SAMatters Radio

By Dr. Richard B. Gasaway

The mission of the Situational Awareness Matters! Radio Show is to help you see the bad things coming... in time to avoid bad outcomes by improving your understanding of human factors, situational awa... more

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How many episodes does SAMatters Radio have?

The podcast currently has 411 episodes available.

SAMatters Radio episodes:

February 06, 2018 SAM 198 | Chesterfield County Interview – Part 1

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.

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Podcast Guest

Jason Bonney

[email protected]

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
47min
January 30, 2018 SAM 197 | Interview with Jason Bonney – Part 2

Jason Bonney has been with the Central Jackson Fire Protection District in Blue Springs, Missouri for 15 years where he serves as the Assistant Chief of Training. Jason is working on his research paper for the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. During the interview we talk about the connection between training and performing on high-risk events.

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Podcast Guest

Jason Bonney

[email protected]

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
54min
January 23, 2018 SAM 196 | Interview with Jason Bonney – Part 1

Jason Bonney has been with the Central Jackson Fire Protection District in Blue Springs, Missouri for 15 years where he serves as the Assistant Chief of Training. Jason is working on his research paper for the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. During the interview we talk about the connection between training and performing on high-risk events.

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Podcast Guest

Jason Bonney

[email protected]

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
54min
January 16, 2018 SAM 195 | Crisis Response Journal Interview – Part 2

Christo Motz is an International Consultant on Survival and Resilience. As a board member he writes articles for the Crisis Response Journal on topics related to self-reliance, survival and community safety during a crisis.

In this episode Christo interviews Dr. Gasaway in preparation for an article his is writing for the Journal.

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Christo Motz

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.fylgjur.com/en

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
1h 1min
January 09, 2018 SAM 194 | Crisis Response Journal Interview – Part 1

Christo Motz is an International Consultant on Survival and Resilience. As a board member he writes articles for the Crisis Response Journal on topics related to self-reliance, survival and community safety during a crisis.

In this episode he interviews Dr. Gasaway in preparation for an article his is writing for the Journal.

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Christo Motz

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.fylgjur.com/en

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
59min
January 02, 2018 SAM 193 | Herd Mentality

Herd mentality occurs when individuals group together and follow each other for inexplicable reasons. This is sometimes referred to as the “mob mentality” and is observed during riots. When one-person yells loudly and charges forward, the herd (or mob) follows. This episode discusses how herd mentality might impact situational awareness and decision making at emergency scenes.

Notable Near-Miss Episodes

17 – Doug Abernathy – double fatal

18 – Sean Dolan - Flashover

19 – Steven Hough – Shot in the face

21 – Sean Balantic – Struck by a car

22 & 23 – John Lightly – Flashover

33 – Adam Farrar – 2 near misses at one fire

35 & 36 – Lionel Crowther – double fatal

42 – Steven Page – lost & disoriented during an evac order

43 & 44 – Scott Burnette – Death of Captain Jeff Bowen

45 – Dave Martin – Wildfire burn over

53 – Brian Mulligan – Contact with an electric line

55 – Jason Corthell – Structural collapse

57 – Jeff Cheshire – Over run by fire conditions

64 – Nick Miller – Two near-miss events on Christmas Day

67 – Todd Budd – Fell through the roof

80 – Morris Lentz – Trapped by structural collapse

81 – Tim Kohlbeck and Chase Longmiller – Rapid changing conditions.

83 – Tiger Schmittendorf – Water rescue

101 – Sioux Falls – Aerial contacted a 33kv line

103 & 104 – Eric Dreimen – Flashover

116 & 117 – Ryan Pyle – Residential fire that killed a FF

118 & 119 – Dan Phannensteil – Near miss at house fire

126 – Buddy Wilks – Managed a mayday

129 – Alan Mannel – Shootout incident

160 – Virginia, MN – smoke explosion

161 – Soldiers Township, MO – Tornado

162 & 163 – Lynchburg, VA – House fire evacuation

170 – Brad Davidson – Industrial fire

183-185: St. Charles, MO – House fire mayday

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
32min
December 26, 2017 SAM 192 | Amtrak Train Derailment Interview with Larry Creekmore

On December 18, 2017 an Amtrak train bound for Portland from Seattle derailed on a busy overpass on Interstate 5 in DuPont, Washington. This interview is Chief Creekmore’s first hand perspective of the incident. He discusses the complexity of an incident that resulted in 3 fatalities and nearly 100 victims transported to area hospitals.

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
56min
December 19, 2017 SAM 191 | Interview with Norfolk Assistant Fire Chief John DiBacco – Part 2

In October I was in Chesapeake to deliver two-days of situational awareness training and I caught up with one of my life-long friends, Norfolk Assistant Fire Chief, John DiBacco. John and I served together on our first fire department in Weirton, West Virginia. During the interview we talked about the process of after-action reviews John uses to gather and share lessons with his crews.

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
45min
December 12, 2017 SAM 190 | Interview with Norfolk Assistant Fire Chief John DiBacco – Part 1

In September I was in Chesapeake to deliver two-days of situational awareness training and I caught up with one of my life-long friends, Norfolk Assistant Fire Chief, John DiBacco. John and I served together on our first fire department in Weirton, West Virginia. During the interview we talked about the process of after-action reviews John uses to gather and share lessons with his crews.

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
37min
December 05, 2017 SAM 189 | Communications Overload
In reading casualty reports you will often see issues related to communications as a contributing factor. Miscommunications, lack of communications or too much radio traffic (to include overloaded radio channels) are often cited. It is the last of these issues I want to address. There is an inherent cognitive consequence from too much communications that can impact situational awareness. Essentially, you can stop listening… and it doesn’t happen on purpose.

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Licensed by BMI Music

Situational Awareness Matters! website

www.SAMatters.com

Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/

Contact Rich Gasaway

www.RichGasaway.com

[email protected]

612-548-4424
...more
32min

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How many episodes does SAMatters Radio have?

The podcast currently has 411 episodes available.

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