Training and Development of Incident Commanders in the Fire and Rescue Services
A Scoping Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14477078 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Eïd (0000-0002-4079-842X, Department of Psychosocial Science University of Bergen Bergen Norway), Emilie Skaar Vildskog (0009-0009-8378-734X, Department of Psychosocial Science University of Bergen Bergen Norway), Aase Lyngvaer Hansen (0000-0003-2392-0929, Department of Psychosocial Science University of Bergen Bergen Norway) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 493-509 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjop.13097 |
| PMID | 40032655 |
| OpenAlex | W4408161917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 55 |
The aim of this scoping review was to summarize scholarly research on training and development of first responders and incident commanders in the fire and rescue services, with an emphasis on identifying emerging research questions and research gaps. From 2013 to 2024, 1343 studies were identified from the search in Web of Science, ProQuest, and Ovid/Psycinfo databases. A detailed search, screening, and selection strategy was performed, and 28 studies were retained based on prior established criteria. A majority of these studies were conducted in Europe (54%), North America (25%), Asia (11%), or Oceania (11%). Most studies (64%) used a quantitative approach, followed by a qualitative (21%), mixed methods (7%), or register data (7%) approach. A cross‐sectional case design was most common (54%), while (21%) applied an experimental or a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design; only (7%) applied a longitudinal design. The studies could be organized into four interrelated themes focusing on (a) Workplace safety, stress, and resilience; (b) Incident command and crisis leadership; (c) Leader development and personnel management; and (d) Training innovation and technology. The scoping review offers recommendations to enhance future research on the training and development of incident commanders in the fire and rescue services
Aeronautics · Medical emergency · Training (meteorology) · Applied Psychology · Disaster Response and Management · Engineering · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Occupational Health and Performance · Psychology
Crises and Crisis Management
Emotion Regulation
Application of collaborative serious gaming for the elicitation of expert knowledge and towards creating Situation Awareness in the field of infrastructure resilience
Unthinkable is not un-educable
Getting the most from after action reviews to improve global health security
The Study of Alternative Fire Commanders’ Training Program during the Covid-19 Pandemic Situation in New Taipei City, Taiwan
Leadership in Extreme Contexts
Retaining Critical Human Capital
Scoping studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |