Facts about Firefighter Maydays – What Every Fire Officer and Firefighter Needs to Know

By Dean Guccione - February 10, 2019                                           Photo by Daniel Jasina

Whether you’re a firefighter, engineer, company officer, or chief officer, the thought of a Mayday occurring on an incident is terrifying at the very least, and the last thing you want to happen is to find yourself in a situation where you need to call for a Mayday. And, as the incident commander, the last thing you want is to have to manage a Mayday.

If you are preparing for your Company Officer Assessment Center exam, these statistics and factors will help you prepare when you're not only asked to manage the initial phase of an incident, but when you're asked to describe, in detail, your considerations and actions when assigned as the RIC/RIT Group Supervisor.

I’m hoping that the factors and statistics listed in this article will help you, as a firefighter,...

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