the department’s training program, the minimum company standards are also conducted to identify deficiencies in the training program, as well as any deficiencies identified on an individual level.

Quarterly Minimum Company Standards

For each quarter, every member must complete Form 704-A. This form includes the name of the individual completing the training, a list of each minimum company standard, a spot for any timed benchmarks to be listed (when applicable), and a signature verification completed by either the Battalion Chief or Company Officer. All 704-A forms must be returned to the Division Chief of Training no later than the last day of the quarter. Those dates are as follows: March 31st, June 30th, September 30th, and December 31st. All 704-A forms will be placed in the member’s training file.

Annual Skills Validation

The annual skills validation will be conducted at the Clay Fire Training Grounds/Command Training Center in September. The annual skills validation will include both a hands-on and written exam. The written exam will be completed in Target Solutions. The Division Chief of Training or a Field Training Officer (FTO) will be present to validate the hands on skills to ensure the validation criteria for every member is consistent.

The annual skills validation will include some of the minimum company standards that were required throughout the year. The written exam will include questions associated with the minimum company standards completed throughout the year. It is each member’s responsibility to ensure that they possess all of the knowledge and are capable of performing all of the required skills safely and correctly during the annual skills validation.

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Evaluation Format

A passing grade of 80% is required by all members on the written examination. Every member is allowed to retake the written exam if needed. Any member who does not achieve a passing score on the written exam will not be permitted to complete the hands-on skills validation. The written exam will be assigned to all applicable members on August 1st of each year.

A passing score for all hands-on skills occurs when the individual or company is able to complete the chosen skill proficiently, and possesses all of the requisite knowledge to perform the skill.

If a member is not able to show proficiency for any of the quarterly minimum company standards, he or she must re-do the skill until proficiency is demonstrated. If a Company Officer or Battalion Chief feels that a member is grossly deficient for a particular skill, it is required that you contact the Division Chief of Training who will meet with that member.

Any member who does not successfully complete any of the hands-on portions of the annual skills validation must participate in a remedial training program for the skills in question. A subsequent skills validation of the remediated skill must be completed within 30 days. Representatives of the Training Division will ensure that any reasonable requests for training materials or training opportunities needed to successfully complete the skill are made available. If a member is still unable to complete the annual skills validation after going through a remedial training program, this information will be forwarded to the Fire Chief and Operations Chief for further action.

Reference Materials

A list of check-off sheets or any other reference materials related to the upcoming minimum company standards will be provided to all personnel by the Training Division. The purpose of this is to ensure that all members have adequate time to prepare. Upon receiving the reference materials, members are encouraged to contact the Division Chief of Training or Field Training Officer if you have any questions.

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Minimum Company Standards Form 704-A, SOG 704 4th Quarter 2016

The following competencies have been identified by the Clay Fire Territory as minimum company standards for all personnel. For each skill, a Company Officer or Battalion Chief must sign and date when the skill was observed and completed. By initialing each skill, the Company Officer or Battalion Chief is validating all of the requisite knowledge and skills necessary to complete the skill have been met.

Name:______

Have you successfully completed all of the minimum company standards? Yes No

Officer Member Minimum Company Standard Reference Date Initials Initials Clay Fire Task Manual; NFPA Deploy a straight ladder 1001, 5.3.6 Clay Fire Task Manual; NFPA Deploy a 24’ extension ladder 1001, 5.3.6 Clay Fire Task Manual; NFPA Tie a Halyard 1001, 5.3.6

Water Can– Operate and Return to Service IDHS FF I/II; NFPA 1001, 5.3.16

Clay Fire Task Manual; NFPA Deploy 2.5” as a Handline 250’ 1001, 5.3.10

SCBA Familiarization IAFF FGS Manual

Hose Coupling Identification IAFF FGS Manual

Comments:______

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By signing this form, you are confirming that you have demonstrated proficiency in the above minimum company standards established by the Clay Fire Territory.

