Tailboard Takeaways: Fires Fought by the San Francisco (CA) Fire Department
Nicol Juratovac looks at some learning points from several different fires that the San Francisco (CA) Fire Department responded to.
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Humpday Hangout: After-Action Reviews and Postincident Analysis
Brian Zaitz and other members of the ISFSI take a look at conducting after-action reviews and postincident analysis.
After-Action Reviews and Tactical Success
Proper planning is essential for fire agency success. Jerry Knapp on why an after-action review is needed to close out your planning cycle.
Blame or Learn
We can blame or we can learn from incidents where things went wrong, but we can’t do both. Read January's Editor's Opinion from Bobby Halton.
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The Optimistic Approach to a Postincident Critique
Martin J. Rita asks, "Why is it that we very rarely train after the conclusion of an incident?"
The Art of the After-Action Review
The author explains how to properly conduct an after-action review and reap its greatest value.
Managing the Information: Preemergency Networking Through Postincident Hotwash
In an age of international and domestic terror, fire service and law enforcement representatives are working collaboratively with the private sector and media across the country to find ways to enhance their response capabilities and better secure their emergency scenes.
Critiques = Keepin’ Score
This month we look at the critique part of the performance-management process. The critique provides a standard postincident review that asks and (hopefully) answers the most basic effectiveness question: How well did the people work, and how did the procedures work? This really simple, really important question is posed after we go out in the real world and use our local resources to apply the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the street. Last month, we called the application phase “showtime.”
USFA releases after-action critiques technical report
This report is designed to assist all fire service members to be able to gather critical preparedness, response and recovery information from all emergencies and assist with the continuous evolution of firefighter training.
THE CRITIQUE
Many of you will agree to the value of the critique--this post-operation ceremony of data gathering. Many of you also may have different ideas of just what, when, why, how, and of what value a critique is. The fire service critique is traditionally (bad word on the West Coast) divided into two categories: the formal and the informal critique.