Anatomy of a Fatal Fire: What Have I Done Wrong?
By: Marc Coenen
“My life consists of two phases: one before and one after the fire.”
In Anatomy of a Fatal Fire. What Have I Done Wrong? Marc Coenen explores the conscious and unconscious ways our brain processes information on a fireground.
Following a fatal fire in Beringen, Coenen had to face the fire’s lasting impact. He began “devouring works of philosophers of science, historians, geneticists, molecular neurobiologists, behavioral biologists, and psychologists that deal with the various aspects of decision making under time pressure. One way or the other, [this fire office] had to make sense of that tragic fire and uncover its anatomy."
Understanding how our predictive brain operates in normal circumstances is important, but knowing how it works under challenging conditions is critical for everyone, as actions, thoughts, and feelings are directed by the unconscious more than you might think. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the science and psychology behind fires.
Chapter 1: Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Fire Officer
Saturday, August 10, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 2:00 a.m.
From Well-Built to Shoddily Renovated
Previous Fires in the Building
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 2:18 a.m.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 3:08 a.m.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
Chapter 2: Lessons from the Fire
Afterward You Know Everything Beforehand
Is Seeing Believing, or Believing Seeing?
Thinking About Thinking
From Information to Deception
To Recognize Is to Decide
Philosophy of Science for the Fire Service
Is Thinking Doing, or Doing Thinking?
The Mismatch Between Brain and Environment
Decision Theory for the Fire Service
Nothing Human Is Alien to Us
Chapter 3: A Brain Adrift
Intuition at Work
The Discovery of the Brain
The Conscious and Unconscious Mind
Handling an Incident with the Handbrake On
A Theory More or One Less?
Am I Going Mad?
Posttraumatic Growth in the Middle Ages
Black Lives Matter
Format: Paperback, Number of Pages: 216, Published Date: March 2024, ISBN: 9781593705954
By: Marc Coenen
“My life consists of two phases: one before and one after the fire.”
In Anatomy of a Fatal Fire. What Have I Done Wrong? Marc Coenen explores the conscious and unconscious ways our brain processes information on a fireground.
Following a fatal fire in Beringen, Coenen had to face the fire’s lasting impact. He began “devouring works of philosophers of science, historians, geneticists, molecular neurobiologists, behavioral biologists, and psychologists that deal with the various aspects of decision making under time pressure. One way or the other, [this fire office] had to make sense of that tragic fire and uncover its anatomy."
Understanding how our predictive brain operates in normal circumstances is important, but knowing how it works under challenging conditions is critical for everyone, as actions, thoughts, and feelings are directed by the unconscious more than you might think. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the science and psychology behind fires.
Chapter 1: Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Fire Officer
Saturday, August 10, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 2:00 a.m.
From Well-Built to Shoddily Renovated
Previous Fires in the Building
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 2:18 a.m.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 3:08 a.m.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
Chapter 2: Lessons from the Fire
Afterward You Know Everything Beforehand
Is Seeing Believing, or Believing Seeing?
Thinking About Thinking
From Information to Deception
To Recognize Is to Decide
Philosophy of Science for the Fire Service
Is Thinking Doing, or Doing Thinking?
The Mismatch Between Brain and Environment
Decision Theory for the Fire Service
Nothing Human Is Alien to Us
Chapter 3: A Brain Adrift
Intuition at Work
The Discovery of the Brain
The Conscious and Unconscious Mind
Handling an Incident with the Handbrake On
A Theory More or One Less?
Am I Going Mad?
Posttraumatic Growth in the Middle Ages
Black Lives Matter
Format: Paperback, Number of Pages: 216, Published Date: March 2024, ISBN: 9781593705954
By: Marc Coenen
“My life consists of two phases: one before and one after the fire.”
In Anatomy of a Fatal Fire. What Have I Done Wrong? Marc Coenen explores the conscious and unconscious ways our brain processes information on a fireground.
Following a fatal fire in Beringen, Coenen had to face the fire’s lasting impact. He began “devouring works of philosophers of science, historians, geneticists, molecular neurobiologists, behavioral biologists, and psychologists that deal with the various aspects of decision making under time pressure. One way or the other, [this fire office] had to make sense of that tragic fire and uncover its anatomy."
Understanding how our predictive brain operates in normal circumstances is important, but knowing how it works under challenging conditions is critical for everyone, as actions, thoughts, and feelings are directed by the unconscious more than you might think. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the science and psychology behind fires.
Chapter 1: Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Fire Officer
Saturday, August 10, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 2:00 a.m.
From Well-Built to Shoddily Renovated
Previous Fires in the Building
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 2:18 a.m.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 3:08 a.m.
Sunday, August 11, 2019, 11:00 a.m.
Chapter 2: Lessons from the Fire
Afterward You Know Everything Beforehand
Is Seeing Believing, or Believing Seeing?
Thinking About Thinking
From Information to Deception
To Recognize Is to Decide
Philosophy of Science for the Fire Service
Is Thinking Doing, or Doing Thinking?
The Mismatch Between Brain and Environment
Decision Theory for the Fire Service
Nothing Human Is Alien to Us
Chapter 3: A Brain Adrift
Intuition at Work
The Discovery of the Brain
The Conscious and Unconscious Mind
Handling an Incident with the Handbrake On
A Theory More or One Less?
Am I Going Mad?
Posttraumatic Growth in the Middle Ages
Black Lives Matter
Format: Paperback, Number of Pages: 216, Published Date: March 2024, ISBN: 9781593705954