Episode 91 | Creatures of habit
Perhaps you’ve heard it said that we are creatures of habit. The more we do something over and over again, the more likely that behavior will be turned into a habit. This episode...
View ArticleEpisode 92 | Five situational awareness lessons from a LODD report
On June 2, 2011, the San Francisco Fire Department suffered the tragic loss of 2 firefighters at 133 Berkeley Way. The episode shares some valuable situational awareness lessons from...
View ArticleEpisode 85 | What is Situational Awareness?
In this episode we go back to the basics and explain what situational awareness is, how it is developed and why it is so important to first responder decision making. This isn’t something...
View ArticleEpisode 86 | High reliability organizations
In this episode we discuss what high reliability organizations are and look at their traits and the processes they use in their efforts to produce effective and predictable results. Length:...
View ArticleEpisode 87 | The role imagination plays in developing situational awareness
This episode discusses the role that imagination plays in forming and maintaining situational awareness. Being able to predict future events, before they happen, is critical to first...
View ArticleEpisode 88 | Commanders in Turnout Gear
This episode discusses whether incident commanders should wear turnout gear while commanding incidents. The answer may not be as simple as it appears. Length: 24 minutes...
View ArticleEpisode 89 | Understaffing can impact situational awareness
Understaffing can have a big impact on first responder safety. We all know that. But it can also have a huge impact on first responder situational awareness. This episode explores how...
View ArticleEpisode 90 | The myth of multitasking
This episode explores the challenges responders face while operating in dynamically changing conditions that require sharing attention to multiple, concurrent activities – a.k.a.,...
View ArticleEpisode 91 | Creatures of habit
Perhaps you’ve heard it said that we are creatures of habit. The more we do something over and over again, the more likely that behavior will be turned into a habit. This episode...
View ArticleEpisode 92 | Five situational awareness lessons from a LODD report
On June 2, 2011, the San Francisco Fire Department suffered the tragic loss of 2 firefighters at 133 Berkeley Way. The episode shares some valuable situational awareness lessons from...
View ArticleEpisode 93 | On being aggressive
Can aggressiveness and safety co-exist at an emergency scene? This episode explores why those two actions – being safe and being aggressive – are not mutually exclusive activities. Length:...
View ArticleA Tour of SAMatters
For those who have been along for the journey from the launch of the Situational Awareness Matters mission, thank you so much for your dedication and support. I really appreciate it! For those who may...
View ArticleEpisode 94 | Information Overload
This episode explores the capacity of the human brain to process sensory stimuli into short-term memory and the impact it can have on situational awareness. Length: 37 minutes...
View ArticleEpisode 95 | Peer pressure can impact situational awareness
This episode explores our basic human desire to be liked and respected. Not only do we want to be liked, but we also have a very strong internal drive to avoid embarrassment. These traits of...
View ArticleEpisode 96 | Administrative workload can impact situational awareness
This episode explores how a heavy administrative workload can impact situational awareness while you are working on emergency scenes. Length: 49 minutes...
View ArticleEpisode 97 | Situational Readiness
This episode explores the concept of situational readiness and offers 10 recommendations for how to be ready and 10 observations for how to be unprepared. Length: 30 minutes...
View ArticleEpisode 98 | The role of emotions in decision making
This episode explores the role that emotions play in judgment and decision making. Length: 32 minutes...
View ArticleEpisode 99 | Distracted driving: Interview with Greg Yost
This episode interviews Greg Yost, an advocate for responder safety and a father who lost his daughter from an accident involving distracted driving. Length: 55 minutes...
View ArticleEpisode 100 | Anniversary Episode
This is the 100th episode for SAMatters Radio… a milestone in the podcasting world. The commemorate this event we’ll take a walk down memory lane to share how the Situational Awareness...
View ArticleEpisode 91 | Creatures of habit
Perhaps you’ve heard it said that we are creatures of habit. The more we do something over and over again, the more likely that behavior will be turned into a habit. This episode...
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