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Crew Cohesion Wildland Fire Transition and Fatalities
Author | : Jon J. Driessen |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Wildfire fighters |
ISBN | : MINN:31951D02067324E |
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Describes the role played by crew cohesion in the deaths of firefighters in three firefighting tragedies: the Mann Gulch Fire, the South Canyon Fire, and the Thirtymile Fire. Two types of cohesion are involved, the cohesion within a crew (intracrew cohesion) and the cohesion among crews (intercrew cohesion). Cohesion is a way of describing how closely people feel they are tied to a group. Studies of field crews in the Forest Service have shown that the less cohesion crews had, the more likely they were to be involved in accidents. Meanwhile, studies of wildland firefighter fatalities during the 1990s have shown that nearly threefourths of the fatalities occurred when fires were making the transition from relatively small to relatively large fires, or shortly after they had become relatively large fires. The transition is often sudden, when it is described as a "blow up." Driessen recommends studies that would allow the different types of transition fires to be classified. This classification system would allow crew leaders and fire managers to communicate clearly when fires are making the transition from relatively small fires to relatively large fires. The studies would also identify tactics that successful crew leaders use to build the essential level of crew cohesion when fires are in transition.
Fire Management Today
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Forest fires |
ISBN | : CUB:U183034849371 |
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Using Social Science to Understand and Improve Wildland Fire Organizations
Author | : Gregory Larson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Forest management |
ISBN | : MINN:31951D030012236 |
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The wildland fire community has spent the past decade trying to understand and account for the role of human factors in wildland fire organizations. Social research that is relevant to managing fire organizations can be found in disciplines such as social psychology, management, and communication. However, such research has been published primarily for scientific and business audiences, and much of the fire community has not been exposed to it. Here, we have compiled and organized knowledge from a variety of social science disciplines so that it can be used to improve organizational practices related to firefighter and public safety, to assess the effectiveness of safety campaigns, and to improve firefighter safety trainings. This annotated reading list summarizes approximately 270 books, articles, and online resources that address scientific and management concepts helpful for understanding the human side of fire management. The first section, Human Factors and Firefighting, introduces readers to key workshops and writings that led to the recognition that human factors are prime ingredients of firefighter safety. The second section, Foundations for Understanding Organizations, consists of social science research that provides a foundation for understanding organizational dynamics. This section includes readings on decision making and sensemaking, organizational culture, identification and identity, leadership and change, organizational learning, and teams and crews. The third section, Understanding Organizations in High Risk Contexts, explores organizations that deal regularly with risk, uncertainty and crisis. This section includes readings on risk and uncertainty, high reliability organizing, and crisis communication. The publication concludes with Internet resources available for those interested in the management of fire organizations.
On the Fireline
Author | : Matthew Desmond |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2008-11-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780226144078 |
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In this rugged account of a rugged profession, Matthew Desmond explores the heart and soul of the wildland firefighter. Having joined a firecrew in Northern Arizona as a young man, Desmond relates his experiences with intimate knowledge and native ease, adroitly balancing emotion with analysis and action with insight. On the Fireline shows that these firefighters aren’t the adrenaline junkies or romantic heroes as they’re so often portrayed. An immersion into a dangerous world, On the Fireline is also a sophisticated analysis of a high-risk profession—and a captivating read. “Gripping . . . a masterful account of how young men are able to face down wildfire, and why they volunteer for such an enterprise in the first place.”—David Grazian, Sociological Forum “Along with the risks and sorrow, Desmond also presents the humor and comaraderie of ordinary men performing extraordinary tasks. . . . A good complement to Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire. Recommended.”—Library Journal
Working in America
Author | : Amy S. Wharton |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2015-11-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781317248750 |
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The Great Recession brought rising inequality and changing family economies. New technologies continued to move jobs overseas, including those held by middle-class information workers. The first new edition to capture these historic changes, this book is the leading text in the sociology of work and related research fields. Wharton s readings retain the classics but offer a new spectrum of articles accessible to undergraduate students that focus on the changes that will most affect their lives.New to the fourth edition"
Crew Resource Management for the Fire Service
Author | : Randy Okray,Thomas Lubnau |
Publsiher | : PennWell Books |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2003-12 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1593700067 |
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This resource aims to reduce injuries and fatalities on the fireground by preventing human error. It provides fire service professionals with the necessary communication, leadership, and decision-making tools to operate safely and effectively under stressful conditions. Although the concept of crew resource management has been around since the 1970s, this is the first book to apply C( to the fire service industry.
Findings from the Wildland Firefighters Human Factors Workshop
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Wildfire fighters |
ISBN | : UCD:31175020646553 |
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Findings from the Wildland Firefighters Human Factors Workshop
Author | : Ted Putnam |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Fire extinction |
ISBN | : MINN:31951D01313826R |
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