Pre-Arrival Lens, Task Fixation, Mission Myopia and Fear (Episode 246)
In this episode, you get to sit in on a segment of a situational awareness program where Dr. Gasaway discusses four situational awareness barriers. Length: 33 …
Archive by category Vigilance
These are the first responder situational awareness and decision making issues and opportunities related to vigilance.
How We Understand (Episode 245)
In this episode, you get to sit in on a short segment of a situational awareness program where Dr. Gasaway explains the second component in the situational …
Twelve Ways to Improve Situational Awareness (SAM 244)
In this episode, a special guest presents twelve ways to improve situational awareness while working in high-risk, high consequence environments. Length: 25 …
Episode 242 | Eric Dreiman Interview – Part 2
This is part 2 of a 2-part story about an amazing near-miss event where, if their decision to exit was delayed by only a few seconds, it would have likely …
SAM 241 | Eric Dreiman Interview – Part 1
This is part 1 of a 2-part story about an amazing near-miss event where, if their decision to exit was delayed by only a few seconds, it would have likely …
Episode 240 | Jason Corthell Interview
In this episode, Cypress Creek Lieutenant Jason Corthell shares his close call survival story where he was operating on the second floor of an exterior …
Episode 238 | Ken Prillaman Interview
This episode is a flashback episode where Fire Chief Ken Prillaman shared his near-miss story where complacency at an EMS call almost resulted in a …
Episode 237 | Brian Schaeffer Interview
This episode is a flashback episode where Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer shared his near-miss story at a commercial building fire in Spokane, Washington. …
Episode 236 | John Dantuono Interview
This episode is a flashback episode where Firefighter John Dantuono shared his near-miss story where he was saved from falling though a roof by his SCBA …
Episode 235 | Richard Marcus Interview
This episode is a flashback episode where Firefighter Richard Marcus recounts the day the apparatus he was riding in struck a tree while returning from a call. …