Distraction
Fatigue
Stress Reactions
Hazardous Attitudes
Hazardous Attitudes II
100
Too many people try to talk at once on the radio
What is too much radio traffic?
100
Not thinking straight, headache, nausea, cherry red skin.
What are the effects of Carbon Monoxide poisoning?
100
Not giving complete instructions or not understanding instructions.
What is deteriorating communication?
100
Belief that, "That can't happen to us."
What is Invulnerability?
200
Having a disagreement with the crew on the other rig.
What is Conflict?
200
Urine that is not clear.
What is a sign of dehydration?
200
Doing the same thing over and over again, even if results are the same.
What are habitual or repetitive behaviors?
200
Disregard of the team effort.
What is Anti-Authority?
300
Learning from the mistakes of others.
What are Previous Errors?
300
Not reaching your VO2 Max at your annual physical.
What is poor fitness level?
300
Locking into a course of action, whether it makes sense or not.
What is Target Fixation?
300
Doing something, even if it is wrong.
What is Impulsive behavior?
400
Evacuating resident and her pets and being a lookout.
What are Collateral Duties?
400
Decision making capability like a 0.10 BAC.
What is being awake for 24 hours straight?
400
Focusing on small tasks, but ignoring the big picture.
What is Action Tunneling?
400
Trying to impress or prove something
What is Macho mentality?
400
Thought that "We can't make a difference"
What is resigned mentality?
500
Dealing with traffic accident victims during a firefight.
What is an Incident within an Incident?
500
Hot Dry Skins, Hallucinations, Hot body temp.
What is a sign of heat stress (heat stroke)?
500
Accepting increased risk as completion of task gets near.
What is Escalation of Commitment?
500
Just another routine fire mentality.
What is Complacency?
500
Afraid to speak up or disagree.
What is Group Think?