Lessons Learned

Human Factors—Leadership

Survivors of the entrapment stated that instructions given by the IC were unclear, not heard, or interpreted by crewmembers in different ways.
Once firefighters acknowledge that they are entrapped, they should immediately identify who will be in charge of the entrapped personnel.

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