Rapid Intervention

Rapid Response: LAFD officer likely saved lives by noticing ‘scene sickness’

Seeing the signs and signals of environmental change is like recognizing the signs and symptoms of a stroke or heart attack

Firefighters in Fire Trucks Getting Ice Cream – John Salka

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Lessons learned and great stories from a fire service legend

5 reasons firefighters need lightweight PPE

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TenCate Protective Fabrics

Wearing lighter gear that provides more ease of movement can go a long way in reducing the risk of heat stress for firefighters

Training Day: 3 ways to master SCBA operation

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Use these scenarios to practice monitoring air consumption, operating the SCBA in PPE and buddy breathing

Conn. fire association explains need for a Rapid Intervention Team

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In Bridgeport, he team handles any firefighter emergency that happens on scene and is made up of at least four firefighters

Firefighter in distress: Cuing the rapid intervention team

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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

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.