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In the early morning hours of January 17, 2016, Chesterfield County Fire & EMS responded to a residential fire on Wicklow Lane that would result in fire civilian fire fatalities, including 2 children. This three-part interview chronicles the event, the situational awareness challenges and the lessons learned from the first-in captain and the first arriving battalion chief.
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In the early morning hours of January 17, 2016, Chesterfield County Fire & EMS responded to a residential fire on Wicklow Lane that would result in fire civilian fire fatalities, including 2 children. This three-part interview chronicles the event, the situational awareness challenges and the lessons learned from the first-in captain and the first arriving battalion chief.
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www.RichGasaway.com
612-548-4424 (office)
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Chief Miller
Instagram: @Chief_Miller
Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/
The SAMatters Show is the longest running, fastest growing, safety focused weekly program on the Internet. If you know a company that might be interested in advertising their product or service to our listeners and viewers, ask them to contact us at SAMatters.com.
Episode 315 focused on the process for developing and maintaining situational awareness. The program was very engaging and there were over 40 questions asked. This episode is part 2 of a 2-part episode addresses the questions.
During this Pandemic, I have heard the term situational awareness spoken more times than I can ever remember. Media pundits, medical experts, emergency managers – they're all telling us it's important to maintain situational awareness. In one respect, this warms my heart because situational awareness has been my passion topic for more than 15 years.
But in other respects, it causes me to worry because most people have very little understanding about what situational awareness is or how to develop and maintain it. This program takes the mystery out of the concept and explains it all.
Episode 315 focused on the process for developing and maintaining situational awareness. The program was very engaging and there were over 40 questions asked. This episode is part 1 of a 2-part episode addresses the questions.
During this Pandemic, I have heard the term situational awareness spoken more times than I can ever remember. Media pundits, medical experts, emergency managers – they're all telling us it's important to maintain situational awareness. In one respect, this warms my heart because situational awareness has been my passion topic for more than 15 years.
But in other respects, it causes me to worry because most people have very little understanding about what situational awareness is or how to develop and maintain it. This program takes the mystery out of the concept and explains it all.
During this Pandemic, I have heard the term situational awareness spoken more times than I can ever remember. Media pundits, medical experts, emergency managers – they're all telling us it's important to maintain situational awareness. In one respect, this warms my heart because situational awareness has been my passion topic for more than 15 years.
But in other respects, it causes me to worry because most people have very little understanding about what situational awareness is or how to develop and maintain it. This program takes the mystery out of the concept and explains it all.
During this Pandemic, you might experience three types of stress: Acute stress, episodic acute stress and chronic stress. This episode explores how stress can impact your situational awareness and, equally concerning, how stress can have devastating long-term impacts on your health and wellness.
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The SAMatters Show is the longest running, fastest growing, safety focused weekly program on the Internet. If you know a company that might be interested in advertising their product or service to our listeners and viewers, ask them to contact us at SAMatters.com.
The world made a major shift in March, 2020. Very quickly and unexpectedly, I lost 44 scheduled programs and now have no work scheduled until September. But I am not alone. This new world order, if we can even call it order, is impacting everyone. This episode will address some of my concerns about the situational awareness impact when there is so much worry, anxiety, frustration, confusion and information overload.
While attending the Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute's National Fire Service Staff & Command School I had an opportunity to interview Washington, D.C. Fire Lieutenant, Jeff Dickey. Jeff was on the second alarm assignment to a structure fire incident where a firefighter fell through the floor and died. Jeff's crew was able to locate and remove the fallen firefighter.
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Guest Contact:
Laverne and Chancy Friesen
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The SAMatters Show is the longest running, fastest growing, safety focused weekly program on the Internet. If you know a company that might be interested in advertising their product or service to our listeners and viewers, ask them to contact us by clicking the "Contact us" tab at the top of the SAMatters.com website.
Laverne Friesen was a guest on Episodes 301 and 302, talking about his mental health near-miss. Upon the completion of the recording, he mentioned to me that his wife has a powerful story to share about how this journey has impacted her and their relationship. This is their joint mental health mayday story. You may want to also go back and listen to his previous interview which contains many additional details not included in this interview.
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Guest Contact:
Laverne and Chancy Friesen
SPONSOR THIS SHOW
The SAMatters Show is the longest running, fastest growing, safety focused weekly program on the Internet. If you know a company that might be interested in advertising their product or service to our listeners and viewers, ask them to contact us by clicking the "Contact us" tab at the top of the SAMatters.com website.
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