SAMatters Radio
418 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsThe 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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SAM 166 | Situational Awareness Insanity – Part 2
June 27, 2017 11:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBIf you have spent time reading a large number of firefighter fatality reports you might start to see the real-life manifestation of Einstein’s definition of insanity. In fact, I would go as far as to say we’ve gotten to the point where we are discovering very few new ways to kill firefighters. Rather, we’re taking all the ways we already know and we’re perfecting it by doing it over and over… and over… and over… again. This is Einstein’s insanity personified. In this series, we will examine...
SAM 165 | Situational Awareness Insanity – Part 1
June 20, 2017 11:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MBIf you have spent time reading a large number of firefighter fatality reports you might start to see the real-life manifestation of Einstein’s definition of insanity. In fact, I would go as far as to say we’ve gotten to the point where we are discovering very few new ways to kill firefighters. Rather, we’re talking about all the ways we already know how to do it and we’re perfecting it by doing it over and over… and over… and over… again. This is Einstein’s insanity personified. In this...
SAM 164 | Predicting the future
June 13, 2017 11:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBDeveloping situational awareness is a three-part process that begins with perception, and then understanding, and finally prediction – or forecasting what is going to happen in the future. Many first responders are good at the perception and understanding part, but the prediction part can present some real challenges. This episode discusses the process for predicting future outcomes. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hat...
SAM 163 | Lynchburg FD House Fire Near Miss – Part 2
June 06, 2017 11:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this episode, I interview three members of the Lynchburg Fire Department who responded to a structure fire where conditions changed rapidly and caused the crews to leave the structure just short of being over-run by the fire. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Licensed by BMI Music Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com Firefighter Near Miss Reportin...
SAM 162 | Lynchburg FD House Fire Near Miss – Part 1
May 30, 2017 11:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode, I interview three members of the Lynchburg Fire Department who responded to a structure fire where conditions changed rapidly and caused the crews to leave the structure just short of being over-run by the fire. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Licensed by BMI Music Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System...
SAM 161 | Soldier Township Tornado Near Miss
May 23, 2017 11:00 - 49 minutes - 22.7 MBThis episode is an interview Karl McNorton, Dusty Nichols and Joe Hawkins who were involved in a brush fire incident that was complicated when a tornado was reported in their vicinity, casing the crews to take cover in nearby homes. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Licensed by BMI Music Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com Firefighter Near Miss Reporting Sy...
SAM 160 | Smoke explosion in Virginia, Minnesota
May 16, 2017 11:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBOn Dec. 19, 2016 at 1:05pm, the Virginia Fire Department responded to a report of an apartment building fire in the 700 block of 5th Avenue South. Noting a change in smoke conditions, the incident commander ordered an evacuation just moments before a smoke explosion rocked the building and it was all caught on video (link to the video below). Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Virginia Fire Department Smoke Explosion Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxUxnpQ0...
SAM 159 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Synergist
May 09, 2017 11:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBIn this episode, we discuss the Synergist - the person who seeks others who are like-minded and tends to side with their compatriots point of view regardless of the presence of mounting evidence that refutes the position of those who are like-minded. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Licensed by BMI Music Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com Firefighter Near...
SAM 158 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Slacker
May 02, 2017 11:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this episode, we discuss the Slacker: A person who avoids work or effort. I think we all knew that already. The slacker does the least amount of work possible to remain employed. They are a minimal contributor and seem to be content in their mediocrity. Getting them to get enthusiastic about work is like trying to get a lazy dog to fetch a stick. Or, less generously, it is like trying to teach a pig to sing. You are not going to succeed and you are only going to annoy the pig. Our ...
SAM 157 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Super Hero
April 25, 2017 11:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MBIn this episode, we discuss the super hero dangerous mindset. You might think of this as the person who sees him or herself as unstoppable, bullet proof, invulnerable or invincible. The super hero can leap tall buildings in a single bound, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to run faster than a speeding bullet. In other words, they think they have super powers and super abilities. The only problem is, simply because they think they can, does not mean they actually can. Our spon...
SAM 156 | Third Anniversary Celebration
April 18, 2017 11:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBThis episode discusses the history of SAMatters and Dr. Gasaway shares his background and the work he has done to improve first responder situational awareness and high-risk decision making. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Licensed by BMI Music Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http://www.firefighternearmiss....
SAM 155 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Silent
April 11, 2017 11:00 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBThe silent individual members, for whatever reason, may not speak up even if something is going horribly wrong. This can have devastating consequences on first responder safety because the Silent member may see something very important for the safety of personnel operating at the scene, and yet, never say a word. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Licensed by BMI Music Situational Awareness...
