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Episode 175 | Positive Reinforcement of Undesired Behavior

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Attitude, Communications, Human Behavior, Leadership, Risk Assessment, Safety, SAMatters Radio / Rich Gasaway

This episode explores how the positive reinforcement of undesired behavior can impact first responder safety. Length: 22 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 […]

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Episode 174 | Complex Communications

Leave a Comment / Assumptions, Auditory exclusion, Communications, Confusion, Expectations, Miscommunications, Progress Reports, Radios, SAMatters Radio, Selective Listening / Rich Gasaway

This episode explores the challenges of how complex communications can impact situational awareness. Length: 24 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 173 | Bravado

Leave a Comment / Attitude, Bravado, Culture, Decision Making, Defiance, Emotions, Expectations, Fear, Human Behavior, Invincible, Judgment, Line of Duty Death, Optimism, Preoccupation, Risk, SAMatters Radio, Teamwork / Rich Gasaway

This episode explores the challenges of how bravado can impact situational awareness. Length: 26 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 172 | Confirmation Bias

Leave a Comment / Assumptions, Biases, Cognitive Memory, Confabulation, Decision Making, Expectations, Gut Feeling, Intuition, Judgment, Long-Term Memory, Pattern Matching, Perception, Prediction, SAMatters Radio, Tacit Knowledge / Rich Gasaway

This episode explores the challenges of how confirmation bias can impact situational awareness. Length: 28 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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Episode171 | Expectations can impact Situational Awareness

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Attitude, Bravado, Culture, Emotions, Expectations, Fear, Human Behavior, Judgment, Perception Of Reality, Preoccupation, Risk, SAMatters Radio, Stress, Task Fixation, Tunnel Vision / Rich Gasaway

This episode explores how our expectations can create stress and how stress can lead to task fixation, contribute to tunnel vision and cause a host of other situational awareness problems. Length: 26 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and

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Another False Alarm: A Tale of Complacency

5 Comments / Complacency, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Firefighter Situational Awareness, Human Behavior, Human Factors, Incompetence, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Situational awareness / Rich Gasaway

Complacency is a big deal for first responders because it impacts your situational awareness on multiple levels. I would like to give every responder the benefit of the doubt that if or when they have found him or herself being complacent that it wasn’t happening on purpose. In other words, I hope every responder desires

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Episode170 | Interview with Brad Davidson

Leave a Comment / Attitude, Close Call, Communications, Decision Making, Expectations, Gut Feeling, Intuition, Judgment, Mindfulness, Perception, Risk Assessment, SAMatters Radio, Size Up / Rich Gasaway

Brad Davidson is an industrial firefighter who was conducting an inspection on a furnace when his intuition told him something was wrong. This episode chronicles how trusting his intuition may have saved his life. Length: 49 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational

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Episode 169 | Situational Awareness Insanity – Part 5

Leave a Comment / Anger, Assertiveness, Bravado, Command Presence, Communications, Culture, Decision Making, Defiance, Denial, Ego, Emotions, Fear, Human Behavior, Human Factors, Judgment, Leadership, Optimism, Over Confident, Pressure, SAMatters Radio, Stress / Rich Gasaway

Albert Einstein is credited with saying “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.” This is the final segment of a 5-part series that explores situational awareness insanity. Length: 26 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational

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Episode 168 | Situational Awareness Insanity – Part 4

Leave a Comment / Attention Management, Benchmarks, Decision Making, Expectations, Judgment, Mental Models, Mission Myopia, Perception, Prediction, SAMatters Radio, Task Fixation, Tunnel Vision / Rich Gasaway

Albert Einstein is credited with saying “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.” This is Part 4 of a 5-part series that explores situational awareness insanity. Length: 23 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness

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Episode 167 | Situational Awareness Insanity – Part 3

Leave a Comment / Assumptions, Automatic Action, Benchmarks, Confabulation, Confusion, Decision Making, Disoriented, Expectations, Human Behavior, Judgment, Mental Models, Neuroscience, Perception, Perception Of Reality, Prediction, SAMatters Radio, Sensory Conflict / Rich Gasaway

Albert Einstein is credited with saying “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.” This is Part 3 of a 5-part series that explores situational awareness insanity. Length: 30 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness

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