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Episode 192 | Amtrak Train Derailment Interview with Larry Creekmore

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Command Location, Command Support, Communications, Decision Making, Goals, Leadership, Mission, Personnel location, Radios, Risk Assessment, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Size Up, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Teamwork, Training / Rich Gasaway

This episode is an interview with DuPont Fire Chief Larry Creekmore. Chief Creekmore was the third-in unit to the December 18, 2017 Amtrak train derailment in Washington state. Length: 56 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and […]

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Episode 191 | Interview with Norfolk Assistant Fire Chief John DiBacco – Part 2

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Communications, Decision Making, Experience, Goals, Leadership, Mission, Risk Assessment, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Training / Rich Gasaway

This episode is Part 2 of my interview with Norfolk Assistant Fire Chief John DiBacco talking about the after-action review process used by Norfolk Fire to learn lessons from significant incidents. Length: 44 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of

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Culture And Situational Awareness

3 Comments / Accountability, Article, Communications, Complacency, Culture, Decision Making, Ego, Emotions, Fear, Firefighter Situational Awareness, Human Behavior, Leadership, Safety, Situational awareness, Teamwork / Rich Gasaway

Each member of an emergency response team is guided by a unique system of values, beliefs, assumptions and norms. Every member also brings their own unique habits and routines. What happens when you combine the values, beliefs, assumptions, norms, habits and routines of many unique individuals within an organization? You create culture. Organizational culture can

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Episode 190 | Interview with Norfolk Assistant Fire Chief John DiBacco – Part 1

Episode 190 is Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Norfolk Assistant Fire Chief John DiBacco talking about the after-action review process used by Norfolk Fire to learn lessons from significant incidents. Length: 36 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of

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Confronting a Boss With Flawed Situational Awareness

1 Comment / Accountability, Article, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Ego, Firefighter Situational Awareness, Human Behavior, Leadership, Safety, Situational awareness, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Teamwork / Rich Gasaway

I recently read a post on social media where a firefighter said at an incident scene that he doesn’t worry about his situational awareness. That’s what he has an officer for. Further, he didn’t worry about having situational awareness about the larger incident scene, that’s what he has an incident commander for. I could

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Teaching Situational Awareness and Decision Making

2 Comments / Article, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Leadership, Meta Awareness, Risk Assessment, Safety, Situational awareness, Size Up, Teamwork, Training / Rich Gasaway

Situational awareness is the foundation for good decision making. Situational awareness is formed by observing… and understanding what is happening in your environment, in the context of how time is passing. That “understanding” is then used to make predictions of future events. For those who have attended my full-day situational awareness classes you know this

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Episode 182 | Colorado Springs FD Interview – Part 2

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Automatic Action, Cognitive Memory, Communications, Competency, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Expectations, Firefighter Situational Awareness, Human Behavior, Insubordination, Judgment, Leadership, Mayday and RIT, Risk Assessment, SAMatters Radio, Size Up, Teamwork / Rich Gasaway

This episode is part 2 of an interview with three members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department discussing recruit training, using science to teach firefighting and more. Length: 50 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to

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Episode 181 | Colorado Springs FD Interview – Part 1

This episode is part 1 of an interview with three members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department discussing recruit training, using science to teach firefighting and more. Length: 55 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen

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Episode 180 | Accountability

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Benchmarks, Checklists, Cognitive Memory, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Leadership, Miscommunications, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Staffing, Workload Management, Worksheets / Rich Gasaway

This episode explores how accountability can improve situational awareness. Length: 37 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ 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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Episode 179 | Coordinated Actions

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Automatic Action, Command Presence, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Decision Making, Expectations, Independent Goal Setting - Freelancing, Leadership, Progress Reports, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Staffing, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Teamwork, Training / Rich Gasaway

This episode explores how coordinated actions can improve situational awareness. Length: 29 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ 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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