Calling the Mayday: Hands-On Training for Firefighters
H 134
AHVP 463-1301

This is an eight hour CD-ROM hand off training course. It requires the local authority having jurisdiction i.e. Training Chief, Fire Chief, State Training Director, State Fire Instructor to certify that the students have meet the psychomotor skill requirement to call a Mayday over their radio system. The firefighter must demonstrate the ability to call Mayday under various emergency situations a firefighter my find themselves in. The minimums are: being trapped or lost in a room, having something collapse on them such as a ceiling, being hung/snagged on something such as wires, and falling through a floor or roof. These conditions must be simulated using various props with the firefighter in full PPE, SCBA, and portable radio in a blacked out face mask. The firefighter must send the Mayday call using whatever method is authorized by the AHJ; it must be received over the radio system then acknowledged by the firefighter. The firefighter must perform these skills at the master level, meaning 100% correct. The training package includes video, instructor’s guide, master NFA application forms, skill check sheets and sample job performance requirements.