Dr. Richard Gasaway, founder of Situational Awareness Matters, will present “Flawed Situational Awareness: The Stealth Killer of First Responders” atFDIC 2014.
This program is based on the findings of the instructor’s doctoral research on fireground command decision making and situational awareness. In his review of hundreds of near-miss reports, case studies,line-of-duty deathreports, and videos, there were so many clues, indicators, and signs that the incident was going to end in disaster, but the personnel operating at the incident scene could not see it coming. His research identified 116 barriers to situational awareness that prevent, impact, or erode situational awareness at emergency scenes. This program focuses on the most pervasive barriers to situational awareness.
DR. RICHARD B. GASAWAYis the author of five books, includingSituational Awareness for Emergency Response.He lectures on first responder situational awareness and decision making. His programs have been presented to more than 37,000 first responders worldwide.
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