RIT The RIT Order of Action

How RIT Can You Get? How RIT do we need to be? How much RIT do YOU want if YOU are the Mayday? Mindset Firefighters Department Training

What This Program Isn’t About… Staffing Budget Not Being Aggressive Firefighters Only One Way to Do Things…

What This Program is About… Assuming we have a RIT Team… Presuming we are training for RIT… Discussion of RIT Training… Discussion of The RIT “Order of Action” Hopefully a Fresh Perspective to Bring to Our RIT Training

Objective The student will be able to identify the incident priorities of the RIT, priorities of the downed firefighter scenario and develop an “Order of Action” to accomplish the task of quickly removing a downed firefighter from the hazard.

Overview Roles & Responsibility of The RIT Team RIT Team Functions on the Fire-Ground RIT Tools & Equipment RIT “Order of Action” Incorporating This Concept into Training Discussion

The Need For RIT Obvious Life Safety Issue Issues identified through OUR Life Safety Issues identified through Training, Close Calls, MayDays, LODDs Need to have “Problem Free” RIT Best Possible Training Best Possible Equipment Best chance for Best possible outcome

Inherent Danger LODD Statistics 2016- 29 2015 - 87 2014 - 92 2016- 29 2015 - 87 2014 - 92 2013 - 107 2012 - 83 2011 - 90 2010 - 89

Statistics 2015 31.4% On Scene Fire 31.8% Structure Fire 58.1% Stress/Overexertion 11.6% Unknown 8.1% Struck by 5.8% Caught/Trapped 4.7% Collapse 3.5% Fall 2.3% Lost

Solution? RIT Mayday Personnel Equipment Training Rapidly call it Have a ready response The RIT

Role & Responsibility of RIT For FF Rescue Provide for FF Safety if things go wrong RIT & Mayday Two sided coin When the Mayday is called Have a ready response-The RIT! On Scene as early as possible!

Role & Responsibility of RIT Scale to the incident Follow SOP’s ICS Monitor & Support Operations Harden the Exits Be Ready !

Tools & Equipment for RIT Have its own tools By Assignment/Number of personnel Officer FF 1-Rope FF 2-Air FF 3-Tools

Tools & Equipment for RIT Basic hand tools RIT specific tools Power tools Packaging equipment Ladders Incident specific

RIT Order of Action Checklist Operational & Training Guideline Three Key Areas For on Scene Operations For Air Management of the Downed FF For Packaging of the Downed FF

RIT Order of Action For On-Scene Operations Respond Stage Size-Up Communicate Monitor Prepare -Assist/Support -Deploy -Locate -Assess -Package -Remove

RIT Order of Action Respond Should go without saying….. Provide a mechanism for RIT to be on scene Provided as early as possible Departmental mindset IC Responsibility EVERY INCIDENT

RIT Order of Action Stage Check in with IC Report to proper location Stage with proper tools & equipment Ready to Respond

RIT Order of Action Size-Up RIT Does its OWN Size-Up Building Fire People Operations

RIT Order of Action Communicate SOP’s Radios Channels LISTEN

RIT Order of Action Monitor The Scene The Radios Operations KNOW What's going on & Where

RIT Order of Action Prepare Put everything together Devise a plan for when things go wrong Plan for the worst Hope for the best Point of entry Means of rescue

RIT Order of Action Support RIT CANNOT commit to another assignment, but can support other assignments Kink free fire-ground Ladders Hardening the exits

RIT Order of Action Deploy Quickly Easiest/Closest Point of Entry Necessary Tools & Equipment Personnel Assignments

RIT Order of Action Locate LUNAR/MAYDAY Information Operations PASS Device Get Hands on as quickly as possible Communicate the status ASAP

RIT Order of Action Assess Air Condition Needs Rapid assessment Do No Further Harm Assess Ability to Remove

RIT Order of Action Package What will it take to get this FF out ? Do No Further Harm Quick Simple Resources Personnel

RIT Order of Action Remove How quickly & effectively can this FF be removed? From IDLH To EMS Conditions Resources

RIT Order of Action For Air Management to the Downed FF Assess Maintain Transfer Remove

RIT Order of Action Assess Air Condition Needs Rapid assessment Do No Further Harm Assess Ability to Remove

RIT Order of Action Maintain Face-piece seal Air to FF Condition Whatever we find is our starting point Never allow to get worse Seek to improve

RIT Order of Action Transfer Least invasive to Most invasive High Pressure-UAC Low Pressure-EBSS Low Pressure-Buddy Breather Regulator Swap Mask Swap

Air Transfer

RIT Order of Action Remove How quickly & effectively can this FF be removed? From IDLH To EMS Maintaining Air to the FF throughout the removal

RIT Order of Action For Packaging of the Downed FF Assess Maintain Package Remove

RIT Order of Action Assess Air Condition Needs Rapid Assessment Do No Further Harm Assess Ability to Remove

RIT Order of Action Maintain Air to FF Condition Immobilization Whatever we find is our starting point Never allow to get worse Seek to improve

RIT Order of Action Package Least involved/Most involved Quickest/Easiest Snatch & Grab SCBA Webbing Drags/Carries Stokes/Litter Vertical

Packaging

RIT Order of Action Remove How quickly & effectively can this FF be removed? From IDLH To EMS Maintaining Air to/Condition of the FF throughout the removal

Training RIT Order of Action Provides a simple checklist Guideline for action Baseline for training Mindset Proficiency Speed

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Training Case Studies Recent LODD’s Maydays Close calls Analyze the situations & learn from the past

Discussion Current Practices Vary by Jurisdiction SOP’s Can we field a RIT ? Do We field a RIT?

Discussion Abilities/Capabilities for RIT Personnel Equipment Training If You are the Mayday FF, Who is coming to get you?

Discussion Training Department Responsibility Cultivate RIT Training includes all members Incorporate the RIT Order of Action Ensure that you can answer the questions Who is coming to get you? What is their level of training?

Review Roles & Responsibility of The RIT Team RIT Team Functions on the Fire-Ground RIT Tools & Equipment RIT “Order of Action” Incorporating This Concept into Training Discussion

Questions ? Comments Concerns Etc.