Search
Close this search box.

Rich Gasaway

Richard B. Gasaway served 33 years on the front lines as a firefighter, EMT-Paramedic and fire chief. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree while studying how individuals, teams and organizations develop and maintain situational awareness and make decisions in high stress, high consequence, time compressed environments. Dr. Gasaway is widely considered to be one of the nation's leading authorities on first responder situational awareness and decision making. His material has been featured and referenced in more than 400 book chapters, research projects, journal articles, podcasts, webinars and videos. His research and passion to improve workplace safety through improved situational awareness is unrivaled. Dr. Gasaway's leadership and safety programs have been presented to more than 42,000 first responders, emergency managers, medical providers, military personnel, aviation employees, industrial workers and business leaders throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Episode 86 | High reliability organizations

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

  In this episode we discuss what high reliability organizations are and look at their traits and the processes they use in their efforts to produce effective and predictable results. Length: 29 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to […]

Episode 86 | High reliability organizations Read More »

Episode 85 | What is Situational Awareness?

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

       In this episode, we go back to the basics and explain what situational awareness is, how it is developed and why it is so important to first responder decision making. This isn’t something we’ve done since episode #1.       Length: 39 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________

Episode 85 | What is Situational Awareness? Read More »

Episode 84 | Interview County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service Captain Jason Nesbitt and crew

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

        This episode interviews County of Grande Prairie C Platoon Captain Jason Nesbitt and his on-duty crew at the County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service in Clairmont, Alberta.   Length: 69 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk

Episode 84 | Interview County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service Captain Jason Nesbitt and crew Read More »

Episode 83 | Interview with Close Call Survivor Tiger Schmittendorf

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

  This episode interviews Tiger Schmittendorf as he chronicles a near-mess event during a water rescue incident.   Length: 34 minutes   Click the YouTube icon to listen       _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to a higher level, check out the Situational Awareness

Episode 83 | Interview with Close Call Survivor Tiger Schmittendorf Read More »

Episode 82 | Interview with John Martens, founder of NMotion UAS

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

    This episode interviews John Martens from NMotion UAS on the use of unmanned aircraft (drones) to improve situational awareness.   Length: 35 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to a higher level, check out the Situational

Episode 82 | Interview with John Martens, founder of NMotion UAS Read More »

Episode 81 | Interview with Near-Miss Survivors Tim Kohlbeck and Chase Longmiller

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

This episode is an interview with Captain Tim Kohlbeck and Lieutenant Chase Longmiller of the Sheboygan Fire Department. On January 30, 2010, Captain Kohlbeck and Lieutenant Longmiller were conducting a primary search when conditions changed rapidly and they were nearly killed. Length: 51 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you

Episode 81 | Interview with Near-Miss Survivors Tim Kohlbeck and Chase Longmiller Read More »

Episode 80 | Interview with Near-Miss Survivor Morris Lentz

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

    This episode is an interview with Assistant Chief Morris Lentz of the Rogersville, Alabama Fire Department. On February 8, 2009, Chief Lentz, then a lieutenant, was working a residential dwelling fire when a wall collapse trapped him under heavy debris. His near-miss resulted in multiple critical injuries.   Length: 55 minutes click the

Episode 80 | Interview with Near-Miss Survivor Morris Lentz Read More »

Episode 79 | The overconfident incompetent

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

       This episode discusses the process for competency development and introduces the Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias whereby unskilled people suffer from the illusion of having superior skills and knowledge.   Length: 21 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and

Episode 79 | The overconfident incompetent Read More »

Episode 78 | Begin with the end in mind

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

  In this episode we discuss the importance of looking into the future before committing resources at an emergency scene. Borrowing from Steve Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, the lesson here is to begin with the end in mind. Length: 19 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you

Episode 78 | Begin with the end in mind Read More »

Episode 77 | Rewarding undesirable behavior

Leave a Comment / SAMatters Radio /

    In this episode I am talking about the results of rewarding undesirable behavior. This is a topic more often discussed in my leadership programs than in my situational awareness programs – motivation. There is one fundamental component of motivation that has a direct implication to firefighter safety… reward. Length: 16 minutes click the YouTube

Episode 77 | Rewarding undesirable behavior Read More »

© 2024 SAMatters.com. All rights reserved.

Created by: Torrch