Fireground Safety: Mistakes and Best Practices
Utah Winter Fire School: 117 more first responders are now “in the loop!” On January 13 I presented two sessions of Fireground Safety: Mistakes and Best Practices at the 2012 Utah Winter Fire School....
View ArticleTrained to Fail
There are probably few things I say in a classroom that raises the ire of instructors more than “You’re training your members to fail.” I understand why they wouldn’t want to hear that. No instructor...
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Situational awareness starts with capturing clues and cues in your environment. It’s really quite a simple premise. To capture clues and cues requires seeing or hearing them. At a structure fire, the...
View ArticleEpisode 14: The need for realistic training
Available on iTunes and Stitcher Radio! (Click the icon below or search SAMatters Radio) __________________________________________________________________ Episode 14: Interview with Dave...
View ArticleEpisode 105 | Realistic Live Fire Training Challenges and Opportunities
In this episode, Firefighter Chris Crawford from the Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Fire Department. Chris is a Public Administration major at Point Park University and is writing a paper on...
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