Rapid Intervention

Firefighter in distress: Cuing the rapid intervention team

Rescuing a firefighter who has fallen through a floor in an involved structure fire may require establishing an alternate means of egress

Training Day: Emergency breathing with the RIT

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Use the following drills to train firefighters in emergency rescue breathing when deployed with the rapid intervention team

Quiz: Do you know how to protect yourself from fentanyl exposure?

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First Line Technology

Test your knowledge of how well you can recognize and address possible risks of exposure to fentanyl

Special Santa Fe firefighting group put to test in recent blaze

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The four-firefighter Rapid Extraction Module, with paramedics and ropes technicians, is trained to remove and transport injured firefighters using an off-road vehicle

Boston mourns two firefighters

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Lt. Edward J. Walsh had nearly 30 years on the job; Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy was a six-year veteran

Funeral set for Mo. Lt. killed in walkway collapse

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Lt. Bruce Britt, a 23-year veteran, died when a walkway collapsed as he was evacuating people from an apartment complex

LODD: Mo. Lt. dies in walkway collapse

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The 23-year veteran died while evacuating apartment residents

FIREGROUND Flash Tip: Rapid intervention team tip

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Capt. Jason Hoevelmann shows how to set up a RIT SCBA mask to make it easy to put on a downed firefighter with gloved hands.

How mayday training saved 1 firefighter's life

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Good mayday training isn't the sole domain of large metro fire departments; smaller department programs are effective, as this story shows

2 NY firefighters injured in structure collapse

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Both firefighters suffered knee injuries and were taken to a hospital where they were treated and released

FIREGROUND Flash Tip: Calling a mayday

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Knowing when to call a mayday and remembering all of the LUNAR points can be difficult under duress; here is a simplified technique for requesting RIT help.