Member Signature:______

Date:______

MAYDAY PROJECT Hold the Line This issue’s data shows mayday firefighters frequently become lost/separated from their hoselines.

BY DON ABBOTT

elcome to the third installment of the Firefighter Mayday Project. To view the first two articles in this series, click here and here. WThe information presented in this article was voluntarily supplied in the form of written reports, incident-history transcripts, actual radio communications and firsthand accounts from the firefighters who experienced the maydays, the crews who worked the maydays and the incidents’ ICs. This issue’s report includes 913 firefighter maydays experienced by 902 different fire departments from 47 states. The information was collected between November 2014 and January 2016. Some figures in some categories have been rounded up or down.

Total Number of Maydays 913 maydays experienced by 902 departments.

Department Profiles Size of Departments 1–100: 353 101–500: 400 501–1,500: 119 1,500–3,000+: 30

Shift Schedule When Maydays Occurred 24/48: 47 percent—411 maydays 48/96: 33 percent—297 maydays Other schedules: 12 percent—109 maydays On overtime: 11 percent—96 maydays. 88 percent of fire departments work a 24/48 shift schedule. 11 percent of fire departments work a 48/96 shift schedule. 1 percent of fire departments work an alternate shift schedule.

Mayday Firefighter Personal Stats Ages of Mayday Firefighters Years of Service 18 – 22: 187 (20 percent) 1–5: 149 (16 percent) 22 – 32: 242 (27 percent) 6–10: 203 (22 percent) 33 – 42: 246 (27 percent) 11–15: 195 (21 percent) 43 – 52: 194 (21 percent) 16–20: 157 (17 percent) 53 – 62: 33 (4 percent) 21–25: 116 (13 percent) 63+: 11 (1 percent) 26+: 93 (10 percent) All figures in all categories have been rounded up or down. Years of Service includes EMS.

17 B SHIFTER Mayday Incident Details Time Maydays Occurred 0600–0900: 57 (6 percent) 1801–2100: 117 (13 percent) 0901–1200: 45 (5 percent) 2101–2400: 195 (21 percent) 1201–1500: 25 (3 percent) 0001–0300: 235 (26 percent) 1501–1800: 37 (4 percent) 0301–0600: 203 (22 percent) 749 maydays (82 percent) occurred during evening hours.

Location/Nature of Maydays Fall/Trapped in Basement 165 (18 percent) Of that 165: Floor above fire into basement 87 (53 percent) Basement stairway collapse 44 (27 percent) Under floor/ceiling collapse 34 (20 percent) A 360 was completed less than 23 percent of the time. When the initial IC did complete a 360, it caused them to change their original strategy (from offensive to defensive) 27 percent of the time. The basement was visible on the 360 in 112 of the 165 cases (70 percent) More than 90 percent of the time the mayday occurred to one of the first three companies to arrive to the scene. Fall through Roof 176 (19 percent) Air Problem 122 (14 percent) Trapped/Entangled 128 (14 percent) Lost, Separated from Line 214 (23 percent) No Communications 48 (5 percent) Medical 39 (4 percent) Other (violence related) 21 (2 percent) Operating above the fire accounted for more than one third of maydays.

Lost, Separated from Hoseline Accounted for 214 of the Maydays (23 percent). Of that 214: Search & Rescue, No Line 103 (48 percent) Left the line 111 (52 percent) Search and rescue performed without an attack line. Of the 214 lost/separated from their hoseline, 51 (53 percent) were lost on a line measuring 250’–300’.

Occupancy Types Where Maydays Occurred Residential 416 (46 percent) Apartment 213 (23 percent) Commercial 284 (31 percent) 347 maydays (38 percent) occurred in abandoned or vacant structures. Hoarder houses accounted for 77 of the maydays in the residential category.

