Last year i started offered a summary of my activities to advance the Situational Awareness Matters mission. I received a lot of positive comments and support from the information I shared so I thought I would carry on the tradition by posting this – 2015 year in review.
The personal motivation I derive from this exercise includes:
- It allows me to see that I actually DID accomplish SOMETHING during the year (because it often feels as though I am spinning my wheels while accomplish very little).
- It allows me to show appreciation to the departments, companies and associations who provided an opportunity for me to share the SAMatters message with them throughout the year.
- It overwhelms me with gratitude when I see how many people’s lives I have touched with my message.
- It allows other who might be interested in hosting a program to see what organizations have trusted me to help improve the safety of their members. It also serves as a powerful testimony that the content is solid with actionable, immediately usable take-aways that makes a difference.
I realize some of the readers of this blog will have little interest in what I did or where I went in 2015. If you are among that group, simply click out of this post. However, if you are interested, click the “Continue Reading” link below and allow me to share my 2015 year in review with you. As with all my articles, I welcome your feedback (the “Leave a Reply” box at the bottom of the blog post or via email (Rich@RichGasaway.com).
The year in review
| 82 | The number of classes taught in 2015 |
| 66 | The number of situational awareness classes taught to first responders |
| 5 | The number of situational awareness classes taught for business and industry |
| 69 | The number of agencies/associations/companies presented to |
| 11 | The number of leadership classes taught to first responders and industry |
| 7,840 | The number of students taught in 2015 |
| 1 | The number of Technical Reviews conducted |
| 5 | The number of conferences attended as a student (sharpening the saw) |
| 52 | The number of blog articles written on the SAMatters website |
| 229,242 | The number of visits to the SAMatters website in 2015 |
| 1,236,492 | The number of visits to the SAMatters website since launch in 2011 |
| 2,378,632 | The number of page views on SAMatters in 2015 |
| 7,016,029 | The number of page views on SAMatters since launch in 2011 |
| 12 | The number of SAMatters Newsletters published |
| 3,406 | The number of SAMatters members receiving the monthly newsletter |
| 167 | The number of countries where SAMatters members reside (Mostly US, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom) |
| 2 | The number of books written |
| 1 | The number of videos created |
| 199,122 | The number of video views on the SAMattersTV YouTube channel |
| 52 | The number of SAMatters Radio podcast episodes recorded |
| 53,329 | The number of downloads of SAMatters Radio podcast episodes |
| 7 | The number of webinars or other online content delivered |
| 14 | The number of articles written for journals and other websites |
| 22,388 | The number of social media connections (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter) |
| 1 | The number of research project consultations |
| 2 | The number of product development consultations |
| 119 | The number of flight segments flown |
| 146,880 | The number of air miles traveled (US and Canada only) |
| 13,750 | The number of ground miles traveled |
| 6 | The number of employees working at the Gasaway Consulting Group |
| 9 | The number of contract Associates who taught classes for Gasaway Consulting Group |
Clients served in 2015
Appearing in alphabetical order
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Air Medical Transport Conference
Alabama Fire College
Arvada Fire Department
Bloomfield Township Fire Department
Buckley Fire Department
Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
Castle Rock Fire Department
Center for Public Safety Excellence Conference
Champions Fire Protection District
Chester County Emergency Services
Delran Fire Department
Emergency Preparedness and Hazardous Materials Response Conference
Fire Department Instructors Conference
Fire Engineering Magazine
Firehouse Magazine
Firehouse World Conference
Fire-Rescue Canada
Fire-Rescue International
FireShowsWest
Flathead County EMS
Frisco Fire Department
Gallatin County Emergency Management Agency
Gary Fire Department
Greenfield Fire Department
Hamline University
Hampton Roads Fire Chiefs Association
Hershey Fire Department
Idaho Department of Lands
Illinois Fire Service Institute
Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Indianapolis International Airport Fire Department
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Lake County Fire Chiefs Association
Lodi Fire Department
Loveland Fire-Rescue Authority
Managerial Association of Emergency Services
Maple Grove Fire Department
Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute
Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs
Minnesota Rural Electric Association
Minnesota Symposium on Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness
Montana Fire Chiefs Association
Munhall Fire Department
National Fire Academy
New Hampshire Emergency Dispatchers Association Conference
New Hampshire Fire Chiefs Association
Norristown Fire Department
Ohio Fire Chiefs Association
Ontario Fire College
Peace Regional Fire Conference
Pearland Fire Department
Peters Township Fire Department
Plainfield Township Fire Department
Prince Albert Fire Department
Santa Clara County Fire Department
Saskatchewan Association of Fire Chiefs Conference
Scott Township Fire Department
South Dakota Firefighters Association
Spokane Fire Department
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Tennessee Department of Homeland Security
Terre Haute Fire Department
United States Forest Service
United States Military Academy
Volunteer & Combination Officers Section Symposium in the Sun
Wadesville Fire Department
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
I am very grateful for all the opportunities that were provided to me and for the trust others have that I will deliver consistent, reliable, fact-based, high quality content that can be immediately applied on the job.
Because many of my programs are heavily influenced by research – especially as it relates to the neuroscience of situational awareness and decision making – attendees are often exposed to content they have never received before in any program they have attended. This is among the most consistent feedback I receive and it makes me feel good to add value with original content.
The mission of Situational Awareness Matters is simple: Help first responders see the bad things coming… in time to change the outcome.
Safety begins with SA!
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