In a Mayday incident, what time frame is given for cant reach a secondary exit?

• A. 60 seconds
• B. 30 seconds
• C. 120 seconds
• D. 5 minutes

Answer: (A)

In a Mayday situation, you’re trying to quickly regain a safe path by locating and moving to a secondary exit. The guideline uses a one‑minute window to reach that backup exit, because conditions in a fire can deteriorate rapidly and you need a fast, reliable plan to avoid entrapment. This short time frame reinforces swift decision-making and action, emphasizing that finding an alternate route or preparing for rescue should happen within about a minute. If you can’t reach the secondary exit in that time, you then escalate to the next steps of the Mayday protocol—maintaining contact, signaling for rescue, and awaiting the Rapid Intervention Crew. The emphasis is on keeping yourself in a position where a rescue can reach you sooner rather than later, rather than lingering in a failing path.