SAM 154 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Stubborn
April 04, 2017 11:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MBIn this episode, we discuss the stubborn – an individual that is set in their ways, closed minded and perhaps even defiant. Their narrowed view can impact relationships and, more importantly, their situational awareness. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Licensed by BMI Music Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System http:...
SAM 153 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Superior
March 28, 2017 11:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBThis episode discusses the boss who lets his or her authority get the best of their judgment or that boss who suffers from feelings of inadequacy (inferiority) that results in a dangerous mindset that can harm the safety of first responders. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Licensed by BMI Music Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com Firefighter Near ...
SAM 152 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Specialist
March 21, 2017 11:00 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBThis episode is part three of a nine-part serious on dangerous mindsets that first responders can develop and I offer some advice for dealing with each. This week we talk about the Specialist, (a.k.a. The Know-it-all). A specialist is someone who takes the effort to acquire a higher level of training on a specialty topic. A specialist can be a tremendous asset, especially when an incident occurs that requires their specialized knowledge, skills and abilities. However, a specialist can a...
SAM 151 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Subordinate
March 14, 2017 11:00 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBThis episode is part two of a nine-part serious on dangerous mindsets that first responders can develop and I offer some advice for dealing with each. Last week we started off the series by talking about the starter mindset… the mindset of the brand-new responder. This week we talk about the Subordinate. __________________________________________________________________ Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats G...
SAM 150 | Dangerous Mindsets – The Starter
March 07, 2017 12:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBEveryone of us should be able to relate to this mindset. We have all been there, albeit some more recently than others. Being the new responder can be a scary ordeal. I recall how intimidated I was just learning how to properly don my turnout gear. In fact, when I first joined I did not know what I did not know. And that’s what this episode explores – the mindset of the starter. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GM...
SAM 149 | Mind Drift
February 28, 2017 12:00 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MBHave you ever driven your vehicle somewhere, arrived at your destination and wondered to yourself “How did I get here?” If so, you have experienced mind drift. This can happen when you’re driving your car, sitting in a classroom, or performing a high-risk activity. And when it happens, it can have a catastrophic impact on your situational awareness. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situa...
SAM 148 | James Johnson Interview on Building Construction
February 21, 2017 12:00 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBJames Johnson is a Firefighter for Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is currently assigned to Firehouse 1 and is part of the Special Operations Technical Rescue Team, as well as Canada Task Force One USAR Team. James is a certified Fire Service Instructor II and teaches at the Justice Institute of British Columbia in the Fire and Safety Division. Before becoming a career firefighter, James spent a number of years in the construction industry and...
SAM 147 | The need for skill rehearsal
February 14, 2017 12:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBFirst responder training is often conducted in topical segments. One week it might be fire attack. The next week the training might focus on search and rescue and the next week on forcible entry. There is a reason a football team conducts a scrimmage, or why actors in a play conduct a full-dress rehearsal. This episode discusses the value of putting all the training segments together into one comprehensive practiced event. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro musi...
SAM 146 | Fear and situational awareness
February 07, 2017 12:00 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBFear is one of two emotions that drive all human behavior. The other is desire. Whatever a first responder chooses to do, or not do, is based on one of these two emotional drives. This episode discuses how fear can compel responders to do undesirable, and sometimes dangerous, things at emergency scenes. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters...
SAM 145 | Task Saturation
January 31, 2017 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBThere’s no doubt that in dynamically changing, high-risk, high-consequence environments someone could be called upon to perform many varied tasks, some at the same time. When staffing levels are low, the likelihood of this situation can increase significantly. The problem this creates is the brain does not perform well when task saturated, especially in stressful situations. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC ...
SAM 144 | Pre-Arrival Lens
January 24, 2017 12:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBWe see with our brains, not with our eyes. The eyes are simply a tool to gather photons of light. The processing of images happens in the visual cortex (in the back of your brain). There is also an interesting thing that happens as we listen to information. We also draw pictures in our brain. This is what I call the pre-arrival lens and it can set a responder up for success or it can cause some significant challenges. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Sa...
SAM 143 | Memory and situational awareness
January 17, 2017 17:51 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBThere are two types of memory we will discuss in this episode, short-term and long-term. Both play important roles in helping first responders develop and maintain situational awareness. Here, we will explain how. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com Situational Awareness Matters Online Academy www.SAMatters.com/academy Fi...
