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Interview with Certified Master Instructor Mike Richardson

Leave a Comment / Accountability, Attitude, Automatic Action, Close Call, Decision Making, Firefighter Situational Awareness, Frustration, Gasaway Consulting Group, Goals, Human Behavior, Human Error, Human Factors, Leadership, Line of Duty Death, Neuroscience, Perception, Perception Of Reality, Prediction, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Safety, Situational awareness, Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines, Stress, Teamwork, Understanding /

In this episode, we introduce our viewers and listeners to Mike Richardson, our newest SAMatters Certified Master Instructor. Mike Richardson is a 39-year veteran of the military and the fire service. He served 28 years as a Firefighter, Company Officer, and Chief Officer with fire departments in New York, Florida and Kentucky. He most recently […]

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Forging Your Team – The Johnny Torgeson Story – 408

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  The fire service is struggling with recruiting and retention. It’s also challenged by a mental health crisis and a growing apathy within the profession. The good news is, we have the power to fix it. Working in a team environment provides job satisfaction, psychological safety, and a feeling of community. Fire service leaders have

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