Tag Archives: firefighter casualties
Twelve Ways to Situational Awareness
Ho, Ho, Ho. Merry Christmas everyone! I know everyone’s feeling particularly festive this time of year and I have caught the Christmas spirit in a very situational awareness sort of way. Surely you’ve heard of the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Complacency, Culture, Decision Making, Gasaway Consulting Group, human factors, Incompetence, Information overload, Safety, Situational awareness, Situational Readiness, size-up, Staffing, Stress, Teamwork, Training, Workload Management
Tagged communications, decision making under stress, firefighter casualties, firefighter safety, fireground command, public safety, safety, situational awareness, staffing, teamwork, training, vigilance
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Trained to Fail
There are probably few things I say in a classroom that raises the ire of instructors more than “You’re training your members to fail.” I understand why they wouldn’t want to hear that. No instructor wants a member to fail. … Continue reading
Posted in Crew Resource Management, Decision Making, firefighter situational awareness, Human Behavior, human factors, Neuroscience, Repetition, Safety, Simulation, Situational awareness, Teamwork, Training
Tagged decision making, fire department training, firefighter casualties, firefighter injuries, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, firefighter training, fireground command, fireground command situational awareness, trained to fail, training, training for failure
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