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- "What would I have done in this person's place?"
- "How detailed should the guidance from a superior to a subordinate be?"
- "Can a senior leader make use of a competent but overzealous subordinate?"
- "What explains repeated organizational success or failure?"
Staff Ride
A field study that is conducted on the ground where an incident or event happened. A staff ride consists of three distinct phases:
- a systematic Preliminary Study of a selected fire or other emergency operation,
- an extensive Field Study to the actual site(s) associated with the incident, and
- an opportunity for Integration of the lessons derived from the study and visit.
A staff ride should avoid being a recital of a single investigation report. Such reports rarely address the human factors that affect individual decision-making. For this reason, providing participants with a variety of information sources is important.
Case Study
- An analysis of persons, events, and decisions that are studied holistically.
- Does not need to be conducted at the site of the incident, but could include a visit to the incident location.
- Case studies are used to demonstrate a thesis or principle.
- Case studies are led and require facilitation.
A visit to the actual location associated with an incident or event to provide opportunity to gain meaningful perspective and insight.
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Virtual Site Visit
A virtual site visit follows the same methodology as a "live" or "field" staff ride, but because travel restrictions preclude a trip to the incident location, the terrain is replicated in a virtual environment.
Material from virtual site visits may be used to hep conduct case studies and staff rides.
A virtual site visit follows the same methodology as a "live" or "field" staff ride, but because travel restrictions preclude a trip to the incident location, the terrain is replicated in a virtual environment.
Material from virtual site visits may be used to hep conduct case studies and staff rides.
Wildland Fire Leadership Challenge
- Visit the Staff Ride Library on the Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program website.
- Download and read the Wildland Fire Staff Ride Guide.
- Develop a staff ride for a local incident using the Staff Ride Development Template.
- Preview some of the national staff rides in the Staff Ride Library.
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