Mayday
Mayday events can stop an incident in its tracks, as the team refocuses efforts on locating a downed, trapped or disoriented firefighter. Firefighters are encouraged to call a mayday whenever they feel they need help from fellow crewmembers and not wait until it is too late to be reached. The FireRescue1 Mayday resource page provides essential information on how to train for mayday events, video on how to prevent mayday events, details of the rapid-intervention team, plus news of mayday events and Rapid Response analysis of mayday incidents.
Body-worn camera footage shows fire erupting from a second-story window just before the roof gives way, briefly trapping a Christopher firefighter
Allentown firefighters rescued a trapped resident during a three-alarm rowhome fire that extended into other homes
A firefighter battling a fire in Brooklyn suffered a medical emergency while working on the roof of a four-story building
It is not clear how serious the firefighter’s injuries are; the fire is under investigation
A firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital with minor burns after a backdraft threw him back 10 feet
The report cited failure to call mayday, use a thermal imager and be fully staffed as contributing factors to the line of duty deaths
A rescue team was deployed and the two firefighters were taken to the hospital, treated and later released
A wall collapsed and trapped the firefighters; 1 firefighter is in critical condition and the other 3 are stable
One of the firefighters injured her foot and the other two are being treated for smoke inhalation
A handful of departments all across the area will use the information they’re learning to train firefighters this fall
The two firefighters were helped from the home and transported to a hospital for treatment; they have since been released
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