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Tacit knowledge and situational awareness
While conducting research on how decisions are made during high consequence events I came across a term I’d never heard before – “tacit knowledge.” Once I learned what it was it quickly became evident that I possessed it… and I … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Management, Competency, Decision Making, human factors, Neuroscience, Repetition, Safety, Situational awareness, Tacit knowledge
Tagged awareness, decision making, expert knowledge, expertise, firefighter situational awareness, fireground command, learning, magic knowledge, mental models, novice, public safety, sense making, situational awareness, tacit knowledge
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Situational Awareness: Catastrophically Important to First Responder Safety
This video serves as an example of the importance of situational awareness. Please do not judge this department, the responders, or the commander. Rather, seek to learn and understand WHY… the things they were doing at the moment in time … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Making, firefighter situational awareness, Safety, Situational awareness
Tagged decision making, dispatch, emergency management, EMT, fire, fire command, fire command training, fire training, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, fireground command, fireground command decision making, fireground commander, fireground safety, haz-mat, hazardous materials, officer safety, paramedic, patient care, police officer safety, public safety, rescue, responder safety, safety, Situational awareness matters, tactical decision making, technical rescue
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Radio Traffic Can Improve or Destroy Situational Awareness
When it comes to first responder radio traffic I am reminded of the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. You may recall that in the story Goldilocks samples three bowls of porridge. One is too hot. One is too … Continue reading
Posted in Attention Management, Auditory exclusion, Communications, Complacency, Decision Making, Distractions and Interruptions, Emotions, Fear, firefighter situational awareness, human factors, Information overload, Neuroscience, Safety, Situational awareness, Stress, Training, Tunneled Senses
Tagged decision making, dispatch, emergency management, EMT, fire, fire command, fire command training, fire training, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, fireground command, fireground command decision making, fireground commander, fireground safety, haz-mat, hazardous materials, officer safety, paramedic, patient care, police officer safety, public safety, radio communications, rescue, responder safety, safety, Situational awareness matters, tactical decision making, technical rescue
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Bravado: A Barrier to Situational Awareness
I recently sent out a message across my social media networks (Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn) about bravado being a barrier to situational awareness. The message, in case you missed it, read: Bravado: The purposeful ignorance of critical signs of danger … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Ego and Self-Esteem, Emotions, Fear, firefighter situational awareness, Human Behavior, human factors, Safety, Situational awareness, Situational Readiness, Teamwork, Training
Tagged bravado, bravery, decision making, decision making under stress, dispatch, emergency management, EMT, fire, fire command, fire command training, fire training, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, fireground command, fireground command decision making, fireground commander, fireground safety, haz-mat, hazardous materials, line of duty death, officer safety, paramedic, patient care, police officer safety, public safety, rescue, responder safety, risk management, safety, situational awareness, Situational awareness matters, tactical decision making, technical rescue
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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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Nine Dangerous Mindsets – Part 7: The Superman/Superwoman
Welcome to installment seven of the Nine Dangerous Mindsets series. While these mindsets may have many dangerous implications, my focus is to bring light to how they can impact situational awareness and first responder safety. I have been receiving some … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Crew Resource Management, Decision Making, Ego and Self-Esteem, Fear, firefighter situational awareness, Human Behavior, human factors, Leadership, Safety, Situational awareness
Tagged communications, decision making, ego, fire chief, fire command, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, incident command, incident commander, introvert, leadership, public safety, safety, self-esteem, situational awareness
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Nine Dangerous Mindsets – Part 6: The Silent
Before I get into this topic, I want to give a little shout out to attendees from my “Get in the Loop” tour stops so far in 2012. If you haven’t been following my Twitter updates (including my surviving a … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Ego and Self-Esteem, Fear, firefighter situational awareness, Human Behavior, human factors, Safety, Situational awareness, Stress
Tagged communications, decision making, ego, extrovert, fire chief, fire command, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, incident command, incident commander, introvert, leadership, public safety, safety, self-esteem, situational awareness
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Nine Dangerous Mindsets – Part 5: The Stubborn
Welcome to the fifth of the nine-part series on dangerous mindsets that can impact first responder situational awareness and, subsequently, their safety. In this article I am going to address the stubborn team member. This individual can be described as … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Ego and Self-Esteem, Fear, firefighter situational awareness, Leadership, Safety, Situational awareness
Tagged communications, decision making, ego, fire chief, fire command, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, five step assertive statement process, incident command, incident commander, leadership, public safety, safety, self-esteem, situational awareness, stubborn
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Nine Dangerous Mindsets: Part 4 – The Superior
Welcome to the fourth installment of the Dangerous Mindsets series. Previously I talked about the dangerous mindsets of the Starter, the Subordinate and the Specialist. This article addresses the Superior or, more appropriately, the Superior with personal issues and how … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Crew Resource Management, Culture, Decision Making, Ego and Self-Esteem, Fear, firefighter situational awareness, Human Behavior, human factors, Leadership, Mental Models, Safety, Situational awareness, Stress, Teamwork
Tagged communications, decision making, ego, fire chief, fire command, firefighter safety, firefighter situational awareness, five step assertive statement process, incident command, incident commander, leadership, public safety, safety, self-esteem, situational awareness, superiority complex
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