New Publications Posted To Center Web Page

The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) has posted a number of new documents to its web page, including the following:

Crew Boss Lessons Learned – The LLC staff recently interviewed eight crew/squad bosses from around the United States regarding their notable successes, difficult challenges, effective safety practices, crew training recommendations and unresolved issues in managing squads and crews. http://www.wildfirelessons.net/documents/SL24_2_19.pdf

Incident Management Teams As Vehicles Of High Reliability Organizing (HRO) Implementation – This case study begins to illuminate the important role that IMTs have in increasing the awareness of HRO principles already at some levels in wildland fire management that we can build upon. http://wildfirelessons.net/documents/IMT_Case_Study_final.pdf

Prescribed Fire Escapes And Near Miss Lessons Learned – This is a Lessons Learned Center information collection team analysis that features a series of key findings and sand table "prompts" that highlight the principles of High Reliability Organizing. http://www.wildfirelessons.net/documents/Rx_Escapes_Report_110408.pdf

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