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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 76 | Ontario Fire Service Critical Incident Initiative

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  In today’s episode I interview Brent Thomas, Stephen MacInnis and Richard Craibbe. As members of the Ontario Fire Training Officers Association they are leading an initiative to improve access to information about critical fire incidents in the Province. Length: 75 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in […]

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Episode 75 | Interview with Personal Safety Expert Shawn Rafferty

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  In today’s episode I interview Shawn Rafferty, creator of the Safety Blueprint personal awareness and protection program. We will talk about how first responders can heighten their observational and situational awareness while operating in the field, and in their personal lives. Length: 42 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If

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Episode 74 | Creating the Thinking Firefighter

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    This episode is a recording of my presentation at the Executive Fire Officer Program Graduate Symposium, hosted on the Campus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Length: 30 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision

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Episode 73 | Ryan Pennington on Hoarder Home Fires

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  In this episode I interview Ryan Pennington about his new book Hoarder Homes: Piles of Hazards for Firefighters. This book is the first to address the topic of heavy content conditions and the challenges they face for first responders.   Length: 56 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you

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Episode 72: The dispatcher’s role in forming first responder situational awareness

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  Some of the least appreciated members of the emergency response team are the communications specialists (in some venues, termed dispatchers). How do I know this? First, I served as a communications specialist (my job title was dispatcher) early in my career and I was routinely subjected to criticism and ridicule from responders because the

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Episode 71: Why does situational awareness matter?

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  In this episode we explore the origins of Situational Awareness Matters and explain why situational awareness is so important for individuals and teams who work in high risk, high consequence environments. We also reveal the top ten situational awareness barriers for first responders. Length: 56 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ If

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Episode 70: Your brain on drugs: The impact of acute stress on decision making

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    This episode discusses some of the ill effects that can impact situational awareness and decision making as a result of stress. Length: 30 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

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Episode 69: Learning from Failure

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    While it is important to train in ways that reinforce best practices and successful outcomes, there is something to be said for training that results in failure. This episode explores the notion that out of failure, important lessons are learned. Length: 27 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you

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Episode 68: Teaching Decision Making

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  During the Mental Management of Emergencies program we talk about the process of how to develop and maintain situational awareness. And then, we talk about how to use situational awareness as the foundation for decision making.     Length: 32 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in

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Episode 67: Lieutenant Todd Budd Close Call Survivor Story

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Lieutenant Todd Budd, at the time of his close call event was serving as the acting officer on Brownsburg ladder company 131. They were dispatched to assist a neighboring community for a working building fire. The call came in after midnight and their on-duty crew of four responded along with a battalion chief. Length: 72

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