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For people who work and lead in a high risk environment.

American Fire Saga is about the Yarnell Hill Fire and the legacy of learning that can come out of it. I believe this is the best memorial we can build.

We will explore human factors, risk, history, operational learning and investigations.

I served as a Los Padres Hotshot, have an MSc in Human Factors and System Safety (Lund), and investigated accidents across the full range of complexity, including Lead Investigator on the Yarnell Hill Fire.

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I write about Human Factors, Firefighter History, Hotshots, Risk, Communication, Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), High Reliability Organizations (HRO), Crew Resource Management (CRM) and the American Fire Service.