Lessons Learned
Human Factors—Crew Cohesion
| • | Lack of cohesion within the NWR crew 6 became apparent after the entrapment. |
| • | It is common for crews with little cohesion to fracture into familiar groupings when faced with a crisis. |
| • | All of the firefighters who perished at the upper deployment site were from the Naches Ranger District. |
