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Episode 83 | Interview with Close Call Survivor Tiger Schmittendorf
This episode interviews Tiger Schmittendorf as he chronicles a near-mess event during a water rescue incident. Length: 34 minutes Click the YouTube

Episode 82 | Interview with John Martens, founder of NMotion UAS
This episode interviews John Martens from NMotion UAS on the use of unmanned aircraft (drones) to improve situational awareness. Length: 35 minutes click

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

Episode 80 | Interview with Near-Miss Survivor Morris Lentz
This episode is an interview with Assistant Chief Morris Lentz of the Rogersville, Alabama Fire Department. On February 8, 2009, Chief Lentz, then

Episode 79 | The overconfident incompetent
This episode discusses the process for competency development and introduces the Dunning-Kruger Effect, a cognitive bias whereby unskilled people suffer from the illusion

Episode 78 | Begin with the end in mind
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