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Emerging Leader Scholarship Recipient Named
Congratulations to Ryan Pierson, Chief of the Pitman (NJ) Fire Department for being selected the recipient of the 2012 Emerging Leaders Scholarship. The scholarship is sponsored by the Gasaway Consulting Group and is designed to provide an all-expenses paid opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Gasaway Consulting Group, Leadership, Safety, Training
Tagged emerging leader scholarship, fire department scholarship, firefighter scholarship, gasaway consulting group, IAFC, International Associaiton of Fire Chief, scholarship, Symposium in the Sun, VCOS, Volunteer and Combination Officers Section
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New eBook Released!
I’m very excited to announce the release of my new eBook, Situational Awareness Matters Volume 2. The book is a collection of articles from the Situational Awareness Matters website, compiled for your convenience so you don’t have to search them … Continue reading
Congratulations Patrick Harper
I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Indianapolis firefighter Patrick Harper on his graduation from Franklin University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Safety Management. In addition to graduating Summa Cum Laude, Patrick has also been … Continue reading
Nine Dangerous Mindsets: Part 9 – The Synergist
Welcome to this, the last of the nine part series on dangerous mindsets. From the feedback I’m getting, this series hit some chords with readers. I appreciate the kind words about my observations and the advice I’ve dispensed throughout this … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Communications, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Ego and Self-Esteem, firefighter situational awareness, Safety, Situational awareness, Teamwork
Tagged decision making, firefighter safety, freelancing, gasaway consulting group, incident command, independent action, leadership, situational awareness, teamwork
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Independent Actions Can Impact Team Situational Awareness
For some public safety agencies it is standard practice for the first arriving personnel (or crews of personnel) to deploy independently. Oftentimes these responders are highly trained, highly motivated and action oriented. What they are lacking is coordination of their … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Crew Resource Management, firefighter situational awareness, Personnel location, Safety, Situational awareness, Staffing, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Teamwork
Tagged decision making, firefighter safety, freelancing, gasaway consulting group, incident command, independent action, leadership, situational awareness, teamwork
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Nine Dangerous Mindsets: Part 8 – The Slacker
Welcome to part eight of the Nine Dangerous Mindsets series. In this installment I’m going to take on one of the most challenging and perhaps one of the most frustrating mindsets – the Slacker. This mindset is dangerous to situational … Continue reading
Posted in Complacency, Culture, firefighter situational awareness, Human Behavior, Incompetence, Safety, Situational awareness, Training
Tagged complacent, decision making, decision making under stress, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, gasaway consulting group, human error, human factors, lazy, slacker
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