Episode 206 | Competing Goals
This episode examines how competing goals can impact situational awareness. Length: 31 minutes click the YouTube …
Archive by category Vigilance
These are the first responder situational awareness and decision making issues and opportunities related to vigilance.
Episode 188 | When the puzzle pieces don’t fit
This episode discusses the confusion that can occur when the information you gather during size-up do not fit your expectations of what you thought you were …
Episode 185 | St. Charles Fire Department Near Miss – Part 3
This episode is part 3 of a 3-part interview with two members of the St. Charles Fire Department (Missouri) discussing a near-miss where four firefighters were …
Episode 184 | St. Charles Fire Department Near Miss – Part 2
This episode is part 2 of a 3-part interview with two members of the St. Charles Fire Department (Missouri) discussing a near-miss where four firefighters were …
Episode 183 | St. Charles Fire Department Near Miss – Part 1
This episode is part 1 of a 3-part interview with two members of the St. Charles Fire Department (Missouri) discussing a near-miss where four firefighters were …
Episode 130 | Auditory Exclusion – Going deaf under stress
In this episode, we discuss the phenomenon known as auditory exclusion (going deaf under stress) and I explain how it happens and how it can impact …
Episode129 | Interview with Beaver Dam Fire & Rescue Chief Alan Mannel
In this episode, Beaver Dam Fire & Rescue Chief Alan Mannel shares the details of a shootout incident that occurred while he was serving as a …
Episode 109 | The Perfect Storm
This episode discusses the fire service “perfect storm” – a combination of unpredictable circumstances that lead …
The Routine Call
During a recent situational awareness program a participant was discussing something that went wrong at a routine call. As the story went, the crew had been to …