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Ten Things to Develop Situational Readiness
This website is dedicated to improving situational awareness of first responders. The precursor to situational awareness is situational readiness. I define situational readiness as: Having

Episode 127 | Teaching responders how to speak up
In this episode, we discuss the challenges of teaching responders how to speak up when they think something is going wrong. As we

Safety Trumps Self-Esteem In Good Decision Making
Part of the process to develop and maintain situational awareness at an emergency scene is having the ability to predict the future of the event.

Episode126 | Interview with Birmingham Assistant Fire Chief Floyd (Buddy) Wilks, Jr.
In this episode, I interview Birmingham Assistant Fire Chief Floyd (Buddy) Wilks, Jr. who served as the incident commander during a mayday at a

Episode 125 | The top 12 reasons why first responders won’t discuss their near-miss events
In this episode we look at the top 12 reasons why first responders are so hesitant to discuss their near-miss events and the

Episode 124 | Facilitated Debriefings
In this episode we look at how facilitated debriefings used in aviation safety to improve air travel can be applied to emergency services