Leadership Level 2 - New Leader (Convey Intent)
A New Leader begins transitioning from a follower to a leader of small groups to achieve a common goal. They begin to implement team cohesion, accept responsibility for self and team, and apply effective communications.
Key elements related to operating at the New Leader level:
- Leads by example.
- Promotes inclusion for new and existing team members to build team cohesion and create an environment for effective communication.
- Solicits questions, both up and down chain of command, in order to learn from others.
- Applies a risk management process to ensure safety of self and team members. Reference the Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG), PMS 461, green section.
Who in your group is currently at Leadership Level 2?
Thirtymile Fire – July 9, 2001, Initial Attack
Watch Learning from the Thirtymile Fire video from 25:00 to 57:12 minutes.
At 2126 hours on July 9, 2001, a fire is reported near the road along the Chewuch River. The fire is about five acres with two spots ahead of it. An engine with three firefighters arrives just after 2300. One engine arrives just before midnight, and an Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC) arrives at 0100 hours. By 0530 on July 10th there are seven spots covering about five to six acres. Two spots are approximately one acre each.
After getting the call to respond to a fire around midnight, a regular Type 2 Crew formed up into two utility vans and a pickup truck. Around 0300, they began the three-hour drive to the incident. At 0700, the crew is briefed at a ranger station prior to heading to the fire and is informed that they will be doing mop-up. They arrive at the fire at 0900. The assigned IHC leaves the fire for rest at 1100. Mid-morning, fire intensity increases with more frequent torching and increasingly longer spotting distances. By about noon, the crew is experiencing difficulties with the pumps and multiple broken handtools. Just after noon, the Incident Commander (IC) requests additional resources, including a helicopter.
Discussion Questions:
Use events described above and your experience to answer:
Thirtymile Fire – July 9, 2001, Initial Attack
Watch Learning from the Thirtymile Fire video from 25:00 to 57:12 minutes.
After getting the call to respond to a fire around midnight, a regular Type 2 Crew formed up into two utility vans and a pickup truck. Around 0300, they began the three-hour drive to the incident. At 0700, the crew is briefed at a ranger station prior to heading to the fire and is informed that they will be doing mop-up. They arrive at the fire at 0900. The assigned IHC leaves the fire for rest at 1100. Mid-morning, fire intensity increases with more frequent torching and increasingly longer spotting distances. By about noon, the crew is experiencing difficulties with the pumps and multiple broken handtools. Just after noon, the Incident Commander (IC) requests additional resources, including a helicopter.
Discussion Questions:
Use events described above and your experience to answer:
- What does "student of fire" mean to you? Why is it important to be one?
- Why do followers need to understand human dynamics?
- What are some examples of human factors that affect decision-making and team performance and can be barriers to situational awareness? How can you account for these human factors and improve your performance?
- Building the Team, 6MFS
- Seahawks Leadership Teamwork Communication, WFSTAR
- The Risk Management Process: A Universal Tool, WFSTAR
- Incident Management Situation Report (IMSR)
- Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG), PMS 461
- NWCG Standards for Helicopter Operations, PMS 510
- RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)
- Interagency Standards for Fire and Fire Aviation Operations (Red Book)
- Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
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