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SAMatters Radio

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... Read more

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Caught in a flashover: The Eric Dreiman Story – Part 2 (SAM 242)

Caught in a flashover: The Eric Dreiman Story – Part 2 (SAM 242)

On November 14, 2014, Indianapolis Captain (then Lieutenant) Eric Dreiman was assigned on Ladder 19. His station was dis... Read more

11 Dec 2018

42mins

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Mindset of Aggressiveness – Chris Tobin Interview (SAM 284)

Mindset of Aggressiveness – Chris Tobin Interview (SAM 284)

Chris Tobin is a firefighter in St. Louis, Missouri. Contact Us www.SAMatters.com www.RichGasaway.com 612-548-4424... Read more

3 Sep 2019

51mins

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SAM 059 | Understanding Time Distortion

SAM 059 | Understanding Time Distortion

Individuals impacted by tachypsychia have described it as having the appearance that time is elongated, giving the appea... Read more

9 Jun 2015

39mins

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SAM 079 | The Overconfident Incompetent

SAM 079 | The Overconfident Incompetent

This discussion includes the four steps in the progression of competency: Step 1: Unconscious incompetence – being una... Read more

27 Oct 2015

21mins

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SAM 177 | Time to task completion

SAM 177 | Time to task completion

Your highest level of situational awareness is formed when you are able to make accurate predictions about future events... Read more

12 Sep 2017

29mins

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Commercial Building Mayday. The Atascocita Fire Story – Part 1 (SAM 303)

Commercial Building Mayday. The Atascocita Fire Story – Part 1 (SAM 303)

On July 3, 2019, the Atascocita Fire Department responded to a commercial building fire at Coach’s Sports Bar.  First ar... Read more

14 Jan 2020

1hr 7mins

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SAM 141 | Confabulation

SAM 141 | Confabulation

Confabulation is a fascinating phenomenon where a person’s brain can make up its own reality and the individual it happe... Read more

3 Jan 2017

21mins

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Fighting Fires on Main Street – Part 2 (SAM 254)

Fighting Fires on Main Street – Part 2 (SAM 254)

Joe Pronesti has developed a training program to help firefighters understand the special challenges we face when fighti... Read more

5 Mar 2019

41mins

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Traits of High Reliability Organizations. (SAM 275)

Traits of High Reliability Organizations. (SAM 275)

There's a lot being talked about these days about the concept of high reliability organizations (HROs). The concept is b... Read more

2 Jul 2019

24mins

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SAM 138 | Nine considerations when evaluating incident command software.

SAM 138 | Nine considerations when evaluating incident command software.

As you attend conferences that have vendor display areas, pay attention to how many incident management software vendors... Read more

13 Dec 2016

30mins

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SAM 182 | Colorado Springs FD Interview – Part 2

SAM 182 | Colorado Springs FD Interview – Part 2

On May 31, 2017, I delivered a presentation to the Colorado Springs Fire Department in Situational Awareness. During the... Read more

17 Oct 2017

49mins

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SAM 203 | Normalization of Deviance

SAM 203 | Normalization of Deviance

We rationalize that because we are operating in conditions of stress and consequence, with urgency and a feeling of pres... Read more

13 Mar 2018

28mins

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SAM 150 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Starter

SAM 150 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Starter

Everyone of us should be able to relate to this mindset. We have all been there, albeit some more recently than others. ... Read more

7 Mar 2017

30mins

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The nearly tragic consequences of a confabulated reality (SAM 230)

The nearly tragic consequences of a confabulated reality (SAM 230)

The brain does not like confusion and in the absence of factual information it can make up its own reality, notwithstand... Read more

18 Sep 2018

21mins

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Trapped under a roof collapse. The Mike Beutler Story – Part 1 (SAM 292)

Trapped under a roof collapse. The Mike Beutler Story – Part 1 (SAM 292)

At the time of the call, Mike Beutler responded as a volunteer firefighter with the Happy Valley Fire District (Oregon) ... Read more

29 Oct 2019

31mins

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SAM 210 | Observations and lessons from FDIC

SAM 210 | Observations and lessons from FDIC

This was my 20th year presenting at the Fire Department Instructors Conference. This is the first time I’ve dedicated an... Read more

1 May 2018

1hr 4mins

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SAM 038 | Interview with Dr. Burt Clark

SAM 038 | Interview with Dr. Burt Clark

This episode is an interview with Dr. Burt Clark, author of the recently released book “I can’t save you but I’ll die tr... Read more

13 Jan 2015

1hr 18mins

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SAM 134 | Assessing resources

SAM 134 | Assessing resources

It is important for a commander to have situational awareness about the resources available and to use that knowledge to... Read more

15 Nov 2016

24mins

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SAM 063 | SA Q & A Session

SAM 063 | SA Q & A Session

The episode addresses five questions asked during SAMatters live Tour events, including: You've shared many of the chal... Read more

7 Jul 2015

26mins

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Virtual Reality Simulations – The Paul Speight Interview. (SAM 263)

Virtual Reality Simulations – The Paul Speight Interview. (SAM 263)

Paul Speight’s role after 29 years in Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service changed from operational and road safety to... Read more

7 May 2019

1hr 11mins

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