Injuries from Maydays On-scene treatment 230 (25 percent) Minor with ER visit 293 (32 percent) Serious—Hospitalization of 48 hours+ 208 (23 percent) Critical—Hospitalization w/ permanent disability 182 (20 percent) Mayday firefighters report rough handling by the rescuers 58 percent of the time. Only 25 percent of mayday firefighters report being properly pack- aged before being removed.

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Crews Rescuing the Mayday Firefighter Self Rescue 208 (23 percent) Mayday Crew 231 (25 percent) Working Crew 316 (31 percent) RIC/RIT 93 (10 percent) Other 65 (7 percent) Crews assigned and working prior to the mayday performed the rescue 90 percent of the time.

Personal Interviews This section includes information from the questionnaire’s personal interviews. A total of 641 mayday firefighters completed the survey as of this reporting, as well as 377 incident commanders and 297 officers who had a primary role in the physical mayday rescue operation. Not all respondents answered all questions.

Mayday Firefighters Q & A (641 Interviews) 1) Did you wear your seatbelt en route? Yes—365 (57 percent) No—276 (43 percent)

2) Was there any sign of a confirmed rescue on your arrival? Yes—45 (7 percent) No—596 (93 percent)

3) Was a water supply established prior to making entry? Yes—424 (66 percent) No—217 (34 percent)

4) Did your officer stay outside to perform as the IC? Yes—455 (71 percent) No—186 (29 percent)

5) Was a 360 conducted prior to your making entry? Yes—173 (27 percent) No—468 (73 percent)

6) Was any fire visible from the exterior knocked down prior to making entry? Yes—38 (6 percent) No—603 (94 percent)

7) Did you know the location of the fire prior to making entry? Yes—301 (47 percent) No—340 (53 percent)

8) How often do you leave the line by 10 feet or more in near-zero visibility? Most of the time— 558 (87 percent)

9) Was the fire over your head? Yes—378 (59 percent) No—263 (41 percent)

10) Was water applied prior to the mayday? Yes—423 (66 percent) No—218 (34 percent)

11) Was ventilation performed prior to the mayday? Yes— 429 (67 percent) No— 212 (33 percent)

12) If yes, was it vertical or horizontal? Vertical—240 (56 percent) Horizontal—145 (34 percent) Don’t know—44 (10 percent)

13) Did you consider calling the mayday before you did? Yes —186 (29 percent) No—455 (71 percent)

19 B SHIFTER Mayday Firefighters General Observations • After declaring the mayday, 391 of the mayday firefighters (61 percent) could not get radio airtime because too many people were talking. • 519 of the mayday firefighters (81 percent) had confidence in their company officer. • 430 of the mayday firefighters (67 percent) had confidence in the IC. • 224 of the mayday firefighters (35 percent) had confidence in the rapid intervention crew/team. • 282 of the mayday firefighters (44 percent) report receiving no instructions.

Mayday Firefighters Quotes/Comments • “There was too much yelling and screaming on the radio.” • “Could not put into order some of the things I had been taught or practiced.” • “When calling a mayday, do NOT give up the radio until you complete the full PCAN report.” • “Never enter a hoarder’s house.” • “NEVER leave the hoseline.” • “I received my fire department’s ‘Firefighter of the Year’ award for having a mayday. How does that make sense?”

Incident Commander General Observations (377 ICs responding) • The average on-scene time for the BC was 11 minutes. • The BC had a partner/FIT in 136 instances (36 percent). For the other 241 incidents, (64 percent) they responded solo. • Command was transferred once at 121 incidents (32 percent), twice at 222 incidents (59 percent) and three times at 34 incidents (9 percent). • This was the first mayday for 369 of the ICs (98 percent.)128 of them (34 percent) believed they should have changed to the defensive strategy earlier (prior to the mayday being declared). • Only 155 of the ICs ( 41 percent) were able to track personnel with a tactical worksheet. • 80 of the ICs (21 percent) predicted major problems with the operation prior to the mayday. • 215 of the fire departments (57 percent) switch radio channels after declaring a mayday. • After the mayday was declared, the IC assigned the mayday to another officer 98 times (26 percent). In 124 instances (33 percent), the IC kept the mayday and passed the fire. In 155 instances, (41 percent), the ICs kept both operations. • 109 of the ICs (29 percent) reported too much radio traffic during the operation. • 132 of the fire departments (35 percent) conducted a critique of the incident and shared it with the department. • 83 of fire departments (22 percent) made changes to their SOPs as a result of the incident.

