The role of expertise in dynamic risk assessment: a reflection of the problem-solving strategies used by experienced fireground commanders
Okoli, Justin and Watt, John and Weller, Gordon and Wong, B. L. William (2016) The role of expertise in dynamic risk assessment: a reflection of the problem-solving strategies used by experienced fireground commanders. Risk Management, 18 (1). pp. 4-25. ISSN 1460-3799
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Abstract
Although the concept of dynamic risk assessment has in recent times become more topical in the training manuals of most high risk domains, only a few empirical studies have reported how experts actually carry out this crucial task. The knowledge gap between research and practice in this area therefore calls for more empirical investigation within the naturalistic environment. In this paper, we present and discuss the problem solving strategies employed by sixteen experienced operational firefighters using a qualitative knowledge elicitation tool — the critical decision method. Findings revealed that dynamic risk assessment is not merely a process of weighing the risks of a proposed course of action against its benefits, but rather an experiential and pattern recognition process. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of designing training curriculum for the less experienced officers using the elicited expert knowledge.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | First online: 22 January 2016 |
Keywords (uncontrolled): | Dynamic risk assessment; experts; firefighting; decision making; pattern recognition; training |
Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > Centre for Decision Analysis and Risk Management (DARM) |
Item ID: | 20273 |
Notes on copyright: | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Risk Management. The definitive publisher-authenticated version, Okoli, J., Watt, J., Weller, G., & Wong, W. B. L. (2016). The role of expertise in dynamic risk assessment: A reflection of the problem-solving strategies used by experienced fireground commanders. Risk Manag (Bas), 18(1), 4–25. doi:10.1057/rm.2015.20 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/rm.2015.20 |
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Depositing User: | John Watt |
Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2016 11:13 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2018 08:27 |
URI: | http://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/20273 |
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