0251-2809-MTDC; Crew Cohesion, Wildland Fire Transistion, and Fatalities

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Crew Cohesion, Wildland Fire Transistion, and Fatalities

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Introduction
Acknowledgments
Part I—Crew Cohesion at the Mann Gulch, South Canyon, and Thirtymile Fires
- Cohesion and Fire Crews—A Long-Standing Concern
- Intracrew and Intercrew Cohesion Problems in Three Firefighting Tragedies
Part II—The Discovery of Cohesion and the Welfare of People
Part III—Firefighter Fatalities and Transition Fires
- Types of Wildland Fires
- Stages in Wildland Firefighting
Part IV—Future Implications
Summary
References
Appendix A—Some Impressions of Different Wildland Fire Crews and Their Cohesion
Appendix B—Fire Crew Cohesion: Previous Recommendations

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T&D > T&D Pubs > Crew Cohesion, Wildland Fire Transistion, and Fatalities Table of Contents Back \| Next \| Cover Page Crew Cohesion, Wildland Fire Transistion, and Fatalities Contents Introduction Acknowledgments Part I—Crew Cohesion at the Mann Gulch, South Canyon, and Thirtymile Fires Cohesion and Fire Crews—A Long-Standing Concern Intracrew and Intercrew Cohesion Problems in Three Firefighting Tragedies The Mann Gulch Fire—Failure in Intracrew Cohesion The South Canyon Fire—Failure in Intercrew Cohesion The Thirtymile Fire—Failure of Intracrew and Intercrew Cohesion Come Down Out of the Rocks—That's Not the Place to Be More Intercrew Cohesion Problems at the Thirtymile Fire Part II—The Discovery of Cohesion and the Welfare of People Cohesion—A Definition Suicide—The Problem of Cohesion in Modern Human Groups Accidents and Cohesion in Forest Service Crews Part III—Firefighter Fatalities and Transition Fires Types of Wildland Fires Stages in Wildland Firefighting Initial Attack Stage Extended Attack Stage The Ambiguous and Dangerous Transition Stage—Fire and People Transition and Fatalities—The Munson and Mangan Studies Part IV—Future Implications Focus on the Money—Fires in Transition Creating Context—Developing a Classification of Transition Fires Writing a Common Playbook—Connecting Context and Action Finding the Unwritten Typology and Unwritten Playbook Simulation Training Serendipitous Outcomes Summary References Appendix A—Some Impressions of Different Wildland Fire Crews and Their Cohesion Appendix B—Fire Crew Cohesion: Previous Recommendations Top Back \| Next \| Cover Page
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