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Firefighter Cohesion and Entrapment Avoidance
Discussion Questions

Discussion of Problem 6
Questioning Tactics

Story 1: We're Not Going

  • How did the strike team leader build cohesion between herself and the crew boss who refused the assignment?

  • How did the strike team leader's actions improve the overall situational awareness of the crew boss? How might her actions have increased the crew boss's confidence in her leadership?

  • How might the work practices the strike team leader used to build cohesion with the crew boss have changed if the danger from the fire had been more immediate?

Story 2: Should We Be Here?

  • How did the dozer operator's concerns about engaging the fire cause a cohesion problem?

  • What specific work practices did this leader use to establish cohesion between himself and the dozer operator?

  • Discuss how the dozer boss's work practices might have increased situational awareness and built confidence in his leadership.

Photo a fire burning in a forest with two to eight foot flame lengths and thick dark smoke.