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What are 'Deep Smarts'?
The Fire Management Deep Smarts Project captures the experience of this country's wildland fire community's seasoned employees acknowledged by their peers to have high expertise in planning and implementing wildland fire programs. Under this Deep Smarts Project, more than 70 people with extensive expertise in prescribed fire, fire behavior prediction, and wildland fire use were interviewed. These experts, some retired and some still working, represent all fire agencies, most positional levels within fire organizations, and most geographical sections of the United States and Canada. More... 
 
 


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These nine videos explore the unique aspects concerning how these fire management experts perform their work.

HIGH RELIABILITY ORGANIZING

These five videos examine how these fire management experts use HRO principles in their everyday work practices.

These six videos highlight the knowledge and skills of veteran fire behavior analysts.

STORIES

This video illustrates the power of learning through "story".

 
  
 
 

Learning From the Experts: Yellowstone Series Coming Soon!! 
  
 

 
 
View the NEW montage video Voices from the Past - Lessons for the Future, which incorporates clips from numerous Learning From the Experts interviews on the subject of the Yellowstone Fires of 1988.    
 
               
 
 
 
All Learning from the Experts videos may be downloaded HERE for playback on iPods!
 
 
 
 
Note: Streaming videos may require Adobe Flash Player                                                               Last Update: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
 
 
 
Disclaimer: Information is provided with the intent to share knowledge to improve safety, performance, efficiency and organizational learning throughout the entire wildland fire community. However, no warranties or guarantees are implied because much of the data provided is beyond the control of the Center. No endorsement of any company or product is given or implied.