Why do we need to build a wildland fire leadership development program, and why this new emphasis on leadership in wildland fire management?
Wildland and safety managers have consistently addressed the mistakes commonly cited in accident and fatality reports. They have improved wildland firefighter training, equipment and techniques, and heavily emphasized safety. Yet, firefighters still die or are seriously injured every year on wildland fires. Recently, training specialists and wildland fire managers have begun focusing on another factor commonly cited in accident and fatality reports: leadership. A Leadership Task Group was chartered in September 2000, under the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) to analyze the NWCG training curriculum and make recommendations on leadership training issues. The Leadership Task Group submitted its final report to the NWCGs Training Working Team in February 2001. In its report, the Leadership Task Group recognized that addressing leadership issues within the large interagency wildland fire organization would require more than training alone. The group identified the need for the w
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