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Smokejumpers
\"This book describes the training, tasks-required, and team make-up of smokejumpers\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Collapse of Sensemaking in Organizations: The Mann Gulch Disaster
The death of 13 men in the Mann Gulch fire disaster, made famous in Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire, is analyzed as the interactive disintegration of role structure and sensemaking in a minimal organization. Four potential sources of resilience that make groups less vulnerable to disruptions of sensemaking are proposed to forestall disintegration, including improvisation, virtual role systems, the attitude of wisdom, and norms of respectful interaction. The analysis is then embedded in the organizational literature to show that we need to reexamine our thinking about temporary systems, structuration, nondisclosive intimacy, intergroup dynamics, and team building.
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Smokejumpers
Describes the career of smokejumping, including the dangers of the job and the training needed to become a smokejumper.
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Fearlessness
In an excerpt from \"Living Dangerously with a Horn,\" fear, courage and fearlessness and the ways these behaviors apply to audition-taking for musicians are examined. Fearless players do not experience absolute control but must behave as if they do.
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The Language of Smokejumping-Again
Discussed is the lexicon of smokejumpers, specially trained firefighters who parachute into relatively inaccessible areas to fight forest fires. A glossary of 31 terms includes 11 words that form the basic nucleus of smokejumpers' slang. Terms linked to parachuting & firefighting dominate the lexicon, which exhibits no regional variations. 5 References. J. Mayberry
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A Simulator Solution for the Parachute Canopy Control and Guidance Training Problem
Maneuverable round and ramair parachutes are flown by professional forestry firefighters, search and rescue personnel, and military combat teams when deployment by fixed or rotary aircraft is inappropriate. Parachute flight training requires the development of perceptual skills in canopy control, guidance, and energy management. These parachutists must learn to accurately sense motion visual cues, and predict and manage their trajectory. Parachute guidance and control can only be acquired through repeated practice. Canopy control training has been traditionally limited to a classroom lecture topic. There was no opportunity for the immediate student/instructor dialogue available during the extensive dual flight training used for conventional aircraft, where instruction can occur during the numerous practice landings available via rapid touch-and-go techniques. This paper describes a low-cost simulator which is specifically optimized to teach and allow practice of professional parachuting skills. The simulator allows an instructor to coach and instruct while a trainee maneuvers on a simulated parachute descent. Trainees can learn good parachute handling techniques and learn the consequences of poor techniques in complete safety. Simulated jumps can teach and maintain the skills needed to deal with landing hazards. The utility of this canopy control training aid has been validated via reports from parachute instructors of improved student performance.
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