SAM 142 | Interview with Near Miss Survivor Rick Mehaffey
January 10, 2017 12:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBAt the time of the fire, Rick Mehaffey served as an engineer for the Waynesville Fire Department, a combination department that runs 2500 calls a year out of two stations. (He has since been promoted to Captain.) At the time of the near miss event the staffing levels was 1 person on-duty at each of two stations, supplemented by roughly 30 volunteers. At 0759 the fire department was dispatched to a residential fire at 71 Cornerstone Ridge in Waynesville. Mehaffey was first on-scene of a w...
SAM 141 | Confabulation
January 03, 2017 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.77 MBConfabulation is a fascinating phenomenon where a person’s brain can make up its own reality and the individual it happens to will not realize that what they believe to be fact is, indeed, a figment of their imagination. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SAMatters.com Situational Awareness Matters Online Academy www.SAMatters.com/academy ...
SAM 140 | Speaking up
December 27, 2016 12:00 - 38 minutes - 17.6 MBIn this episode, Madison Firefighter Cameron Gasaway shares his observations about why it is so hard for a new firefighter to speak up when they think something is going wrong. We also share a real-life experience Cameron had when he was presented with an opportunity to speak up. In his words, it was one of the worst feelings he’d ever had. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Aw...
SAM 139 | Building expert knowledge
December 20, 2016 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.9 MBThe researchers who study expertise have concluded it can take roughly 10,000 hours of training and practice to achieve expert-level knowledge and performance skills. The bad news is, that could take responders over a decade to acquire. The good news is, the process of expertise development can be accelerated. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Awareness Matters! website www....
SAM 138 | Nine considerations when evaluating incident command software.
December 13, 2016 12:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBAs you attend conferences that have vendor display areas, pay attention to how many incident management software vendors claim to have programs that can “develop situational awareness” in first responders. This claim is often founded on the belief that as the software is able to capture, assemble and display layers and layers of data that, somehow, situational awareness will be improved. Be careful, as you may be sold a product that does not do what it claims to do. Our sponsor: Midw...
SAM 137 | Radio Traffic and Situational Awareness
December 06, 2016 12:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBWhen it comes to first responder radio traffic I am reminded of the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. You may recall that in the story Goldilocks samples three bowls of porridge. One is too hot. One is too cold. And the third is just right. This lesson applies directly to first responder situational awareness and the role radio communications plays in helping to develop and maintain SA. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Wit...
SAM 136 | Online Academy Q&A
November 29, 2016 12:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBThe Situational Awareness Matters Online Academy officially opens its doors in January. SAMatters Radio podcast episode #132 was dedicated to explaining the features of the Academy. This episode is dedicated to questions and answers I’ve fielded over the past couple of weeks. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Awareness Matters! www.SAMatters.com Situational Awareness M...
SAM 135 | Meta-awareness
November 22, 2016 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBOne of the ways to improve your situational awareness is to develop a conscious awareness about your awareness. Developing and maintaining situational awareness can be challenging while operating in high stress conditions. Being aware of this and using techniques to ensure you remain in the moment can improve safety. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Awareness Matters! website...
SAM 134 | Assessing resources
November 15, 2016 12:00 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBIt is important for a commander to have situational awareness about the resources available and to use that knowledge to drive decisions. Setting strategy without consideration to the quantity and quality of resources can be very risky. This episode explores how to develop situational awareness about resource availability. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Awareness Matter...
SAM 133 | The Devil’s Advocate
November 08, 2016 12:00 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBOne of the problems that can happen while working in high stress, time compressed environments is a person can develop a flawed perception of reality. When this happens, they will not realize it until something happens that allows them to see their perception was flawed. This is where the devil’s advocate can help. This episode explains how. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational A...
SAM 132 | Online Academy Preview
November 01, 2016 11:00 - 22 minutes - 10.1 MBOne of the most common pieces of feedback received from live events is “Everyone in my department needed to hear this message.” I could not agree more. I realized with this feedback came a challenge to create a convenient, affordable way for every department to train every member. From that inspiration came the Situational Awareness Matters Online Academy. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records ...
SAM 131 | Best practices for managing mental workload
October 25, 2016 11:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBThe research I have conducted on the neuroscience of situational awareness and high-risk decision making has been fascinating and extremely enlightening to me. Over the past 9 years, it has been very rewarding to take the lessons of research and apply them for the benefit of first responders. For those who have attended one of my programs, you know these lessons are always shared in friendly ways (i.e., avoiding all the heady terminology of brain science). One of the findings of my researc...
SAM 130 | Auditory Exclusion – Going deaf under stress
October 18, 2016 11:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBA person suffering from auditory exclusion will experience temporary hearing loss. While it is most often identified and associated with individuals who are working in high stress environments, the truth is it can happen to any of us at any time. We will discuss how it happens and how it impacts situational awareness. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Awareness Matters! web...
