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Week of Remembrance

Six Minutes for Safety: By the firefighter for the firefighter
6MFS Topic Title Category
2024 WOR: Team Dynamics Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Mendocino Complex – Incident Overview Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Letter to Leadership Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Human Factors – Honoring Through Learning Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Communication Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Burn Protocols Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Barriers to Refusing Risk Week of Remembrance
2024 WOR: Airtanker Drop Fatality – Incident within an Incident (IWI) Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Yarnell Hill Fire 10-Year Anniversary Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Stockyard Fire (Michigan) – July 1, 1988 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: South Canyon Fire (Colorado) – July 6, 1994 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Point Fire (Idaho) – July 28, 1995 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Loop Fire (California) – November 1, 1966 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Letter to Leadership Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Esperanza Fire (California) – October 26, 2006 Week of Remembrance
2023 WOR: Dude Fire (Arizona) – June 26, 1990 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Yarnell Hill Fire (Arizona) – June 30, 2013 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: South Canyon Fire (Colorado) – July 6, 1994 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: South Canyon Fire (Colorado) – July 6, 1994 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Perspective from the Redmond Interagency Hotshot Crew Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Mack Lake Fire (Michigan) – May 5, 1980 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Dutch Creek Incident (California) – July 25, 2008 Week of Remembrance
2022 WOR: Blue Ribbon Fire (Florida) – June 20, 2011 Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Understanding Group Dynamics Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Taking Care of People Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Learning from our History Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Leadership Level 3 Leader of People (Develop Intent) Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Preparing for Our Future Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Leadership Level 2 New Leader (Convey Intent) Week of Remembrance
2021 WOR: Leadership Level 1 Follower (Provide Action) Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Turning Lessons Into Learning Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Lessons Used Dutch Creek Big Meadows Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Learning Used – Brian Hughes Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Learning to Change Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Honor Through Learning Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: Fuel Geysering Lessons Learned Week of Remembrance
2020 WOR: A Room with a View Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Willow Rappel Fatality Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Slide Tray vs Critical Thinking Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Muscle Memory Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Inattentional Blindness Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: Change Blindness Week of Remembrance
2019 WOR: A Focus on Normal Work Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Medical Incident Response Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Leadership in Medevac Situations Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Ground-based Medevac Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Getting the Right Information to Dispatch Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Conclusion Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Air-based Medevac Week of Remembrance
2018 WOR: Renew our commitment to the health, wellness and safety of wildland firefighters Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Leadership and South Canyon Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About What’s Normal Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About Leadership Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About Expected Fire Behavior Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About Escape Routes Week of Remembrance
2017 WOR: Getting Real About Complexity Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Situational Awareness and Mindfulness Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Physical Capacity Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Nutrition Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Leadership and Human Performance Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Introduction to Human Performance Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: Human Limitations Week of Remembrance
2016 WOR: How do all pieces fit together for optimal performance? Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Take 5@2 PPE Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Take 5@2 Introduction Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Take 5@2 Escape Routes Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Situational Awareness Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: New Research on Safety Zones Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Margin – A Trigger for Sensemaking Week of Remembrance
2015 WOR: Conclusion Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Who's Really in Charge of My Safety? Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Towards Better Decisions on the Fireline Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Remembering those that lost their lives on Storm King Mountain 20 years ago today Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Remembering the Yarnell Hill Fire One Year Ago Today Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Learning From the Nuttall Fire Shelter Deployment 10 Years Ago Today Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: How Can We learn From the Past? Week of Remembrance
2014 WOR: Honoring Those That Have Been Lost in Aviation Accidents Week of Remembrance
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