The entirety of this study contributes to the idea that experts have a better-organized knowledge base as well as better-defined scripts and schemata. Because the study revolved around expert and novice characteristics in the domain of firefighting, it is hopefully safe to assume that these differences are as pronounced in firefighters as they would be in any other typical domain of interest. Future studies may be conducted to examine other cognitive differences among expert and novice firefighters, or to examine the extent to which experts, novices, or a combination therein effectively fight different types of fires with varying circumstances.