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Situational Awareness Matters!™


Helping individuals and teams understand human factors,
reduce the impact of situational awareness barriers,
and improve decision making under stress.

Aug 25, 2014

On this episode I interview Indianapolis Fire Department Chief of Health and Safety, Doug Abernathy. Doug’s career has spanned almost three decades and on February 5, 1992, he had a close call event that, most unfortunately, took the lives of two of his brother firefighters. In this episode, you’ll learn about:

 


Aug 22, 2014

This episode is a recording of a near-miss panel discussion held at Fire-Rescue International in Dallas, Texas. The panel, consisting of Chief Josh Waldo (Oakridge, TN), Training Officer Andrew Beck (Mandan, ND) and myself discuss  three near events, including:

 

1.A live training burn near-miss involving the crazing...


Aug 18, 2014

The SAMatters mission is simple… To help you see the bad things coming… in time to avoid bad outcomes.

 

On this episode….

 

1. We will look at the hot button issue of first responder fatigue.

2. We will review a near-miss report that emphasizes the importance of having a designated safety officer.

3. And I...


Aug 11, 2014

The SAMatters mission is simple… To help you see the bad things coming… in time to avoid bad outcomes.

 

On this episode…. 

1.We’ll discuss how radio traffic can impact situational awareness. 

2.I’ll share a near-miss incident where a firefighter fell through an open crawl space hatch in a floor…...


Aug 2, 2014

On this episode I interview Dave Casey, Director of the Louisiana State Fire & Emergency Training Institute on the need for realistic first responder training. During the interview, Dave shared:

1.The need to turn off the PowerPoint, get out of the classroom, and into the field for hands-on training. 

2.Some of the...