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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The podcast currently has 411 episodes available.

SAMatters Radio episodes:

May 24, 2016 SAM 109 | The Perfect Storm
The phrase “Perfect Storm” is used to describe a combination of unpredictable circumstances that cause drastic outcomes. The term is also used to describe circumstances that occur so infrequently that they are thought to be unpredictable and thus, perhaps, unpreventable. The term can also sometimes be used to describe the worst-case scenario of a potential, not yet experienced, event.

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Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

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
40min
May 17, 2016 SAM 108 | Working Command and Situational Awareness
I get asked a lot of questions about what the first arriving company officer should do at a working structure fire. Specifically, the debate revolves around two basic premise. Should the first arriving company officer assume a fixed command position outside the structure and coordinate the activities of incoming units? Or, should the first arriving company officer assume a "working command" or "mobile command" position and engage in the firefight with their crew? This episode looks to answer that question and more.

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Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

Photo Credit

John M. Buckman III

Wildfire Studios

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
May 10, 2016 SAM 107 | Interview with Hagerstown Fire Chief Steve Lohr
In this interview with Chief Lohr, we discuss how he is working to change a culture and to improve safety for the members of the Hagerstown Fire Department. Listen in as he shares important messages about safety complacency, culture, situational awareness, politics and succession planning.

This episode will also be available a video on the SAMattersTV YouTube. Youtube.com/SAMattersTV

Our sponsor:

Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Our Guest

Chief Steve Lohr

Hagerstown Fire Department

[email protected]

301-790-2476

Intro music

Safety Dance (1982)

Men Without Hats

GMC - Virgin Records

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
1h 4min
May 03, 2016 SAM 106 | Sensory conflict can impact situational awareness
The process by which situational awareness is formed begins withusing your five senses (seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting andsmelling) to gather information from your environment. That mayarguably be the easiest part of the situational awarenessdevelopmental process so long as you are “paying attention” to yourenvironment. Once the senses gather information, it converts itinto an electrical code that crackles its way down neural pathwaysto various destinations.
At some point, the inputs from the senses must be combined,compared and contrasted to help achieve a coherent understanding ofwhat is happening. This “understanding” is the second step alongthe way to developing situational awareness. But it’s not alwayseasy to understand the meaning of information, especially whenthere is conflict among the inputs.

Our sponsor:
Midwest FireMidwestFire.com

Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
GMC - Virgin Records

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
31min
April 26, 2016SAM 105 | Realistic live fire training challenges and opportunities
Interview questions discussed included:
While conducting live burn evolutions fire instructors are
bound by NFPA 1403 for safety reasons. And while fire instructors
do not want to jeopardize the safety of the students (or fellow
instructors), how can we incorporate fire dynamics demonstrations
to show students what to expect, versus just lecturing students
about dynamics?
How can fire dynamics be taught beyond the classroom?
Are lectures on fire dynamics enough to prepare
firefighters?
During live burns firefighters are taught how to fight fires
that consist of a few wooden pallets and some straw. Then, once the
class is over these firefighters are expected to respond to fires
that react very different than what they saw during training burns.
Do you feel that instructors may be setting students up for failure
on real firegrounds if they are not able to demonstrate the
behaviors of real fires.
How can tactics be taught when training fires are not the same
a real fires?
Our sponsor:
Midwest Fire
MidwestFire.com

Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
GMC - Virgin Records

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
April 19, 2016SAM 104 | Eric Dreiman – Flashover Survival Story – Part 2
On November 14, 2014, Indianapolis Captain (then Lieutenant) Eric Dreiman was assigned on Ladder 19. His station was dispatched at 1159 hours to a reported residential dwelling fire on Holly Avenue, about a half mile from the station.
On arrival the crew had heavy fire showing on the rear of the house and one occupant who had escaped reporting that her son was still inside. Dreiman, along with Firefighter Brian Kincaid made entry to conduct a primary search. Engine 19 was stretching an attack line and would soon follow… or so they thought.
The engine experienced a short delay in getting the line charged. Dreiman and Kincaid advanced into the house on the search. There was a sudden change in conditions and Dreiman made the decision to retreat.
As the approached the front door, the fire flashed over. Kincaid was exiting on to the front porch. Dreiman was behind Kincaid and was exposed to extreme fire conditions that burned his gear and burned him. Upon exiting, their gear was on fire and they had to be extinguished by the engine crew.
Listen to the amazing near-miss story where, if their decision to exit was delayed by only a few seconds, it would have likely resulted in a double line-of-duty death.
Observations and lessons learned included:
Avoiding the “routine” call mindset.
Wear all your gear properly.
Train on fire behavior.
Learn how to read smoke.
Participate in flashover training.
Don’t take the engine line advancement for granted.
Realize when civilian lives are no longer savable.
Understand you can suffer from auditory exclusion while operating in a high-stress environment.
Time distortion can impact your awareness.
Our sponsor:
Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
GMC - Virgin Records

