Safety on the fireground before anything else is paramount. You cannot do without it. RIT (Rapid Intervention) is a key component of that. You never want to use them from the standpoint that you never want members to be placed in such a dire circumstance that RIT is required. However, as Deputy Chief Al Pratts explains here, a lack of a mayday does not mean a lack of activity. Great talking with the Chief for Volume 4 of The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide Edition.
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