Lessons Learned

Human Factors—Situation Awareness

Key personnel lacked situation awareness during critical stages of the Thirtymile Fire.
A lack, or temporary loss, of situation awareness is a factor in every entrapment.
In dynamic situations, firefighters need to communicate nonstop to help maintain their situation awareness.

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