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Sabrina R Cohen-Hatton¹, R C Honey¹

¹School of Psychology, Cardiff University.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Applied

|November 3, 2015

Summary

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Goal-oriented training enhances emergency incident command by promoting explicit planning and anticipatory situational awareness. This approach improves communication and decision-making for incident commanders and their teams.

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Area of Science:

Emergency Management
Cognitive Psychology
Training and Education

Background:

Operational commanders at emergency incidents often make decisions without explicit plan formulation.
Current training methods may not sufficiently foster detailed planning or communication strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the effectiveness of goal-oriented training in promoting explicit planning among incident commanders.
To assess if this training improves communication and situational awareness during emergency incidents.

Main Methods:

Three experiments were conducted using virtual environments, fireground recreations, and a live burn scenario.
Participants included incident commanders and their crews.
Standard training was compared against goal-oriented training incorporating decision controls.

Main Results:

Groups receiving standard training tended to move directly from information gathering to action.
Goal-oriented training led to more explicit plan formulation and enhanced anticipatory situational awareness.
Improved plan sharing between commanders and teams was observed with goal-oriented training.

Conclusions:

Training can be modified to encourage explicit plan formulation in emergency response.
Goal-oriented training shows promise for improving decision-making and team communication in high-stakes environments.