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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 with first responders who survived near-miss events.

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Responders Overcome by Carbon Monoxide - The Mukilteo Fire Story – Part 2 (SAM 309)

February 25, 2020 16:00 - 49 minutes - 36.6 MB

This interview with Battalion Chief Troy Elmore, Firefighter/Acting Captain Brian Oullette, and Firefighter/EMT Jason Shuck shares their powerful story and lessons learned from becoming victims of carbon monoxide poisoning while operating on the scene of an EMS call on September 11, 2019. Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)   Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich G...

Responders Overcome by Carbon Monoxide - The Mukilteo Fire Story – Part 1 (SAM 308)

February 18, 2020 16:00 - 42 minutes - 31.8 MB

This interview with Battalion Chief Troy Elmore, Firefighter/Acting Captain Brian Oullette, and Firefighter/EMT Jason Shuck, shares their powerful story and lessons learned from becoming victims of carbon monoxide poisoning while operating on the scene of an EMS call on September 11, 2019. www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)   Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway Twi...

Surviving the Fire Service – The Todd LeDuc Interview (SAM 307)

February 11, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MB

The fire service continues to be plagued by occupational health risks that have been directly related to the rigors of firefighting. The author has written about and published on these extensively terming it the three-legged stool. The three legs of the stool are fire service cardiovascular deaths and disability, occupational cancer threats and behavioral health disorders including suicide. Sadly, all three of these occupational risks can be minimized but are often not through annual earl...

The Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System – Part 2 (SAM 306)

February 04, 2020 16:00 - 45 minutes - 34.1 MB

  The IAFC’s Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System has been undergoing substantial changes in 2019 to improve functionality and provide better services to its users and stakeholders and 2020 looks to be no different. With a new technology partner, Envisage Technologies that oversees the Acadis Portal and FirstForward Training and Exposure Tracking, new deliverables are in the works to allow a better learning experience from near miss reports.    The Near Miss Program also is looking ...

The Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System – Part 1 (SAM 305)

January 28, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 36 MB

The IAFC’s Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System has been undergoing substantial changes in 2019 to improve functionality and provide better services to its users and stakeholders and 2020 looks to be no different. With a new technology partner, Envisage Technologies that oversees the Acadis Portal and FirstForward Training and Exposure Tracking, new deliverables are in the works to allow a better learning experience from near miss reports.    The Near Miss Program also is looking to f...

Commercial Building Mayday. The Atascocita Fire Story – Part 2 (SAM 304)

January 21, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

  On July 3, 2019, the Atascocita Fire Department responded to a commercial building fire at Coach’s Sports Bar.  First arriving units reported heavy smoke showing.  This interview is with incident command staff: Fire Chief Mike Mulligan, Battalion Chief David Roark, and Battalion Chief Brian Mulligan.  The interview is supported by dashcam video. The episode is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Jared Snell, the officer on the first-in company. Tragically, Lt. Snell died in a motor ...

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

January 14, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MB

  On July 3, 2019, the Atascocita Fire Department responded to a commercial building fire at Coach’s Sports Bar.  First arriving units reported heavy smoke showing.  This interview is with incident command staff: Fire Chief Mike Mulligan, Battalion Chief David Roark, and Battalion Chief Brian Mulligan.  The interview is supported by dash cam video. The episode is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Jared Snell, the officer on the first-in company. Tragically, Lt. Snell died in a motor...

A Mental Health Mayday. The Laverne Friesen Story – Part 2 (SAM 302)

January 07, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes - 42.1 MB

  Laverne Friesen spent his career in a variety of first responder positions in Alberta, Canada. His experiences include healthcare, volunteer firefighter and a sworn law enforcement officer. This has exposed him to the best and worst of what people do to themselves and to others. After his battle with mental illness, Laverne committed himself to starting conversations to destigmatize mental illness in first responders, which has led to the realization that the issues plaguing the emerg...

A Mental Health Mayday. The Laverne Friesen Story - Part 1 (SAM 301)

December 31, 2019 16:00 - 53 minutes - 40.2 MB

  Laverne Friesen spent his career in a variety of first responder positions in Alberta, Canada. His experiences include healthcare, volunteer firefighter and a sworn law enforcement officer. This has exposed him to the best and worst of what people do to themselves and to others. After his battle with mental illness, Laverne committed himself to starting conversations to destigmatize mental illness in first responders, which has led to the realization that the issues plaguing the emerg...

