Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Re: [californiadisasters] TV news now covering water main break in Westwood



1) The students don't have the life experience to do well in a disaster, not because of lack of brains, but ignorance.  And leaving a group of students with no classes to attend is rarely a good idea.  ;o)

2) One of the most difficult things to learn (particularly in public safety) is how to avoid is 'tunnel vision' (focusing on the task instead of the bigger picture).  The FF let the circumstances lead the events (reactive, unplanned response) then fell through an accident. A simple human response and failing that is completely understandable and tragic.

Rick

Good decisions are made from experience.  Experience is made by making bad decisions.


On 7/29/2014 11:12 PM, Kim Noyes kimnoyes@gmail.com [californiadisasters] wrote:
 
... which brings to mind that recent case of the Ventura Co. firefighter who chased after his dog barefoot and without water on a hiking expedition on the LPF and disappeared and apparently fell to his death.... he was an avid hiker and camper and had all his firefighter experience and died anyway... I'm sure he was kicking himself before he left this world.


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