Firefighter survival techniques and basic RIT skills are important skills every firefighter needs to have. With what the data shows most Maydays are being mitigated by the firefighter calling the Mayday, their crew, or a crew close by. If every member is knowledgeable on these skills, it makes the fire ground as a safer place to operate. This class will go over the history of RIT, RIT Team set up, Proactive vs Reactive, psychological and physiological effects, training, basic RIT skills, firefighter survival skills, stress response, and mindset. This class will go over the data behind the importance understanding how firefighters get injured or die on the fire ground and how it will help us be better to save ourselves or one of our own.