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Episode 194 | Crisis Response Journal Interview – Part 1

Leave a Comment / Decision Making, Firefighter Situational Awareness, Human Factors, Intuition, Judgment, Leadership, Neuroscience, Perception, Perception Of Reality, Risk Assessment, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Situational awareness, Teamwork / Rich Gasaway

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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Episode 193 | Herd Mentality

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assertiveness, Attitude, Automatic Action, Biases, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Decision Making, Expectations, Fear, Goals, Human Behavior, Insubordination, Judgment, Leadership, Mission, Perception, Prediction, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Teamwork / Rich Gasaway

In this episode we discuss the cognitive bias known as herd mentality (or herd behavior). Length: 31 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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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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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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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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Episode 151 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Subordinate

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assertiveness, Attitude, Bravado, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Defiance, Denial, Ego, Emotions, Expectations, Experience, Fear, Human Behavior, Insubordination, Invincible, Judgment, Leadership, Pressure, Risk, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Staffing, Teamwork, Under Confident / Rich Gasaway

This episode is part two of a nine-part serious on dangerous mindsets that first responders can develop and I offer some advice for dealing with each. 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

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Episode 150 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Starter

Leave a Comment / Attitude, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Emotions, Expectations, Experience, Fear, Human Behavior, Insubordination, Leadership, Pressure, Risk, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Staffing, Teamwork, Under Confident / Rich Gasaway

In this episode we kick off a nine-part serious on dangerous mindsets that first responders develop and offer some advice for dealing with each. We start off with talking about the starter mindset. That’s the mindset of the brand new responder. It is, in many ways, different from seasoned responders. Length: 30 minutes click

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Episode 147 | The Need for Skill Rehearsal

Leave a Comment / Command Presence, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Decision Making, Expectations, Goals, Independent Goal Setting - Freelancing, Miscommunications, Mission, Mission Myopia, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Task Fixation, Task Saturation, Teamwork, Workload Management / Rich Gasaway

This episode discusses the importance of rehearsal as a means to strengthen team situational awareness. Length: 38 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

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Episode 138 | Nine considerations when evaluating incident command software.

Leave a Comment / Attention Management, Auditory exclusion, Automation, Command Support, Communications, Decision Making, Equipment, Information overload, Miscommunications, Overload, Preoccupation, SAMatters Radio, Selective Listening, Shared Mental Models, Task Fixation, Workload Management / Rich Gasaway

In this episode, we discuss 9 things you should consider when evaluating your purchase of incident command software. Length: 31 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

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