Heavy Content Fires – The Ryan Pennington Interview (SAM 300)

December 24, 2019 16:00 - 57 minutes - 43.8 MB

  Ryan Pennington is the Lieutenant-Paramedic currently serving with the Charleston WV. Fire Department. Ryan is assigned to Ladder 456 in the Kanawha City area of Charleston. He has over 22 years of fire-EMS experience serving in various types of departments and has been serving the Charleston WV Fire Department for 11 years.    Ryan has lectured and trained thousands of firefighters and fire departments from across the United States and internationally both at their departments and ...

The Midwest Fire Story - Brett Jensen Interview (SAM 299)

December 17, 2019 16:00 - 58 minutes - 43.9 MB

  Midwest Fire has been the Platinum sponsor of our show since 2014 and this episode showcases their company and allows our listeners and viewers to learn more about this amazing fire apparatus builder.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)   Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway Twitter: Follow Rich Gasaway Instagram: Follow SA_Matters Youtube: S...

Surrounded by fire: The Roree Payment Story – Part 2

December 10, 2019 16:00 - 51 minutes - 39.1 MB

Roree Payment has just completed his first year as the Chief of the Clearview Fire and Emergency Services.  Prior to that he was the Deputy Fire Chief for the department for the previous 5.5yrs.  Having a love for the fire service and being blessed with many great opportunities his 20-year career has taken him through 3 different departments including paid-on-call, composite and career.  He is strongly supported by his family, all 5 ladies and very thankful for the people who have taken chan...

Surrounded by Fire: The Roree Payment Story – Part 2 (SAM 298)

December 10, 2019 16:00 - 51 minutes - 39.1 MB

  Roree Payment has just completed his first year as the Chief of the Clearview Fire and Emergency Services.  Prior to that he was the Deputy Fire Chief for the department for the previous 5.5yrs.  Having a love for the fire service and being blessed with many great opportunities his 20-year career has taken him through 3 different departments including paid-on-call, composite and career.  He is strongly supported by his family, all 5 ladies and very thankful for the people who have taken...

Surrounded by fire: The Roree Payment Story – Part 2 (Sam 298)

December 10, 2019 16:00 - 51 minutes - 39.1 MB

Roree Payment has just completed his first year as the Chief of the Clearview Fire and Emergency Services.  Prior to that he was the Deputy Fire Chief for the department for the previous 5.5yrs.  Having a love for the fire service and being blessed with many great opportunities his 20-year career has taken him through 3 different departments including paid-on-call, composite and career.  He is strongly supported by his family, all 5 ladies and very thankful for the people who have taken chan...

Surrounded by Fire: The Roree Payment Story – Part 1 (SAM 297)

December 03, 2019 16:00 - 47 minutes - 36.4 MB

  Roree Payment has just completed his first year as the Chief of the Clearview Fire and Emergency Services.  Prior to that he was the Deputy Fire Chief for the department for the previous 5.5yrs.  Having a love for the fire service and being blessed with many great opportunities his 20-year career has taken him through 3 different departments including paid-on-call, composite and career.  He is strongly supported by his family, all 5 ladies and very thankful for the people who have taken...

Surrounded by fire: The Roree Payment Story – Part 1(SAM 297)

December 03, 2019 16:00 - 47 minutes - 36.4 MB

Roree Payment has just completed his first year as the Chief of the Clearview Fire and Emergency Services.  Prior to that he was the Deputy Fire Chief for the department for the previous 5.5yrs.  Having a love for the fire service and being blessed with many great opportunities his 20-year career has taken him through 3 different departments including paid-on-call, composite and career.  He is strongly supported by his family, all 5 ladies and very thankful for the people who have taken chan...

Overconfidence – A Dangerous Minefield (SAM 296)

November 26, 2019 16:00 - 27 minutes - 22.5 MB

  In this episode, we review the Overconfidence chapter of my new book, How Smart Workers Use Situational Awareness to Improve Safety. Really smart and talented workers can drift over into a minefield of overconfidence – a place the organization really doesn’t want them to be. Unfortunately, the worker may not even realize they’ve drifted onto this dangerous minefield.  What causes the drift? From my observation of hundreds of casualty events it is this: Shortcutting best practices whil...

The impact of stress on memory and recall – Part 2

November 19, 2019 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB

Stress can have a significant, and undesirable impact on a worker’s memory and recall.  This 2-part episode from a live presentation explains and demonstrates the undesirable impacts of stress

The Impact of Stress on Memory and Recall – Part 2 (SAM 295)

November 19, 2019 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB

  Stress can have a significant, and undesirable impact on a worker’s memory and recall.  This 2-part episode from a live presentation explains and demonstrates the undesirable impacts of stress

The Impact of Stress on Memory and Recall – Part 1 (SAM 294)

November 12, 2019 15:37 - 29 minutes - 23.8 MB

  Stress can have a significant, and undesirable impact on a worker’s memory and recall.  This 2-part episode from a live presentation explains and demonstrates the undesirable impacts of stress.

