These are the first responder situational awareness and decision making issues and opportunities related to risk assessment.
This episode is part two of an interview with Christo Motz, a board member for the Crisis Response Journal. Length: 61 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen to the full episode __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to a higher level, check […]
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This episode is part one of a two-part interview with Christo Motz, a board member for the Crisis Response Journal. Length: 59 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen to the full episode __________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to a higher level, check out
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Buildings are disposable. People are not! This guest editorial contribution is provided by Chief John Buckman III, Director of the Indiana State Fire Training and Certification System. Chief Buckman posted this piece on Facebook and, with his permission, it is being reposted here. The message is short and powerful.
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This episode explores how knowing the time to task completion can aid in the development of situational awareness. Length: 30 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
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