Library
Resources for Leaders
- A reading list for leadership
development
- MCS After
Action Review Guidelines (PDF) for wildland fire crews
- Crew Cohesion
Assessment Tool (PDF)
Leading in the
Wildland Fire
Service
Leading in the
Wildland Fire
Service (NFES 2889) was developed by MCS and the NWCG. This book (PDF 780 KB) expresses the fundamental leadership concepts of the Wildland Fire Service. It outlines the framework, values, and principles that guide wildland fire leaders in providing leadership across a broad range of missions. The concepts in this book are universal to every person in the wildland fire service - from first year employee to senior manager.
Research and Analysis
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BDF Engine 57 Support Mission: Lessons Learned from CIIMT-1 and the San Bernardino National Forest (PDF) This report attempts to place the events and decisions of those involved with the BDF Engine 57 Support Mission into a context from which others can derive value from the experience. It provides illustrations of principles-based leadership and incident management in a culture that is shifting from being rules-based to one that is principles-based.
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2004 Hurricane
Response: Initial Impressions Report (IIR) from Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Ivan (PDF) Completed by MCS for the Wildfire
Lessons Learned Center, this report summarizes lessons learned and initial
impressions from the wildland fire resources participating in the 2004
hurricane response effort.
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Southern
California Firestorm 2003: Report for the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned
Center (PDF) This report, compiled by MCS, summarizes lessons
learned in the Southern California wildfires.
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Precursor
for Error: An Analysis of Wildland Fire Crew Leaders' Attitudes about
Organizational Culture and Safety (PDF)
Lark McDonald, MCS president, presented this paper coauthored with Larry
Shadow, PhD, at the Third International Wildland Fire Conference and Exhibition
2003 in Sydney, Australia. The paper provides an overview of the Crewmember
Attitudes Questionnaire (CAQ) research project identifying and analyzing
U.S. federal wildland firefighter attitudes.
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Training
Evaluation and Needs Assessment - Part 1: An assessment of the effectiveness
of Fireline Leadership and contracted delivery (PDF) This report,
conducted by the Utah BLM/US Forest Service Region 4 in partnership with
MCS, evaluates Fireline Leadership training delivered by MCS in 2002 and
2003.
Leadership Articles
Articles from the "Thoughts on Leadership" column by
Lark McDonald originally appearing in Wildfire Magazine 2001-02:
- Valuable
Stones (PDF) - Using values as a tool
- Reaching
for a Star (PDF) - Establishing crew vision and leader's intent
- Talking
with Wolves (PDF) - Providing clear leader's intent
- Bitter
Lessons (PDF) - Establishing standards
- Danger
or Opportunity (PDF) - Developing leaders for the future
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