Trapped under a roof collapse. The Mike Beutler Story – Part 2

November 05, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 25.8 MB

At the time of the call, Mike Beutler responded as a volunteer firefighter with the Happy Valley Fire District (Oregon) to a commercial structure fire in a strip mall in the neighboring community of Damascus. Upon arrival, they found a True Value Hardware store fully involved with flames through the roof and blowing out the front windows. While operating a hand line from the exterior, Mike stepped under the mansard over hang to advance to the front windows of the now fully involved auto pa...

Trapped Under a Roof Collapse. The Mike Beutler Story – Part 2 (SAM 293)

November 05, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 25.8 MB

  At the time of the call, Mike Beutler responded as a volunteer firefighter with the Happy Valley Fire District (Oregon) to a commercial structure fire in a strip mall in the neighboring community of Damascus. Upon arrival, they found a True Value Hardware store fully involved with flames through the roof and blowing out the front windows. While operating a hand line from the exterior, Mike stepped under the mansard overhang to advance to the front windows of the now fully involved aut...

Trapped Under a Roof Collapse. The Mike Beutler Story – Part 2

November 05, 2019 16:00 - 35 minutes - 25.8 MB

  At the time of the call, Mike Beutler responded as a volunteer firefighter with the Happy Valley Fire District (Oregon) to a commercial structure fire in a strip mall in the neighboring community of Damascus. Upon arrival, they found a True Value Hardware store fully involved with flames through the roof and blowing out the front windows. While operating a hand line from the exterior, Mike stepped under the mansard overhang to advance to the front windows of the now fully involved aut...

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

October 29, 2019 15:00 - 31 minutes - 23.8 MB

  At the time of the call, Mike Beutler responded as a volunteer firefighter with the Happy Valley Fire District (Oregon) to a commercial structure fire in a strip mall in the neighboring community of Damascus. Upon arrival, they found a True Value Hardware store fully involved with flames through the roof and blowing out the front windows. While operating a hand line from the exterior, Mike stepped under the mansard overhang to advance to the front windows of the now fully involved aut...

Trapped Under A Ceiling Collapse. The Ron Hunter Story (SAM 291)

October 22, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB

  Ron Hunter is a Lieutenant with the Spartanburg (South Carolina) Fire Department, working out of the Southside station. He has been with the City for 23 years, starting out as a firefighter and advancing to the driver of the Rescue, to shift training coordinator, to the driver of the truck company, to his currently held Lieutenant position. He is the recipient of the department’s life-saving awards in 1998 and 2005 and was named firefighter of the year in 1997.   Contact Us www.S...

Preview of the AskRail App(SAM 290)

October 15, 2019 15:00 - 35 minutes - 27.8 MB

  The AskRail mobile app is a safety tool that provides first responders immediate access to accurate, timely data about what type of hazardous materials a railcar is carrying so they can make an informed decision about how to respond to a rail emergency. AskRail® is a backup resource if information from the train conductor or train consist is not available. AskRail® was designed to give first responders immediate information about railcars carrying hazardous materials and be an invalua...

Preview of the Task Fixation Chapter of My New Smart Workers Book (SAM 289)

October 08, 2019 15:00 - 33 minutes - 26.8 MB

  I wrote the book “How Smart Workers Use Situational Awareness to Improve Safety to help front-line workers, supervisors, safety managers, and executives understand how to develop and maintain situational awareness and how to use situational awareness to improve high-risk decision making.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)   Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow...

Preview of the Auditory Exclusion Chapter of My New Smart Workers Book (SAM 288)

October 01, 2019 15:00 - 26 minutes - 21.9 MB

  I wrote the book “How Smart Workers Use Situational Awareness to Improve Safety" to help front-line workers, supervisors, safety managers and executives understand how to develop and maintain situational awareness and how to use situational awareness to improve high-risk decision making.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)   Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follo...

Thirty Seconds from Death – The Randy Hanifen Story (SAM 287)

September 24, 2019 15:00 - 53 minutes - 42.4 MB

  Randy Hanifen serves as a Captain and shift commander with the West Chester Fire Department near Cincinnati, Ohio. At the time of his near-miss event, Randy was a firefighter riding up in the officer position on an engine.  While operating on the second floor of a residential dwelling fire, a rapid change of conditions forced Randy and his partner to bail out a second-story window to save their lives.  By Randy’s admission, if he would have been in that environment for 30 seconds longer...

