@proceedings {BF-2576,
	title = {Networked Fire Chief: A Research and Training Tool that Targets the Human Factors Causes of Unsafe Decision Making in Wildfires},
	year = {2005},
	month = {April 26-28, 2},
	address = {Missoula, MT.},
	abstract = {A case is presented for the use of computer simulated wildland firefighting scenarios
(rather than only relying on field exercises, prescribed burns, and naturally-occurring
incidents), for the targeted investigation of underlying causes of unsafe decisions in the
context of wildland firefighting. We outline a set of requirements for a computer-based
wildland firefighting simulation tool to be adequate for the systematic investigation of
human factors underlying safety-compromising decisions. In introducing these
requirements, we draw particular attention to: (a) the need to distinguish between the
concepts of physical and psychological fidelity in simulation design; and (b) the relative
importance of each type of fidelity for investigating human decision making. Networked
Fire Chief (Omodei, Taranto and Wearing, 2003) is introduced as a proven research tool
for meeting the identified requirements. Networked Fire Chief is a wildland fire fighting
scenario generator specifically designed for research into psychological processes
involved in decision making under conditions of complexity, time-constraint, risk, and
uncertainty. In addition to use in human factors research, the program can also be used to
generate training scenarios ranging from training in fire behaviour to training in large
scale incident management skills.},
	author = {Omodei, Mary and Elliott, Glenn and Matthew Walshe and Wearing, Alexander J.}
}
