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Wildland firefighters attend a socially distant fire briefing.By Dr. Jennifer SymondsFire and Aviation Management Medical OfficerU.S. Forest Service

[This was the featured article in the 2021 Spring Issue of Two More Chains.]By Erik Apland, Field Operations Specialist (Acting), Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center

Photo by Kari Greer.[This article by the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center's (LLC) Analyst Travis Dotson was originally featured in the Fall 2013 issue of Two More Chains.]

by Annie SchmidtThis article was originally posted on the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network Blog and is reproduced here with their permission: LINK TO ORIGINAL BLOG POST

Reading through some previous issues of Two More Chains recently, I came across this piece that really struck a chord. This article by Travis Dotson in the Winter 2015 issue stood out to me because its content and message are as relevant -- or even more so -- now as it was when he wrote the piece.

Recently, during a Staff Ride Round Table, my group had a discussion on the significance of “The Lunch Spot”. Lunch spots play a key role in wildland firefighting. They provide a break, a meal, time to reflect, time to analyze, and unfortunately, they also have played pivotal roles in unintended outcomes. How often do we use “The Lunch Spot” as a place to take a tactical pause? Utilizing your lunch spot to analyze what is really going on, just before the peak burning period sets in, will help you make sound decisions.

The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) has a record of 5 Work Capacity Test related fatalities within the past 10 years.We recently took a close look at reports

[ This article was originally featured in the Spring 2014 issue of Two More Chains. ]By Mark RosenthalAir Attack to a Division Supervisor over Command: “I think I’m gonna use ‘Air-to-Ground 2’ ”.Why do we THINK we are going to do something?