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Forging, protecting, and repairing community resilience informed by the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires
Natural disasters are inherently traumatic. The unexpected, unpredictable, threatening, and overwhelming nature of these events can be destabilising and distressing, potentially leading to psychological trauma (Substance Abuse & Mental Health…
Author(s): Sancia West, Denis C. Visentin, Amanda Neil, Grad Dip, Rachel Kornhaber, Valerie Ingham, Michelle Cleary
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After the Fort McMurray wildfire there are significant increases in mental health symptoms in grade 7-12 students compared to controls
Background: In order to examine the impact of disasters on adolescent mental health, this study compared population mental health survey data from two communities in Alberta, Canada: Fort McMurray, which experienced a major natural disaster, and Red…
Author(s): Matthew R. G. Brown, Vincent I. O. Agyapong, Andrew J. Greenshaw, Ivor Cribben, Pamela Brett-MacLean, Julie Drolet, Caroline McDonald-Harker, Joy Omeje, Monica Mankowsi, Shannon Noble, Deborah Kitching, Peter H. Silverstone
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Wildland firefighters and suicide risk: examining the role of social disconnectedness
Recent research has indicated that firefighters are at elevated suicide risk. Fire service organizations have called for research to examine fire service subgroups that might be at relatively increased suicide risk. Although anecdotal reports…
Author(s): Ian H. Stanley, Melanie A. Hom, Anna R. Gai, Thomas E. Joiner
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Safety climate in the US federal wildland fire management community: influences of organisational, environmental, group and individual characteristics
This study examined the effects of organisational, environmental, group and individual characteristics on five components of safety climate (High Reliability Organising Practices, Leadership, Group Culture, Learning Orientation and Mission Clarity)…
Author(s): Anne E. Black, Brooke Baldauf McBride
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Twelfth international wildland fire safety summit proceedings
In October, the 12th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit in Sydney, Australia brought together students of fire from all over the world to explore new approaches in wildland fire safety. Participants attended from the USA, Switzerland, Hong…
Author(s): Rebekah L. Fox
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Use of human factors analysis for wildland fire accident investigations
Accident investigators at any level are challenged with identifying causal factors and making preventative recommendations. This task can be particularly complicated considering that 70-80% of accidents are associated with human error. Due to…
Author(s): Michelle Ryerson, Chuck Whitlock
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The skilled facilitator fieldbook: tips, tools and tested methods for consultants, facilitators, managers, trainers and coaches
This fieldbook, a compendium of 62 articles by consultants, facilitators and organizational psychologists, is organized into seven parts that describe in detail the skilled facilitator approach to running meetings and facilitating groups. This…
Author(s): Roger Schwarz, Anne Davidson, Peg Carlson, Sue McKinney
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Working with emotional intelligence
Based on his earlier book, “Emotional Intelligence,” Goleman applies years of research to this practical guide on emotional intelligence in organizations. In the first part of the book, Goleman makes a “hard case for soft skills” by arguing that…
Author(s): Daniel Goleman
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Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
The LLC is a cutting-edge knowledge resource center for the entire wildland fire community. The LLC provides innovative strategies, processes and tools to assist the entire wildland fire community in performing more safely and effectively—using both…

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