Firefighters - L9

Question 1

Limitations?

Answer 1

• simulated events; ecological validity as don’t feel same pressure as they would in real life so results could vary significantly
• limited consideration of alternative courses of action and contingencies
• SPONTANEOUS; not always formulating plan in head based on categories; unrealistic?

Question 2

(HOW?) Hypothesis 1?

Answer 2

• an assumption of how analytical decision-making happens in incident commanders (SA, PF, PE)

Question 3

Future implications?

Answer 3

• better DM protocols
• improved firefighter safety
• improves situational awareness
• helps to shed a light on severity of incidents AND pressure that FRS have to undergo on daily basis

Question 4

(WHY?) 3 ideas of history behind study?

Answer 4

• road traffic collisions on M4
• house fires
• see how group DM works

Question 5

(WHY?) What did research initially involve and what did it develop to?

Answer 5

• individual DM in incident commanders in UK FRS
• developed to include multi-agency group DM @ incidents

Question 6

(WHY?) Main reason behind study?

Answer 6

• improving safety of firefighters
• 2523 injured (2014)

Question 7

Strengths?

Answer 7

• allows for replication (real incidents recorded and process of DM was coded in terms of SA, PF, PE)

Question 8

(HOW?) Primary data

Answer 8

• recordings of events at 33 incidents

Question 9

(RESULTS?) Critical finding?

Answer 9

• jump straight from SA to PE and skip PF

Question 10

(HOW?) What did they do after the critical finding and why?

Answer 10

• created decision controls to see if PF could be encouraged
• made explicit goals
• became more future focused