Introducing the Firefighter Mayday Survey with Lt. Bassel Ibrahim
Orlando Lt. Bassel Ibrahim is carrying the mayday research torch through the launch of the Firefighter Mayday Survey. The project is a variation and continuation of Don Abbott’s Project Mayday following the chief’s death in 2022. Ibrahim shares what drove him to take on such a huge project, which shares real-world mayday and near-miss data to improve firefighter safety, training and tactics. We dig into all things mayday research, plus all this:
Proactive vs. reactive RIT
RIT’s role as jack-of-all-trades
Switching radio channels
The problem with LUNAR
Ibrahim’s own mayday experience
Why…
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