Firefighter Cohesion
and Entrapment
Avoidance
Discussion Questions
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.