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"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."

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Author:   Marc Coenen
Publisher:   Fire Engineering Books
Imprint:   Fire Engineering Books
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9781593705954

ISBN 10:   1593705956
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   19 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Fire Officer 1. Saturday, August 10, 2019, 11:00 a.m. 2. Sunday, August 11, 2019, 2:00 a.m. 3. From Well-Built to Shoddily Renovated 4. Previous Fires in the Building 5. Sunday, August 11, 2019, 2:18 a.m. 6. Sunday, August 11, 2019, 3:08 a.m. 7. Sunday, August 11, 2019, 11:00 a.m. Chapter 2 Lessons from the Fire 1. Afterward You Know Everything Beforehand 2. Is Seeing Believing, or Believing Seeing? 3. Thinking About Thinking 4. From Information to Deception 5. To Recognize Is to Decide 6. Philosophy of Science for the Fire Service 7. Is Thinking Doing, or Doing Thinking? 8. The Mismatch Between Brain and Environment 9. Decision Theory for the Fire Service 10. Nothing Human Is Alien to Us Chapter 3 A Brain Adrift 1. Intuition at Work 2. The Discovery of the Brain 3. The Conscious and Unconscious Mind 4. Handling an Incident with the Handbrake On 5. A Theory More or One Less? 6. Am I Going Mad? 7. Posttraumatic Growth in the Middle Ages 8. Black Lives Matter Epilogue Acknowledgments Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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Marc Coenen, PhD, an Egyptologist by training, started his career in the fire service as a volunteer officer in the Aarschot Fire Service. Now he is a career officer of the Fire and Rescue Service of South-West Limburg, attached to the fire station of the city of Beringen, Belgium.

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