ORGS 2010 Study Guide - Decision-Making, Rescue Party, Sensemaking

• School: York University
• Department: Organization Studies
• Course: ORGS 2010
• Professor: Frank Miller

Document Summary

Death of 13 me in mann gulch fire disaster. Sources of resilience making groups less vulnerable to disruptions of sense making: o: improvisation, virtual role systems, attitude of wisdom, norms of respectful interaction. Group of 17-28 year old, unmarried individuals, some were forestry students and other has seen military service. Smokejumpers arrived at the scene which was getting worse by the second. The fire slowly moved towards them as they hurried to get safety. Dodge suggested to lie down in the ashes of his escape fire; no one listened, some escaped unharmed while 13 people had died. Travelled the area and found a rescue party to get immediate help. Took 450 men and five extra days to settle the fire: people now equipped with backup radios, better physical conditioning, tactic of building an escape fire, better knowledge. Due to 28 year lapse, the interviewing process was difficult.