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		<title>Situational Awareness in Hoarder Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.samatters.com/2012/05/15/situational-awareness-in-hoarder-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Gasaway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to take this opportunity to introduce the Situational Awareness Matters community of readers to an associate and good friend of mine, Firefighter-Paramedic Ryan Pennington with the Charleston (WV) Fire Department. Ryan has been conducting extensive research on the &#8230; <a href="http://www.samatters.com/2012/05/15/situational-awareness-in-hoarder-homes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Healing and growing from tragedy</title>
		<link>http://www.samatters.com/2012/05/11/healing-and-growing-from-tragedy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 02:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Gasaway</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[445 Biltmore Avenue]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Captain Jeff Bowen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an opportunity today to present along side Asheville Fire Chief Scott Burnette at the North Carolina Society of Fire Rescue Instructors Conference. This opportunity came as a result of another wonderful opportunity that Chief Burnette extended to me &#8230; <a href="http://www.samatters.com/2012/05/11/healing-and-growing-from-tragedy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Resilient Problem Solvers</title>
		<link>http://www.samatters.com/2012/05/09/resilient-problem-solvers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Gasaway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you&#8217;re going to think I&#8217;ve been out in the South Carolina sun too long when you read this proclamation: I want you to make more mistakes! What? It&#8217;s true, I do. But before you stop reading this article out &#8230; <a href="http://www.samatters.com/2012/05/09/resilient-problem-solvers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Another False Alarm: A Tale of Complacency</title>
		<link>http://www.samatters.com/2012/05/05/another-false-alarm-a-tale-of-complacency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.samatters.com/2012/05/05/another-false-alarm-a-tale-of-complacency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 23:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Gasaway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.samatters.com/2012/05/05/another-false-alarm-a-tale-of-complacency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Discipline</title>
		<link>http://www.samatters.com/2012/04/27/radio-discipline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.samatters.com/2012/04/27/radio-discipline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rich Gasaway</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accountability]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A frequent contributing factor in firefighter casualty incidents is too much radio traffic. This can have a significant impact on first responder situational awareness because it becomes near impossible to take in, process, comprehend and remember the volumes of information &#8230; <a href="http://www.samatters.com/2012/04/27/radio-discipline/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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