Search & Rescue NFPA 1971 (bunks) Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural FF and Proximity FF NFPA 1981 (after you’re in the apparatus, you put this on) SCBA (Standar Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) NFPA 1982 (reminds you to dance. the year Thriller came out) PASS “Device” (Personal Alert Safety Systems) MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY (L.U.N.A.R.) 1. Location (2nd floor, bravo-charlie corner) 2. Unit (E31) 3. Name (Firefighter Smith) 4. Air (about 1,000 PSI) 5. Resources (I need air and extrication) Smooth, bump, to the pump Follow the direction the male coupling indicates in order to find the exit and water source. Structural firefighting, wildland firefighting, and SAR are physically and mentally demanding activities. They are all team sports that require us to rely on one another. If you were looking for a reason to start eating healthy, working out regularly, and improving your sleep hygiene, then being a member of a fire department is your motivation to do so.
