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- [Narrator] The final piece
of the learning process

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is the After Action Review.

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- Okay. I copy that.

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End the scenario.

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The training objective was:

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given the scenario you
needed to make decisions

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and then communicate those
decisions onto the ground

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as far as tactical assignments.

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Let's go ahead and jump into
the After Action Review.

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- [Narrator] During the AAR,

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focus on decision making
and thought process.

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- What did you see and
what were your concerns

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given the limited information you had?

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- Well, initially things were light.

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- So what was the discussion
around the work to rest ratio,

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you guys did have a discussion about that?

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- Yeah, it was just, you know,
I kind of wanted them to...

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- So what were the
decisions that you made,

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and how did you communicate them?

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- Okay. Initial decisions were to ...

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- [Narrator] Make sure to
involve all the participants.

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- What were some of the
things that you might

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have been seeing because
you were in the same spot

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and you're hearing all these
conversations, Engine Two,

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what were some of the
things that you were seeing,

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maybe that were being missed by these guys

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who were focused on the spot fires?

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- Well, one of the things,
when we ran out of water...

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- [Narrator] Minimize
the focus on tactics.

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- If you had to change
any of the decisions

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that you made initially,
would you change any of them?

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What would they be?

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- Absolutely. I felt like
we were already sort of

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locked into what we were doing.

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- [Narrator] Remember, the
facilitator should not be doing

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the talking.

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Ask open ended questions
to generate discussion.

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- Is there anything else anybody else saw

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that might have been concerns

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that you might have had if you
were taking on the division?

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- He got to it later.

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I was the back door on
that Alpha division,

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and I was worried 'cause
I had spots that night.

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- [Narrator] Feel free to utilize

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any feedback technique that
works for your audience

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in order to get the
participants to do the talking.

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The After Action Review is a crucial part

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of tactical decision games.

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A well facilitated AAR
may draw out as many,

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if not more learning points
than the simulation itself

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for the individual in the hot seat,

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as well as the other role players.

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The use of tactical decision games

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as an experiential learning
tool is well suited

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for wild land firefighters.

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The technique provides simple, repeatable,

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low cost opportunities for firefighters

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to make and communicate decisions

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in a simulated incident environment.

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This allows participants to learn

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from their errors without
adverse consequences.

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Once you begin incorporating TDGs

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into your training routine,
you'll find countless

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applications to improve your organization.

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Good luck and game on.