Fighting flames and forging firelines: Wildfire suppression effectiveness at the fire edge

MP Plucinski - Current Forestry Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The effectiveness of wildfire suppression is difficult to define as
it can be assessed against different objectives and at a range of scales. The influence of …

Codifying a crisis: Progressing from information sharing to distributed decision‐making

W Treurniet, J Wolbers - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A key challenge in crisis management is maintaining an adequate information position to
support coherent decision‐making between a range of actors. Such distributed decision …

“Fight or flight”—A study of frontline emergency response workforce's perceived knowledge, and motivation to work during hazards

JL Sørensen, L Mortelmans, L Gray… - Risk, hazards & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study aims to identify different frontline emergency response workforce's perceived
knowledge of hazards and their willingness and motivations to go to work during them. An …

Factors that contribute to trustworthiness across levels of authority in wildland fire incident management teams

CE Rapp, RS Wilson - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022 - Elsevier
Wildland fire incident management teams (IMTs) require sustained and coordinated
decision-making across levels of authority during dynamic and high-risk events. Trust …

Initial and further education: Substitutes or complements? Differences in continuing education and training over the life-course of European workers

MHJ Wolbers - International review of education, 2005 - Springer
This investigation examines the place of initial and further education in continuing education
and training over the life-course of workers across Europe. The evidence presented …

Strategizing emergency management strategies: A dynamic perspective

NH Ibrahim, O Al‐Tabbaa - Journal of Contingencies and Crisis …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The oil and gas extraction industry, with its inherent complexities and high‐risk environment,
demands robust emergency management (EM) strategies to minimize losses of life and …

Human error during the multilevel responses to three Australian bushfire disasters

B Brooks, S Curnin, C Bearman… - … of Contingencies and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The scale and complexity associated with the coordinated response to natural disasters
inevitably produce human errors. However, little is known about the frequency and …

Enhancing learning in emergency services organisational work

C Owen, B Brooks, S Curnin… - Australian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The paper aims to assist emergency services organisations to learn how to learn so that
managers better understand how to embed effective learning practices and systems into …

[HTML][HTML] Factors Influencing Emergency Management Performance in China's Prismatic County-Level Governance

C Wang, J Song, MS Tiwana, W Xu - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Emergency management performance (EMP) at the county level in China plays a critical role
in linking counties to serve as a bridge between urban and rural areas. This study explores …

Between chaos and continuity: A common operational picture in support of emergency response networks

W Treurniet - 2022 - research.vu.nl
A common operational picture is often seen as a valuable contribution to a networked
response to crises and emergencies. The constituent parts of the network maintain and …