Story 1: Out of Their Element

• The leader talked about having to carry out his work practices with great finesse. How would you go about assigning a member of your crew to another crew without causing a cohesion problem?
  
  
• What other work practices have you or other leaders used to build cohesion with firefighters who were unfamiliar with the local area?
  
  
• How would putting an experienced range firefighter with the hotshot crew improve the overall situational awareness of both crews and confidence in their leadership?

Story 2: You're on People's Turf

• How can an IC's lack of local knowledge on how to fight a fire create a cohesion problem between the leader and the local resources?
  
  
• What specific work practices did this IC use to establish cohesion with the local resources?
  
  
• Discuss times when you were in charge of resources and didn't have local knowledge. How did you build cohesion with the local resources? Also, how do you think your actions helped reduce the chances of entrapment?