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Fighting fires and fatigue: sleep, physical activity, and physical task performance
Title | Fighting fires and fatigue: sleep, physical activity, and physical task performance |
Publication Type | Thesis |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Vincent, G |
Date Published | 05/2015 |
University | Deakin University |
City | Melbourne |
Keywords | bushfires, emergency management., fatigue, firefighters, fires, Sleep |
Abstract | Wildfires are any uncontrolled, non-structural burning in grass, scrub, bush, or forests. Wildfires can have a debilitating impact on communities in North America, South America, Southern Europe, and Australia, with the loss of property, livestock, and human life. The financial burden of wildfire is immense. For example, the average annual cost of wildfire in Australia is $77 million (AUD). Globally, the frequency, duration, and severity of wildfires is predicted to escalate, due, at least in part, to climate change resulting in hotter and drier summers. The increase in wildfire activity will result in more frequent and/or longer deployments which may exacerbate the cognitive and physical demands placed on wildland firefighting personnel. |
URL | http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30079447/vincent-fightingfires-2015A.pdf |