Trial by Fire: Wildfire Fighting Offers Lessons in Performing Well in Unpredictable Situations
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 07:30
in Psychology & Sociology
As continued drought and unusually high temperatures raise alarm over the severity of this year's wildfire season in western states, a Johns Hopkins University researcher's study of wildland firefighting has uncovered lessons in performing under uncertainty that should benefit workers in a variety of contexts.