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Episode 100 | Anniversary Episode
This is the 100th episode for SAMatters Radio… a milestone in the podcasting world. The commemorate this event we’ll take a walk down memory lane

Five Tough Questions
I have witnessed a rather disturbing trend in my situational awareness classes over the past year. I have added a video where firefighters are on

Episode 99 | Distracted driving: Interview with Greg Yost
This episode interviews Greg Yost, an advocate for responder safety and a father who lost his daughter from an accident

Episode 98 | The role of emotions in decision making
This episode explores the role that emotions play in judgment and decision making. Length: 32 minutes click

Resistance to Change
Imagine for a moment that you’re part of a 4-person first-due crew responding on to an apartment fire. On the way to the call the

Episode 97 | Situational Readiness
This episode explores the concept of situational readiness and offers 10 recommendations for how to be ready and 10 observations