Episode 239 | How Could They Be SO Stupid?
This episode discusses how easy it is for first responders to adopt a judgmental mindset and miss important lessons that can improve situational …
Archive by category Anger
These are the first responder situational awareness and decision making issues and opportunities related to anger.
SAM 229 | Jonathan Hancock Interview
Firefighter Jonathan Hancock found himself alone, unexpectedly, in the middle of a residential dwelling fire. This is his story about how it happened and his …
Episode 210 | Observations and lessons from FDIC
This episode shares observations and lessons learned from the 2018 International Fire Department Instructors Conference. Length: 64 minutes …
How Could They Be So Stupid?
Recently I was having a conversation with a fire commander who shared the following experience. He stopped by one of the stations for a visit and came upon a …
Flawed Expectations of Personnel Can Impact Situational Awareness
You develop situational awareness by using your senses to capture information (Level 1 situational awareness). Those clues and cues are then processed into …
Episode 205 | Frustration
This episode examines how frustration can impact your situational awareness. Length: 27 minutes click the YouTube …
Episode 202 | Relationship Bias
The episode explores how relationship bias can impact situational awareness. Length: 29 minutes click the YouTube icon to
Episode 201 | When Unexpected Things Happen
In this episode, we explore what happens when faced with unexpected situations and your brain tries to make sense of the unexpected. Length: 33 minutes click …
Episode 169 | Situational Awareness Insanity – Part 5
Albert Einstein is credited with saying “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.” This is the final segment …