Incident Commander Comments • “Manage work cycles.” • “Forecast the structure, fire behavior and the resources you have to work with.” • “Expect mutinies, react to them, control them.” • “Think before you speak on the radio; it’s impossible to take it back.”

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 1 20 MAYDAY PROJECT • “Had a very difficult time moving from rescue to recovery. Crews and other officers didn’t help.” • “The simple truth is nothing in the collective set of experiences in commanding fires translates into commanding a mayday event.” • “Its okay to have lots of firefighters on deck, in reserve or staged. They can bitch all they want. When I need them, they’re here. I only hope they are mentally ready.”

Rescue Team/Tactical Boss Overview (297 Officers Responding) • This was the first mayday for 296 of the rescue bosses (99.5 percent). • 199 of the crews (67 percent) knew the mayday firefighter’s location prior to making entry. • 56 of the crews (19 percent) had difficulty locating the mayday firefighter. • 33 of the mayday operations (11 percent) included the mayday firefighter being entangled. • 56 of the mayday operations (19 percent) required packaging the mayday firefighter. • Departments reported an average of 19 minutes to resolve the mayday.

Rescue Team/Tactical Boss Comments Pertaining to the Actual Rescue • Don’t expect much help from the victim. • Have a backup plan. • Know your needs before committing to the interior. Rescue crews were too quick to make entry and did not bring in the needed tools and other equipment. • We took too many shortcuts and cut corners with no regard for our own safety. • We need to conduct more realistic training. • Interior crews made the rescue ahead of the RIT. • “Smoke detectors made it difficult to locate down firefighter.” • “Too much unnecessary radio traffic.” • “Have a plan before you enter.” • “Had trouble multi-tasking.” • “Know the physical condition of your crew and experience.” • “We had no regard for our own safety.” • “Be aware of the changing environment and be strong enough to stop the rescue operation and evacuate everyone and move into a recovery mode when indicated.”

Our fourth installment will appear in Volume 6, Issue 2. If you have any questions regarding the Mayday Project, please contact Don Abbott at [email protected].

Donald Abbott retired from the fire service after spending 20 years working in the Indianapolis area. He then spent 10 years traveling the country presenting an interactive fire-service training diorama called Abbottville. Don spent eight years helping develop the Phoenix Fire Department’s Command Training Center. Currently, Don is president of CERT (Command Emer- gency Response Training) and is working on a mayday data- collection project called the Mayday Project. In 2002, he received the ISFSI’s Innovator of the Year award, and in 2006, he was named Fire Engineering’s Instructor of the Year award. In 2014, the IAFC’s Hazardous Materials Commit- tee gave Don the John Eversole Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Buildings under Construction / Remodel Location Name % Complete Type

Corner of Fir Rd & Cleveland Dr Amer Kazi Office and 0% New Building Rd Tenant Space 50415 Herbert St. Universal Forest Products LLC 0% Building Addition Addition 51253 SR 933 All Secure New Buildings 8% New Building 19880 State Line Road Kando Properties Office Build 25 % Office Build Out Out 15684 SR 23 JJSJ Building 2 30% New Construction 52007 Laurel Rd Clay Park 34 % 3 New Pavilions (1 complete) 52553 Fir Rd St. Pius X Catholic Church 50 % 22,000 Addition & remodel 15101 E Douglas Road Family Express Mishawaka 75 % New Building Douglas 53800 Generation Dr Physicians Holistic Health 90 % Addition and Remodel Alliance