A Near-Miss While Responding – The Brian Collins Story (SAM 286)

September 17, 2019 15:00 - 39 minutes - 31.6 MB

  Brian Collins serves as a Battalion Chief with the Brentwood Fire Department in Tennessee.  At the time of his near-miss event, he was serving as the company officer on an engine.  While responding to a call, and while the apparatus was making a left-hand turn at an intersection, the door opened and, if not for wearing his seatbelt, Brian would have been ejected from the vehicle due to the centrifugal force being generated from the apparatus turning left. Brian explains how it happened ...

Coffee Talk with Carl Potter from The Safety Institute (SAM 285)

September 10, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 51.5 MB

  In this episode, I am interviewed on the Coffee Talk Show with Carl Potter, founder of The Safety Institute. The Safety Institute is a resource for organizations that want to create workplaces where it’s difficult to get hurt. Carl Potter works with organizations that want to put safety first in the minds of their employees so that everyone can go home every day without injuries.  After working in the electric utility industry for over 17 years, he started Potter and Associates Inte...

Mindset of Aggressiveness – Chris Tobin Interview (SAM 284)

September 03, 2019 14:00 - 51 minutes - 40.3 MB

  Chris Tobin is a firefighter in St. Louis, Missouri.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)   Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway Twitter: Follow Rich Gasaway Instagram: Follow SA_Matters Youtube: Subscribe to SAMattersTV Itunes: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio Stitcher Radio: Subscribe to SAMatters Radio Google Play: Subscribe to SAMatters ...

Life and Death Matters – Chris and Sam Adams Interview – Part 2 (SAM 283)

August 27, 2019 15:00 - 48 minutes - 37.4 MB

  Skills to succeed in a world where there is no gray. IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW QUICKLY a paramedic can insert an IV or intubate a patient or victim in trouble. It's not about being able to recognize a heart attack from a panic attack. Until it is. Medical knowledge is important in responding to life-and-death emergencies for paramedics. But just as important are the qualities of paramedics that allow them to act decisively in the chaos of prehospital emergency medicine. And those qualities ...

Life and Death Matters – Chris and Sam Adams Interview – Part 1 (SAM 282)

August 20, 2019 15:00 - 42 minutes - 32.1 MB

Skills to succeed in a world where there is no gray. IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW QUICKLY a paramedic can insert an IV or intubate a patient or victim in trouble. It's not about being able to recognize a heart attack from a panic attack. Until it is. Medical knowledge is important in responding to life-and-death emergencies for paramedics. But just as important are the qualities of paramedics that allow them to act decisively in the chaos of prehospital emergency medicine. And those qualities inclu...

Drone Responders Interview with Charles Werner (SAM 281)

August 13, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

  Charles Werner is the retired Charlottesville fire chief and 45-year public safety veteran. After retirement, Charles worked with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management from 2015 - 2017 as senior advisor/acting deputy state coordinator. Charles served in numerous leadership roles at the local, state, national levels on public safety communications, GIS, broadband, information sharing, thermal imaging, enhanced location technology, FirstNet and drones.  He chairs the National...

Interview with Captain Alex Charoni on Near-miss reporting evaluations (SAM 280)

August 06, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MB

  Alex Charoni is a Captain with the South King County Fire & Rescue service in Washington.  For more than a decade Alex has been developing his passion for understanding the root causes for firefighter near-miss events.  Alex and I met when I was delivering a program for the Washington State Fire Training Officers Association Conference and that led to several follow up conversations and an invitation to be a guest on our show.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.co...

Interview with Adam Kinakin, host of The Tactical Breakdown Podcast Show – Part 2 (SAM 279)

July 30, 2019 15:00 - 52 minutes - 40.1 MB

  The Tactical Breakdown podcast is designed to support the men and women who keep our countries and communities safe by delivering real-world, actionable knowledge and experience from the best subject matter experts in the world. Adam is a former infantry officer with the Canadian Armed Forces, he has had the honor to work alongside some of the best military and law enforcement instructors and educators in the world. Now located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Adam spends his time training,...

Interview with Adam Kinakin, host of The Tactical Breakdown Podcast Show – Part 1 (SAM 278)

July 23, 2019 15:00 - 50 minutes - 38.3 MB

  The Tactical Breakdown podcast is designed to support the men and women who keep our countries and communities safe by delivering real-world, actionable knowledge and experience from the best subject matter experts in the world. Adam is a former infantry officer with the Canadian Armed Forces, he has had the honor to work alongside some of the best military and law enforcement instructors and educators in the world. Now located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Adam spends his time training, coa...

