FEATURED SURVIVAL TRAINING
Your crewmembers are your lifeline to survival, so communicate as much as possible
MAYDAY INCIDENTS, NEWS & TRAINING
The intention of the video is to stress the importance of training and preventing future incidents
Heavy smoke and flames were billowing from the multi-family home on arrival
Crews were ordered out of the house due to unsafe conditions
Chief Mike Snyder fell through a third-floor stairway, crashing down two levels
Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Smith, was dangling out of a front window after he was unable to see while inside the building
Crews initially attempted an offensive attack on the apartment fire, but then pulled out of the building as the fire grew
Instead of managing a mayday call from the outside-in, crews will manage it from the inside-out
MOST POPULAR
- Black Sunday: A dark day in FDNY history
- Download this mayday checklist to organize your fireground ops
- RIT training: Focus on simplicity and speed over complexity and gadgets
- LUNAR, UCAN, WWW: What’s the best mnemonic to follow during a mayday?
- Exceeding NFPA 1403: How to level-up your live-fire training experience
- Advanced RIT training: Remix your drills
- Command drills for every IC