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Interview with Captain Alex Charoni on Near-miss reporting evaluations (Episode 280)

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assumptions, Attitude, Close Call, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Human Behavior, Human Error, Human Factors, Judgment, Line of Duty Death, Mayday, Mayday and RIT, Mindfulness, Miscommunications, Near Miss, Risk, Risk Assessment, Routines, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Situational awareness, Situational Readiness, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Stress, Teamwork, Training / Rich Gasaway

In this episode, South King County Fire & Rescue Captain Alex Charoni discusses his passion for determining the root cause of near-miss events and the approach his department is taking to improve firefighter safety. Length: 72 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the full VIDEO __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking […]

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Interview with Adam Kinakin, host of The Tactical Breakdown Podcast Show – Part 2 (Episode 279)

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assertiveness, Attitude, Cognitive Memory, Communications, Competency, Culture, Decision Making, Experience, Fear, Intuition, Judgment, Mindfulness, Miscommunications, Mission, Mission Myopia, Neuroscience, Overwhelm, Perception, Prediction, Risk, Risk Assessment, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Situational awareness, Stress, Tacit Knowledge, Task Fixation, Task Saturation, Teamwork, Vigilance / Rich Gasaway

This episode is part 2 of a 2-part interview with the host of The Tactical Breakdown Podcast, Adam Kinakin, discussing the importance of situational awareness in high-risk decision-making scenarios Length: 52 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the full VIDEO __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and

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Interview with Adam Kinakin, host of The Tactical Breakdown Podcast Show – Part 1 (Episode 278)

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Attitude, Cognitive Memory, Communications, Competency, Culture, Decision Making, Experience, Fear, Intuition, Judgment, Mindfulness, Miscommunications, Mission, Mission Myopia, Neuroscience, Overwhelm, Perception, Prediction, Risk, Risk Assessment, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Situational awareness, Stress, Tacit Knowledge, Task Fixation, Task Saturation, Teamwork, Vigilance / Rich Gasaway

This episode is part 1 of a 2-part interview with the host of The Tactical Breakdown Podcast, Adam Kinakin, discussing the importance of situational awareness in high-risk decision-making scenarios Length: 50 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the full VIDEO __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and

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High Reliability Organization Processes (Episode 276)

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assertiveness, Assumptions, Attention Management, Attitude, Automation, Benchmarks, Checklists, Communications, Competency, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Expectations, Goals, Human Error, Judgment, Leadership, Mindfulness, Mission, Preoccupation, Risk Assessment, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Teamwork, Technology, Training, Workload Management / Rich Gasaway

This episode explores the processes used by high reliability organizations. Length: 21 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the full VIDEO __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to a higher level, check out the Situational Awareness Matters Online Academy. CLICK HERE for details,

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Traits of High Reliability Organizations (Episode 275)

This episode explores the traits of high reliability organizations Length: 25 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the full VIDEO __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to a higher level, check out the Situational Awareness Matters Online Academy. CLICK HERE for details, enrollment

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A Tale of Complacency (Episode 273)

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assumptions, Attention Management, Attitude, Command Presence, Competency, Complacency, Culture, Decision Making, Denial, Expectations, Habits, Incompetence, Invincible, Mindfulness, Mission, Optimism, Over Confident, Perception Of Reality, Preoccupation, SAMatters Radio, Size Up, Staffing, Training, Vigilance / Rich Gasaway

This episode discusses how complacency can creep into our work, impact vigilance and flaw situational awareness. Length: 23 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the full VIDEO __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to a higher level, check out the Situational Awareness

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Firefighter Through the Floor – The Matt Marlow Story (Episode 266)

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assumptions, Attention Management, Attitude, Automatic Action, Close Call, Communications, Complacency, Decision Making, Distractions and Interruptions, Expectations, Lost Focus, Mission Myopia, Over Confident, Pre Arrival Lens, Response Time Delays, SAMatters Radio, Size Up, Vigilance / Rich Gasaway

In this interview, Matt Marlow shares how his late arrival on a structure fire led to a complacent mindset and caused him to fall through the floor at a residential structure fire. Length: 78 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the full VIDEO __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding

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Electrocuted by a downed power line – The Tom Ehlers Story – Part 2 (Episode 261)

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assumptions, Attention Management, Attitude, Close Call, Command Location, Command Presence, Communications, Complacency, Decision Making, Disoriented, Emotions, Equipment, Gut Feeling, Human Error, Intuition, Judgment, Lost Focus, Mayday, Mayday and RIT, Personal Protective Equipment, Prediction, Risk, Risk Assessment, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Size Up, Stress, Training, Tunnel Vision, Vigilance / Rich Gasaway

Listen in as firefighter Tom Ehlers and fire chief Wesley Cole share their story about a fire incident where Tom was struck by a falling 14k volt power line on the scene of a fire. This is part 2 of the 2 part series. Length: 62 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the

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Electrocuted by a falling power line – The Tom Ehler’s Story – Part 1 (Episode 260)

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assumptions, Attention Management, Attitude, Close Call, Command Location, Command Presence, Command Support, Communications, Complacency, Decision Making, Disoriented, Emotions, Equipment, Expectations, Gut Feeling, Human Error, Intuition, Judgment, Lost Focus, Mayday, Mayday and RIT, Personal Protective Equipment, Prediction, Risk, Risk Assessment, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Size Up, Stress, Training, Tunnel Vision, Vigilance / Rich Gasaway

Listen in as firefighter Tom Ehlers and fire chief Wesley Cole share their story about a fire incident where Tom was struck by a falling 14k volt power line on the scene of a fire. Length: 54 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the full VIDEO __________________________________________________ If you are interested in

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Sneak Peek into a Live Situational Awareness Training Program (Episode 259)

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assumptions, Attention Management, Attitude, Auditory exclusion, Automatic Action, Benchmarks, Building Construction, Close Call, Communications, Complacency, Confusion, Crew Resource Management, Decision Making, Disoriented, Expectations, Experience, Judgment, Lost Focus, Mayday, Mayday and RIT, Miscommunications, Over Confident, Personnel location, Pre Arrival Lens, Radios, Risk, Routines, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Selective Listening, Size Up, Staffing, Task Fixation, Teamwork / Rich Gasaway

The Situational Awareness Matters signature program was presented live at the Ponderosa Fire Department in Houston Texas. This episode is a sneak peek into a segment of the program. Click HERE to see all the programs I offer! Length: 47 minutes Click the YouTube icon to watch the full VIDEO __________________________________________________ If you

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