Comfortably Complacent. (SAM 277)

July 16, 2019 15:00 - 19 minutes - 16.1 MB

  We all know we have habits. Some of them are good habits. And some of them are...well...not so good. The less often talked about cousin of a habit is a routine. Habits and routines can impact situational awareness in both good and bad ways. But where do habits and routines come from? Does a habit turn into a routine? Or does a routine turn into a habit? Do habits and routines prevent complacency or contribute to it? All good questions. This episode explore our comfort with complacency...

High Reliability Organization Processes. (SAM 276)

July 09, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 17 MB

    There's a lot being talked about these days about the concept of high reliability organizations (HROs). The concept is being embraced by many hospitals throughout the United States and, arguably, for good reason. The principles of highly reliable organizations have direct application to first responders. This episode focuses on helping you understand the processes used by high reliability organizations.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4...

Traits of High Reliability Organizations. (SAM 275)

July 02, 2019 15:00 - 24 minutes - 20.4 MB

  There's a lot being talked about these days about the concept of high reliability organizations (HROs). The concept is being embraced by many hospitals throughout the United States and, arguably, for good reason. The principles of highly reliable organizations have direct application to first responders. This episode focuses on helping you understand the traits of high reliability organizations. Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   ...

Positive & Negative Clues and Cues (SAM 274)

June 25, 2019 15:00 - 20 minutes - 17.1 MB

In the formation of situational awareness, you gather information – clues and cues. But there are two types of clues and cues: Positive and negative.  We’ll explore their differences and explain why both are important to your understanding.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)     Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway Twitter: Follow Rich Gasaway I...

A Tale of Complacency (SAM 273)

June 18, 2019 15:00 - 22 minutes - 19 MB

  This episode shares three examples of complacency, all happening within a 10-minute span of time. While the outcome was not tragic, the potential for tragedy was tremendous. And I got to witness all of it.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)     Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway Twitter: Follow Rich Gasaway Instagram: Follow SA_Matters Y...

Radio Discipline (SAM 272)

June 11, 2019 15:00 - 19 minutes - 16.1 MB

  This episode discusses why radio communications is a critical component to situational awareness and some of the challenges that are created when there is a lack of radio discipline.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)     Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway Twitter: Follow Rich Gasaway Instagram: Follow SA_Matters Youtube: Subscribe to SA...

What is Situational Awareness and Why Does it Matter? (SAM 271)

June 04, 2019 15:00 - 29 minutes - 24.7 MB

  This episode discusses why it is so important for workers, supervisors and safety managers to understand what situational awareness is, how it is developed, how it can be impacted and how to recover once it has eroded.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)     Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway Twitter: Follow Rich Gasaway Instagram: Follow S...

Pre-Conception (SAM 270)

May 28, 2019 15:00 - 19 minutes - 15.9 MB

  The ideas in your mind about problems and situations before you actually face the problem or situation is your pre-conception, or your pre-conceived notions about the problem or situation.  There are two fundamental problems with pre-conception. First, it’s completely imaginary. And second, it’s likely to be partially or completely incorrect.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)     Get connected with ...

Time Distortion: A Barrier to Situational Awareness (SAM 269)

May 21, 2019 15:00 - 19 minutes - 16.3 MB

  Keeping track of how time passes is an important component to situational awareness.  If you lose track of time, you are at risk of not comprehending how fast conditions are changing around you. When this occurs, your decision making may be adversely impacted. Show Notes Contact Us www.SAMatters.com   www.RichGasaway.com   612-548-4424 (office)   651-331-8518 (cell)     Get connected with SAMatters   Facebook: Follow SAMatters LinkedIn: Follow Rich Gasaway ...

Training for Failure (SAM 268)

May 19, 2019 15:00 - 14 minutes - 11.7 MB

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The Perfect Storm (SAM 267)

May 16, 2019 15:00 - 12 minutes - 10.3 MB

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Firefighter through the floor. – The Matt Marlow Story. (SAM 266)

May 14, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

  Matthew Marlow is the Chief of the Medway-Grapeville Fire District in New Baltimore, NY. He has been a member of the District for ten years, and has served as the company’s training officer for the past 6 years. He is the father of two children, Abigail, 8, and Joshua, 5. When not volunteering his time with the Medway-Grapeville Fire District, he is the Chief of Operations for the Greenville Rescue Squad, an EMT with the Town of Coxsackie Ambulance.   Contact Us www.SAMatters.com...

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