[CobrastanJorji]

Also, disaster is a good signal to the higher ups that there are problems in your org. If you keep putting out every fire with heroics, your boss will know (maybe), but his boss's boss's boss will see that your org is doing great and everything is all code green.

If you let a few things burn down, your boss's boss's boss will notice the fire, and things may improve. It's perhaps the easiest way you have of communicating with them.

[hintymad]

Yeah, communicating upwards about potential issues and what you're doing about them is essential. When a disaster strikes, you'll look like a sage in the eyes of the higher ups.

[themaninthedark]

What if my boss's boss is the root cause of the fires and he just blames the "team" if his boss ever sees a hint the of issues?

[CobrastanJorji]

Your great grandboss will not look favorably upon your grandboss passing blame downhill. Disasters are (hopefully) always the fault of the person in charge, which is why you'll notice that your bosses are unusually involved with meetings about how to avoid more disasters.