example tdgs/stex #2 - Wildland Fire Leadership Development

how he/she communicated that decision. Discussion in the AAR should focus on why
the player chose a particular option. Once the “why” has been confirmed the
discussion can move to the “how” of communicating the developing the situation.
During the AAR items for discussion may also include:
• Establishing yourself as the IC and appropriate notifications
• Establishing unified command and the appropriate notifications
• What is meant by “Bias for action”
Whatever the decided course of action, ask other participants if their priority would
have been suppressing the fire or managing the incident and why. This may be a good
time to discuss local unit relationships with cooperators, non-agency personnel, nonagency
personal protective equipment use, or other local issues.
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After Action Review:
Conduct an AAR with focus on the training objective. Use the AAR format found in
the IRPG to facilitate the AAR. There are four basic questions in the AAR.
1. What was planned
2. What actually happened
3. Why did it happen
4. What can we do next time
TDGS shouldn’t have a single solution and keep the focus of the AAR on what was
done and why.
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