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SAMatters radio is dedicated to improving first responder safety by helping you see the bad things coming... in time to change the outcome.
In this episode, we introduce our viewers and listeners to Mike Richardson, our newest SAMatters Certified Master Instructor. Mike Richardso...
The fire service is struggling with recruiting and retention. It's also challenged by a mental health crisis and a growing apathy within the...
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway discusses how to accelerating leadership growth and impact with Sean Glaze, author of Rapid Teamwork, The 10 Co...
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with Jeff Dill about the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance and their work to reduce firefighter su...
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with George Esbensen, President of the Minnesota Firefighter Initiative (MnFIRE) about the Hometown Her...
In this interview, Dr. Gasaway talks with Vicki Quint and Rick Nickerson about PFAS, foam exposure and the risk to firefighters. The Foam Ex...
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...
On January 06, 2018, Lt. Matthew LeTourneau, a 42-year-old male and 11-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department (PFD), died after be...
This episode is part 1 of a 2-part interview where Dr. Gasaway talks with retired Philadelphia Deputy Chief Vince Mulray and Battalion Chief...
Dr. Gasaway, along with some special guests, celebrates the milestone of reaching our 400 th episode. Description The Situational Awareness...
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway interviews Vince Mulray, retired Philadelphia Deputy Chief, discussing the 2015 derailment of Amtrak Train #188...
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway talks with Phil Jose about tactical decision games. Phil Jose, Deputy Chief, (Ret.), 30 years in Seattle Fire D...
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway talks with Retired Fire Chief Tom DeSorcy about how he quickly went from being a volunteer firefighter to caree...
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 in...
In this episode, Dr. Gasaway is interviewed by Ed Mann, Director of Training and Education for Provident Insurance about the SAMatters Onlin...
In this eposide, Dr. Gasaway sits down with Andrew Bozzo, Co-Founder of the Tablet Command Incident Management software. Tablet Command is a...
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is proven, effective treatment to help first responders suffering from Post-Traumatic E...
Captain Saul burned while searching for a trapped child in a row home fire in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Captain Jeremy Saul, a Situational A...
Chief Ron Warren shares the valuable information about drone services provided by the North Central Pennsylvania Unmanned Emergency Services...
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 – Way...
Dr. James Densley is Professor and Department Chair of Criminal Justice at Metro State University, part of the Minnesota State system. He is...
Emergency services provide an invaluable service to communities and cities around the world. Research has shown these professionals encounte...
This interview is with Bob Bemis, a retired Pennsylvania State Trooper who was struck and severely injured while attending to a vehicle fire...
This interview is with Magnum Bower, a heavy duty tow truck operator who survived being struck on a roadway incident, resulting in him becom...
Eugene-Springfield crews were dispatched to a report of a residential fire with multiple callers confirming a residential dwelling fire. As...
Eugene-Springfield crews were dispatched to a report of a residential fire with multiple callers confirming a residential dwelling fire. As...
Merry Christmas everyone! I know everyone's feeling particularly festive this time of year and ole Santa is feeling the situational awarenes...
Lieutenant Alden is a paramedic and operations officer for the Akron (OH) Fire Department. He has 17+ years of experience as a firefighter a...
Lieutenant Alden is a paramedic and operations officer for the Akron (OH) Fire Department. He has 17+ years of experience as a firefighter a...
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 ov...
On September 4, Grayhawk bass player, Darin Wall, stopped a potential mass shooting by preventing a man from gaining entry into a private pa...
Stan Mettinger was setting up a training scenario that involved setting vehicles on fire. He was using diesel fuel to ignite hay inside the...
On May 26, 2021, Monte Fronk, native American and Emergency Manager for the Mille Lacs Bank of Ojibwe received the most unimaginable news a...
On May 26, 2021, Monte Fronk, native American and Emergency Manager for the Mille Lacs Bank of Ojibwe received the most unimaginable news a...
In the early days of decision making research, most of the studies were conducted in college classrooms and laboratories. These settings wer...
Under the best of conditions there can be miscommunications. When you add stress, uncertainty, changing conditions, and risk, communications...
Challenges to a decision maker's situational awareness from issues related to staffing were among the most significant findings from my rese...
Flawed situational awareness (SA) is one of the leading contributing factors to first responder near-miss and casualty events. In fact, it i...
Your highest level of situational awareness is formed when you are able to make accurate predictions about future events. In neuroscience, t...
Your highest level of situational awareness is formed when you are able to make accurate predictions about future events. In neuroscience, t...
Complacency is a dangerous affliction and a very challenging barrier to situational awareness for workers in high-risk environments. When a...
Along a worker's journey toward envisioning, developing, and implementing their plan to guide their (hopefully) successful outcome, they are...
Short-term memory can create a formidable challenge to situational awareness. Long-term memory is huge, some might argue it's limitless. Sho...
Dr. Donnie explores the health and wellness qualities that make for successful firefighters and other first responders at work and home. He...
Dr. Donnie explores the health and wellness qualities that make for successful firefighters and other first responders at work and home. He...
John Moore lives in Southwest Ohio with his wife of nearly 15 years and their two children (ages 7 and 9). He attended Sinclair Community Co...
John Moore lives in Southwest Ohio with his wife of nearly 15 years and their two children (ages 7 and 9). He attended Sinclair Community Co...
This Q&A session addresses questions from recent live situational awareness programs. Much of the inspiration for the blog posts come from p...
The red flags discussed in the episode are clues and cues that provide conscious (overt) awareness of what is going on or subconscious (cove...
I get asked a lot of questions about what the first arriving company officer should do at a working structure fire. Specifically, the debate...