situational awareness

Episode 123 | Positive and Negative Clues and Cues

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  In this episode we explore how responders use positive and negative clues and cues to develop and maintain situational awareness at emergency scenes. 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 […]

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Episode 121 | Three types of stress

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  In this episode we explore three types of stress that can impact first responders. Length: 33 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

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Episode 119 | Interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel – Part 2

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  In this episode I sat down for an interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel to discuss a near-miss that occurred at a residential dwelling fire. This is part two of a two-part interview so if you have not yet, be sure to listen to episode 118 for the set-up to the lessons

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Episode 118 | Interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel – Part 1

Leave a Comment / Assumptions, Automatic Action, Close Call, Command Location, Command Support, Communications, Confusion, Fatigue, Goals, Mindfulness, Mission Myopia, Muscle Memory, Personnel location, Progress Reports, Radios, SAMatters Radio, Selective Listening, Shared Mental Models, Teamwork, Workload Management /

  In this episode, I sat down for an interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel to discuss a near-miss that occurred at a residential dwelling fire. This is part one of a two-part interview so be sure to also listen to episode 119 for the lessons learned. Length: 51 minutes Click the YouTube

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Episode 117 | Interview with Shawnee Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Pyle – Part 2

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  In this episode I sat down for an interview with Shawnee (KS) Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Pyle to discuss a residential structure incident that resulted in the death of Firefighter John Glaser. Ryan discusses the details of this tragic incident and the lessons his department learned from it. This is the second part of

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Episode 116 | Interview with Shawnee Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Pyle – Part 1

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In this episode I sat down for an interview with Shawnee (KS) Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Pyle to discuss a residential structure incident that resulted in the death of Firefighter John Glaser. Ryan discusses the details of this tragic incident and the lessons his department learned from it. This episode is part 1 of a

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Episode 115 | Vehicle Fire Situational Awareness

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In this episode we explore the importance of developing and maintain situational awareness while operating on the scenes of vehicle fires. Length: 34 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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Episode 114 | Noise Can Impact Situational Awareness

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         In this episode, we explore how noise can impact situational awareness of first responders. 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 Awareness Matters Online

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Episode 113 | Six Red Flags for Danger

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            In this episode we discuss six red flags for danger that may get overlooked or ignored at a structure fire. 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,

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