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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 wit...
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Mike Richardson Interview - Episode 409
In this episode, we introduce our viewers and listeners to Mike Richardson, our newest SAMatters Certified Master Instructor.
Mik...
Forging Your Team – The Johnny Torgeson Story – 408
The fire service is struggling with recruiting and retention. It’s also challenged by a mental health crisis and a growing apathy within the professio...
Accelerating Leadership Growth and Impact – The Sean Glaze Interview – 407
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway discusses how to accelerating leadership growth and impact with Sean Glaze, author of Rapid Teamwork, The 10 Commandments...
The Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance – 406
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with Jeff Dill about the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance and their work to reduce firefighter suicides.
The Minnesota Hometown Heroes Assistance Program - 405
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with George Esbensen, President of the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative (MnFIRE) about the Hometown Heroes Assist...
PFAS, Firefighter Cancer and The Foam Exposure Committee - 404
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with Vicki Quint and Rick Nickerson about PFAS, foam exposure and the risk to firefighters.
The Foa...
The NIOSH 5 and Leadership – The Jeff Snider Interview – 403
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with Jeff Snider about the NIOSH 5 – or the five most often cited contributing factors in Line of Duty death inve...
Conducting a LODD After Action Review: Part 2 – 402
On January 06, 2018, Lt. Matthew LeTourneau, a 42-year-old male and 11-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD), died after beco...
Conducting a LODD After Action Review: Part 1 – 401
This episode is part 1 of a 2-part interview where Dr. Gasaway talks with retired Philadelphia Deputy Chief Vince Mulray and Battalion Chief Bobby Ken...
The 400th Episode Anniversary of the SAMatters Show - 400
Dr. Gasaway, along with some special guests, celebrates the milestone of reaching our 400thepisode.
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2015 Amtrak Passenger Train Derailment in Philadelphia - 399
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway interviews Vince Mulray, retired Philadelphia Deputy Chief, discussing the 2015 derailment of Amtrak Train #188 traveling...
Tactical Decision Games – An Interview with Phil Jose - 398
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway talks with Phil Jose about tactical decision games.
Phil Jose, Deputy Chief, (Ret.), 30 years in Seattle Fi...
From Firefighter to Fire Chief – The Tom DeSorcy Story - 397
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway talks with Retired Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about how he quickly went from being a volunteer firefighter to career fire chi...
Dyslexia in the Fire Service: The Burt Clark Story - 396
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway talks with Dr. Burton Clark on the topic of Dyslexia in the fire service.
Dr. Burton A. Clark, EFO has been...
The SAMatters Online Academy – An interview with Ed Mann - 395
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway is interviewed by Ed Mann, Director of Training and Education for Provident Insurance about the SAMatters Online Academy...
Interview with Tablet Command Co-Founder Andrew Bozzo
In this eposide, Dr. Gasaway sits down with Andrew Bozzo, Co-Founder of the Tablet Command Incident Management software.
Tablet Command is a mob...
EMDR Treatment for First Responders:: Interview with Dr. Deborah Korn - 393
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is proven, effective treatment to help first responders suffering from Post-Traumatic Event Brain...
Burned while searching for a fire victim. The Jeremy Saul Story - 392
Captain Saul burned while searching for a trapped child in a row home fire in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Captain Jeremy Saul, a Situational Aware...
Unmanned and Remote Emergency Services – The Ron Warren Interview - 391
Chief Ron Warren shares the valuable information about drone services provided by the North Central Pennsylvania Unmanned Emergency Services Departmen...
Complacency: A Lesson Worth Sharing – The Eric Wappel Story - 390
Captain Eric Wappel shares a tale of complacency and how he faced it head-on with his department.
On January 3, 2022, the North Judson –...
The Violence Project: How to stop a mass shooting epidemic - 389
Dr. James Densley is Professor and Department Chair of Criminal Justice at Metro State University, part of the Minnesota State system. He is also co-f...
Sirencide: The Impact of Acute Stress in Emergency Vehicle Crashes - 388
Emergency services provide an invaluable service to communities and cities around the world. Research has shown these professionals encounter signific...
Trooper Down on the Roadway. The Bob Bemis Story (SAM 387)
This interview is with Bob Bemis, a retired Pennsylvania State Trooper who was struck and severely injured while attending to a vehicle fire on I-81 i...
Hit on the roadway. The Magnum Bower Story (SAM 386)
This interview is with Magnum Bower, a heavy duty tow truck operator who survived being struck on a roadway incident, resulting in him becoming a quad...
First-in engine under gunfire: The Chris Paskett Interview – Part 2 (SAM 385)
Eugene-Springfield crews were dispatched to a report of a residential fire with multiple callers confirming a residential dwelling fire. As the offic...
First-in engine under gunfire: The Chris Paskett Interview – Part 1 (SAM 384)
Eugene-Springfield crews were dispatched to a report of a residential fire with multiple callers confirming a residential dwelling fire. As the offic...
Twelve tips to improve situational awareness (SAM 383)
Merry Christmas everyone! I know everyone’s feeling particularly festive this time of year and ole Santa is feeling the situational awareness love. Su...
What first responders need to know about explosives: The Jarred Alden Interview – Part 2 (SAM 382)
Lieutenant Alden is a paramedic and operations officer for the Akron (OH) Fire Department. He has 17+ years of experience as a firefighter and 15 + ye...
What first responders need to know about explosives: The Jarred Alden Interview – Part 1 (SAM 381)
Lieutenant Alden is a paramedic and operations officer for the Akron (OH) Fire Department. He has 17+ years of experience as a firefighter and 15 + ye...
Improving Responder Safety on the Roadway – The John Gonzalez Interview (SAM 380)
John Gonzalez is a past District Chief of Toms River Fire District 1 in Ocean County, NJ and has been an active volunteer firefighter for over 30 year...
Preventing a Mass Shooter Event – the Darin Wall Story (SAM 379)
On September 4, Grayhawk bass player, Darin Wall, stopped a potential mass shooting by preventing a man from gaining entry into a private party at an...
When Training Goes Wrong – The Stan Mettinger Story (SAM 378)
Stan Mettinger was setting up a training scenario that involved setting vehicles on fire. He was using diesel fuel to ignite hay inside the vehicle w...
A Father’s Tale of Loss – The Nada Fronk Story – Part 2 (SAM 377)
On May 26, 2021, Monte Fronk, native American and Emergency Manager for the Mille Lacs Bank of Ojibwe received the most unimaginable news a father cou...
A Father’s Tale of Loss – The Nada Fronk Story – Part 1 (SAM 376)
On May 26, 2021, Monte Fronk, native American and Emergency Manager for the Mille Lacs Bank of Ojibwe received the most unimaginable news a father cou...
Traditional Decision Making Process (SAM 375)
In the early days of decision making research, most of the studies were conducted in college classrooms and laboratories. These settings were nothing...
Communications Issues Impact Situational Awareness (SAM 374)
Under the best of conditions there can be miscommunications. When you add stress, uncertainty, changing conditions, and risk, communications can becom...
Staffing Issues Impact Situational Awareness (SAM 373)
Challenges to a decision maker’s situational awareness from issues related to staffing were among the most significant findings from my research. I ca...
Think Past, Present and Future (SAM 372)
Flawed situational awareness (SA) is one of the leading contributing factors to first responder near-miss and casualty events. In fact, it is nearly i...
Simulations (SAM 371)
Your highest level of situational awareness is formed when you are able to make accurate predictions about future events. In neuroscience, this is cal...
Expectations (SAM 370)
Your highest level of situational awareness is formed when you are able to make accurate predictions about future events. In neuroscience, this is cal...