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- SAM 199 | Chesterfield County Interview – Part 2
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/
Contact Rich Gasaway
www.RichGasaway.com
612-548-4424
59 min - 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
Contact Rich Gasaway
www.RichGasaway.com
612-548-4424
47 min - 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
Contact Rich Gasaway
www.RichGasaway.com
612-548-4424
54 min - 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
Contact Rich Gasaway
www.RichGasaway.com
612-548-4424
54 min - 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
612-548-4424
1 hr 1 min - 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
612-548-4424
59 min - 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
612-548-4424
32 min - 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
612-548-4424
56 min - 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
612-548-4424
45 min - 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
612-548-4424
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About SAMatters Radio
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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…
awareness and decision making under stress. Listen and learn from hundreds of incredible interviews with first responders who survived near-miss events.