Learning from escaped prescribed fire reviews [Abstract]

Anne E. Black; Dave Thomas; James M. Saveland

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Learning from escaped prescribed fire reviews [Abstract]

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Authors:

Anne E. Black, Dave Thomas, James M. Saveland

Year:

2011

Type:

Abstract

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Robinson, M.; Ziegler, J.; Alexander, M.E.,; Bushey, C.L.; Ekstrom, M., comps. Program and Abstracts of 11th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit; 4-8 April 2011; Missoula, MT. Missoula, MT: International Association of Wildland Fire. p. 56-57.

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Abstract

Over the past decade, the wildland fire community has developed a number of innovative methods for conducting a review following escape of a prescribed fire. The stated purpose been to identify methods that not only meet policy requirements, but to reduce future escapes. Implicit is the assumption that a review leads to learning. Yet, as organizational learning expert David Garvin notes, a lesson is not learned just because the reasons and context for an error has been explored; true learning only occurs when behaviors change on the ground.

Keywords

wildland fire, prescribed fire

Citation

Black, Anne; Thomas, Dave; Saveland, Jim. 2011. Learning from escaped prescribed fire reviews [Abstract]. In: Robinson, M.; Ziegler, J.; Alexander, M.E.,; Bushey, C.L.; Ekstrom, M., comps. Program and Abstracts of 11th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit; 4-8 April 2011; Missoula, MT. Missoula, MT: International Association of Wildland Fire. p. 56-57.