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Presentation List 4 Fatigue, Decision-Making, and the Fireline  

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Posted By:  David A Christenson
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Summary:
The ability to make decisions is critical when fighting wildland fires. Some level of stress and perhaps fatigue can bring about clarity and concentration. Too much fatigue and stress however – will disrupt decision making capabilities. People perceive and process information differently. How does fatigue influence how we interpret and process information?

Subject Area(s): Health and Fitness - Human Behavior - Management, Fire - Media Type - Medicine, Emergency - Organizational Studies - Research -
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Appropriate Audience: All job categories -

Instructor Bio:
Doug Booster gave this presentation at the R8 Burn Boss Workshop in Gulfport, MS in December, 2004.

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