Guest Contact Information
[email protected]
Cell: 317-793-1838

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
47min
April 12, 2016SAM 103 | Eric Dreiman – Flashover Survival Story – Part 1
On November 14, 2014, Indianapolis Captain (then Lieutenant) Eric Dreiman was assigned on Ladder 19. His station was dispatched at 1159 hours to a reported residential dwelling fire on Holly Avenue, about a half mile from the station.
On arrival the crew had heavy fire showing on the rear of the house and one occupant who had escaped reporting that her son was still inside. Dreiman, along with Firefighter Brian Kincaid made entry to conduct a primary search. Engine 19 was stretching an attack line and would soon follow… or so they thought.
The engine experienced a short delay in getting the line charged. Dreiman and Kincaid advanced into the house on the search. There was a sudden change in conditions and Dreiman made the decision to retreat.
As the approached the front door, the fire flashed over. Kincaid was exiting on to the front porch. Dreiman was behind Kincaid and was exposed to extreme fire conditions that burned his gear and burned him. Upon exiting, their gear was on fire and they had to be extinguished by the engine crew.
Listen to the amazing near-miss story where, if their decision to exit was delayed by only a few seconds, it would have likely resulted in a double line-of-duty death.
Observations and lessons learned included:
Avoiding the “routine” call mindset.
Wear all your gear properly.
Train on fire behavior.
Learn how to read smoke.
Participate in flashover training.
Don’t take the engine line advancement for granted.
Realize when civilian lives are no longer savable.
Understand you can suffer from auditory exclusion while operating in a high-stress environment.
Time distortion can impact your awareness.

Our sponsor:
Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
GMC - Virgin Records

Guest Contact Information
[email protected]
Cell: 317-793-1838

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
44min
April 05, 2016 SAM 102 | Staffing can impact situational awareness
In my efforts to research and share what causes issues with situational awareness I have uncovered over 100… what I call… Barriers. These barriers impact a person’s ability to develop and maintain situational awareness.
In this episode I am going to explore the challenges of staffing as a barrier to situational awareness by sharing excerpts of interviews I conducted with expert-level fireground commanders during my doctoral research.
If you are interested in reading the complete research study, the book (Fireground Command Decision Making: Understanding the barriers challenging command situation awareness) is available through the SAMatters.com store.

Our sponsor:
Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
GMC - Virgin Records

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
35min
March 29, 2016 SAM 101 | Interview with Near Miss Survivors from Sioux Falls Fire Department
Captain Ryan Cox, Fire Apparatus Operator Tom Reel, Firefighter Jay McManigal and Firefighter John Alvey share the details of a close call during a routine truck check when Ladder 7 came into contact with a 33 kV transmission line on January 2, 2016.
If circumstances were just slightly different, this incident could have resulted in multiple firefighter fatalities.

Our sponsor:
Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
GMC - Virgin Records

Guest Contact Information
Tom Reel, Fire Apparatus Operator
Sioux Falls Fire Department
[email protected]

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
1h 12min
March 22, 2016 SAM 100 | Anniversary Episode
Very few podcasters make it this far… to their 100th episode. When you consider that each episode takes 2-3 hours of script writing, recording, editing, arranging and interviewing guests, that’s quite an investment of time. The mission of Situational Awareness Matters is to help you see the bad things coming… in time to avoid bad outcomes.

Our sponsor:
Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com

Intro music
Safety Dance (1982)
Men Without Hats
GMC - Virgin Records

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
43min

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