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2022 Incident Review Summary

February 28, 2023 / wildfirelessons / Leave a comment

Use these 10 pages to spur discussions during your Annual Fire Refresher.

2022 Year-End Infographic

February 14, 2023 / wildfirelessons / Leave a comment

The 2022 Year-End Infographic is out. Take a look. Ponder. Discuss. Then take action on the lessons.

The Likelihood of Learning from Incidents

August 30, 2022 / wildfirelessons / 2 Comments

The likelihood of a lesson influencing our behavior is greatly increased by how personal the source of the lesson is. We strive to increase the likelihood of learning for those farther removed through personalizing learning experiences.

Is Our Safety Messaging Making Us Less Safe?

April 19, 2022April 22, 2022 / wildfirelessons / 17 Comments

If we agree that our goal is to bring folks home unharmed, but we work in an inherently hazardous environment, what is the most effective messaging to ensure intent is understood and achievable?

The Illusion of Control — Ready to tip some sacred cows?

April 12, 2022 / wildfirelessons / 7 Comments

We are not in control of the elements influencing fire, we are not in control of the other humans influencing our situation, and we are not even in control of our own perception of what the situation is. In spite of all this uncertainty, as we step into this dynamic and complex environment, we convince ourselves we are in control of our own safety.

2021 Incident Review Summary

February 15, 2022 / wildfirelessons / Leave a comment

This post is about the 2021 Incident Review Summary - all of the past year's wildland fire incidents summarized in 10 pages.

Protect Yourself

January 25, 2022 / wildfirelessons / Leave a comment

Nobody is expecting the bad thing when it actually happens and it often happens very quickly. This means you are only going to have what you have on when the surprise shows up.

2021 Year End Infographic

January 11, 2022 / wildfirelessons / Leave a comment

This simple 2 pager is just a few quickly compiled tallies and a handful of lessons.

Traumatic Transitions

November 10, 2021 / wildfirelessons / 2 Comments

[This article originally appeared in the fall 2018 issue of Two More Chains.] By Travis Dotson Brit Rosso is the Director of the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center—but not for long. Brit is retiring in January 2019, and not by choice. This winter Brit gets the old “golden boot”—the federal wildland fire mandatory retirement. This … Continue reading Traumatic Transitions

How Do We Take Care of Those Who Remain?

November 4, 2021 / wildfirelessons / Leave a comment

Ben wants to share all that he learned from this tragic experience with the wildland fire community—so that others might be better prepared for reacting and responding to critical incidents.

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