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www.benchmarkrs.com | info@benchmarkrs.com PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR A COMPLEX WORLD Wildland Fire Capabilites & Expertise January 2009 Capabilities Benchmark Research & Safety, Inc. is a multifaceted human factors consulting firm that has a long history within the wildland fire community in the United States. Before forming as a company and every year since, Benchmark has applied its knowledge of human factors, human performance, decision making, team processes, situational awareness, systems design, and research to aid wildland fire agencies in achieving their goals of improved performance, enhance training, and integration of technology into the profession of wildland fire. As a company, Benchmark has a passion to advance the practices within wildland fire to promote performance, achieve safety, and enhance the understanding of wildland fire as a physical, individual, and social phenomenon. The company’s service to federal and state land management agencies with wildland fire responsibilities builds on the work accomplished by its founder. Dr. Curt Braun began his relationship with the wildland fire community in the late 1980s and early 1990s when he served the US Forest Service as a firefighter on a Hotshot crew and an engine and also worked as a fire prevention technician. After receiving a doctorate in experimental psychology with an emphasis in human factors in 1993, Dr. Braun became increasingly active as a ...