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These are the first responder situational awareness and decision making issues and opportunities related to close calls.

Episode 142 | Interview with Near Miss Survivor Rick Mehaffey

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Assumptions, Building Construction, Close Call, Complacency, Lost Focus, Mindfulness, Mission Myopia, Near Miss, Personnel location, Prediction, Risk Assessment, SAMatters Radio, Tunnel Vision, understaffing /

  In this episode, Captain Ricky Mehaffey from the Waynesville NC Fire Department, chronicles his near-miss survival story where 3 firefighters almost died at a “routine” chimney fire. Length: 48 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen       _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making […]

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Episode 125 | The top 12 reasons why first responders won’t discuss their near-miss events

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    In this episode we look at the top 12 reasons why first responders are so hesitant to discuss their near-miss events and the lessons they learned from them that could save the lives of other responders. Length: 34 minutes click the YouTube icon to listen     _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking

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Episode 124 | Facilitated Debriefings

Leave a Comment / Close Call, Communications, Equipment, Habits, Human Error, Leadership, Near Miss, Personal Protective Equipment, Routines, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Teamwork /

    In this episode we look at how facilitated debriefings used in aviation safety to improve air travel can be applied to emergency services to improve responder safety.   Length: 33 minutes   click the YouTube icon to listen       _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and

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Episode 119 | Interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel – Part 2

Leave a Comment / Assumptions, Automatic Action, Close Call, Command Location, Command Support, Communications, Confusion, Fatigue, Goals, Mindfulness, Miscommunications, Mission Myopia, Muscle Memory, Personnel location, Progress Reports, Radios, SAMatters Radio, Selective Listening, Shared Mental Models, Teamwork, Workload Management /

  In this episode I sat down for an interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel to discuss a near-miss that occurred at a residential dwelling fire. This is part two of a two-part interview so if you have not yet, be sure to listen to episode 118 for the set-up to the lessons

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Episode 118 | Interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel – Part 1

Leave a Comment / Assumptions, Automatic Action, Close Call, Command Location, Command Support, Communications, Confusion, Fatigue, Goals, Mindfulness, Mission Myopia, Muscle Memory, Personnel location, Progress Reports, Radios, SAMatters Radio, Selective Listening, Shared Mental Models, Teamwork, Workload Management /

  In this episode, I sat down for an interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel to discuss a near-miss that occurred at a residential dwelling fire. This is part one of a two-part interview so be sure to also listen to episode 119 for the lessons learned. Length: 51 minutes Click the YouTube

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Episode 115 | Vehicle Fire Situational Awareness

Leave a Comment / Attention Management, Close Call, Complacency, Culture, Decision Making, Expectations, Habits, Human Error, Judgment, Near Miss, Over Confident, Personal Protective Equipment, Personnel location, Prediction, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Task Fixation /

In this episode we explore the importance of developing and maintain situational awareness while operating on the scenes of vehicle fires. Length: 34 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 the Situational

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Episode 113 | Six Red Flags for Danger

Leave a Comment / Close Call, Communications, Confusion, Crew Resource Management, Emotions, Fear, Goals, Gut Feeling, Intuition, Mayday, Near Miss, Personnel location, Pressure, Risk, Safety, SAMatters Radio, Shared Mental Models, Size Up, Task Fixation /

            In this episode we discuss six red flags for danger that may get overlooked or ignored at a structure fire. 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,

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Episode 109 | The Perfect Storm

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  This episode discusses the fire service “perfect storm” – a combination of unpredictable circumstances that lead to a catastrophic outcome. Length: 39 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 the Situational Awareness

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