Same as It Ever Was...
Reading through some previous issues of Two More Chains recently, I came across this piece that really struck a chord. This article by Travis Dotson in the Winter 2015 issue stood out to me because its content and message are as relevant -- or even more so -- now as it was when he wrote the piece.
The Lunch Spot
Recently, during a Staff Ride Round Table, my group had a discussion on the significance of “The Lunch Spot”. Lunch spots play a key role in wildland firefighting. They provide a break, a meal, time to reflect, time to analyze, and unfortunately, they also have played pivotal roles in unintended outcomes. How often do we use “The Lunch Spot” as a place to take a tactical pause? Utilizing your lunch spot to analyze what is really going on, just before the peak burning period sets in, will help you make sound decisions.
CAUTION - The Pack Test Involves Risk
The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) has a record of 5 Work Capacity Test related fatalities within the past 10 years.We recently took a close look at reports
Do You Use 'Hedge Words'? ("So, Do You Kinda Know What I Mean?") It's Time to Stop!
[ This article was originally featured in the Spring 2014 issue of Two More Chains. ]By Mark RosenthalAir Attack to a Division Supervisor over Command: “I think I’m gonna use ‘Air-to-Ground 2’ ”.Why do we THINK we are going to do something?
LLC Staff Picks 2020
The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) staff reads lots of reports. In the recent Winter Issue of Two More Chains the LLC staff members shared their favorite reports from 2020. Here's what they recommended for you--and why:
The Repeats
[This is Travis Dotson's “Ground Truths” column that appeared in the 2021 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.]By Travis Dotson
Who Studies Fire Shelters? This Guy
[This article originally appeared as the “One of Our Own” feature in the 2021 Winter Issue of Two More Chains.]
Where are the Lessons?
We are the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center. A big part of our job is to collect lessons and share them.How do we do that?Well, sometimes it’s complicated. But not always.Here is the simple version of how it’s done. Lessons typically come to us through some sort of Incident Review. You know, FLA's, RLS's, LLR's, those types of documents. We collect those documents and put them into our Incident Review Database.So, one answer to “Where are the lessons?” is: “In the IRDB”.
Leading the Learning
This post originally appeared on the Wildland Fire Leadership Blog as part of their 20th anniversary campaign.