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It is so easy to trudge over your intuition and to trust your logical, rational form of thinking. Not only can this be unwise, it can also be deadly. Today's guest shares an experience where he trusted his intuition and it saved his life. Unfortunately, others working on this job site were not so lucky as there were 13 injuries (3 critical) and one fatality.
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Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
GMC - Virgin Records
Licensed by BMI Music
Situational Awareness Matters! website
www.SAMatters.com
Brad Davidson contact information
Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System
http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/
Contact Rich Gasaway
www.RichGasaway.com
612-548-4424
If you have spent time reading a large number of firefighter fatality reports you might start to see the real-life manifestation of Einstein's definition of insanity. In fact, I would go as far as to say we've gotten to the point where we are discovering very few new ways to kill firefighters. Rather, we're taking all the ways we already know how to do it and we're perfecting it by doing it over and over… and over… and over… again. This is Einstein's insanity personified. In this series we will examine some potential explanations for this insanity.
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
If you have spent time reading a large number of firefighter fatality reports you might start to see the real-life manifestation of Einstein's definition of insanity. In fact, I would go as far as to say we've gotten to the point where we are discovering very few new ways to kill firefighters. Rather, we're taking all the ways we already know and we're perfecting it by doing it over and over… and over… and over… again. This is Einstein's insanity personified. In this series, we will examine some potential explanations for this insanity.
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
If you have spent time reading a large number of firefighter fatality reports you might start to see the real-life manifestation of Einstein's definition of insanity. In fact, I would go as far as to say we've gotten to the point where we are discovering very few new ways to kill firefighters. Rather, we're taking all the ways we already know how to do it and we're perfecting it by doing it over and over… and over… and over… again. This is Einstein's insanity personified. In this series, we will examine some potential explanations for this insanity.
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
If you have spent time reading a large number of firefighter fatality reports you might start to see the real-life manifestation of Einstein's definition of insanity. In fact, I would go as far as to say we've gotten to the point where we are discovering very few new ways to kill firefighters. Rather, we're taking all the ways we already know and we're perfecting it by doing it over and over… and over… and over… again. This is Einstein's insanity personified. In this series, we will examine some potential explanations for this insanity.
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
If you have spent time reading a large number of firefighter fatality reports you might start to see the real-life manifestation of Einstein's definition of insanity. In fact, I would go as far as to say we've gotten to the point where we are discovering very few new ways to kill firefighters. Rather, we're talking about all the ways we already know how to do it and we're perfecting it by doing it over and over… and over… and over… again. This is Einstein's insanity personified. In this series, we will examine some potential explanations for this insanity.
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
Developing situational awareness is a three-part process that begins with perception, and then understanding, and finally prediction – or forecasting what is going to happen in the future. Many first responders are good at the perception and understanding part, but the prediction part can present some real challenges. This episode discusses the process for predicting future outcomes.
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
In this episode, I interview three members of the Lynchburg Fire Department who responded to a structure fire where conditions changed rapidly and caused the crews to leave the structure just short of being over-run by the fire.
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
In this episode, I interview three members of the Lynchburg Fire Department who responded to a structure fire where conditions changed rapidly and caused the crews to leave the structure just short of being over-run by the fire.
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
This episode is an interview Karl McNorton, Dusty Nichols and Joe Hawkins who were involved in a brush fire incident that was complicated when a tornado was reported in their vicinity, casing the crews to take cover in nearby homes.
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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