SAM 129 | Interview with Beaver Dam Fire & Rescue Chief Alan Mannel
October 11, 2016 11:00 - 57 minutes - 26.1 MBBeaver Dam (WI) Fire Chief, Alan Mannel, was working as a police officer in Crete, Illinois where a suspect opened fire on officers while they were attempting to apprehend him following a shooting incident in a neighboring Park Forest. Then-patrolman Mannel, ended up discharging his weapon three times, though he only remembered shooting twice. He also described experiencing a mild form of auditory exclusion where sounds – including not hearing the multiple shots fired by officers and by th...
SAM 128 | Sleep inertia: An interview with Norfolk Fire Lieutenant Jarrod Sergi
October 04, 2016 11:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBLieutenant Jarrod Sergi attended one of my situational awareness programs in Virginia earlier this year and during the program we discussed, among many other topics, the impact of sleep inertia on awareness and decision making. A few months after the class Lieutenant Sergi and his crew were responding to a late-night residential dwelling fire and he experienced the impact of sleep inertia. This compelled him to contact me and to share his experience. He agreed to come on to the podcast a...
SAM 127 | Teaching responders how to speak up
September 27, 2016 11:00 - 39 minutes - 18 MBIt is not uncommon for responders to be told: “If you see something that is causing you a concern, speak up.” And everyone nods their heads in the affirmative. But when it comes right down to it… will they? From the discussions I’ve had with first responders I don’t think the answer is as cut and dried as you might think. In this episode we will explore why and I’ll offer some suggestions for how to get them to speak up. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music ...
SAM 126 | Interview with Birmingham Assistant Fire Chief Floyd (Buddy) Wilks, Jr.
September 20, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBOn February 14, 2014 the Birmingham Fire Department was dispatched to a residential dwelling fire at 0130. On arrival the first-in company reported heavy fire conditions on the CD corner of the house. There were two vehicles on the property, one of the vehicles had three car seats in it. This gave the IC a strong indication there were people still in the house, including children. Despite the challenging conditions, crews entered with the mission of fire containment and search and rescue. ...
SAM 125 | The top 12 reasons why first responders won’t discuss their near-miss events
September 13, 2016 11:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBOne of the best ways we can learn how to be safer is to learn from our mistakes. Truly, haven’t we all said “I’ve learned more from the mistakes I’ve made in life than the things I’ve done right.” The same thing can be said about our service as first responders. There is a lot to learn from mistakes – ours and others. That’s assuming the mistakes that resulted in near-miss events and lessons learned are shared with others. Unfortunately, many times they are not. I will discuss why they are...
SAM 124 | Facilitated Debriefings
September 06, 2016 11:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBYour chances of getting killed in a commercial airline accident while traveling with one of the top 20 U.S. carriers is roughly 1:87 million. As a researcher and practitioner of first responder safety this incredible safety statistic causes me to contemplate how the airlines have been able to create such an impeccable safety record. In this episode we explore how a facilitated debriefing can help first responder agencies improve safety. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com ...
SAM 123 | Positive and Negative Clues and Cues
August 30, 2016 11:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBAs we train first responders to improve situational awareness it is important the lessons include a list of both positive and negative clues and cues. Clues and cues are another way of saying “information”… the information you gather and process that forms your situational awareness. In the context of developing situational awareness, positive and negative clues and cues does not mean good and bad information… Rather, positive and negative means present and absent. The positive clues and cu...
SAM 122 | Locus of Control
August 23, 2016 11:00 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBLocus of control is a psychological principal that refers to the extent to which a person feels they are in control of the events that can affect their life, well-being or success. It is often associated with how a person views what happens to them in life and who is responsible for their successes and failures. I recently came across some research on the topic of locus of control that got me wondering about the correlation it may have to first responder safety and risk taking. Our spo...
SAM 121 | Three types of stress
August 16, 2016 11:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBFirst responders can experience three types of stress: Acute stress, episodic acute stress and chronic stress. This episode explores how stress can impact a first responder’s situational awareness and, equally concerning, how stress can have devastating long-term impacts on a responder’s health and wellness. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Situational Awareness Matters! website www.SA...
SAM 120 | Interview with Instructor John Dixon
August 09, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBInstructor John Dixon discusses the normalization of deviance, complacency, groupthink and more. He offers ideas about how to recognize the problem and recommends best practices for individuals and organizations for how to overcome this challenging – and potentially deadly – phenomenon. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire MidwestFire.com Intro music Safety Dance (1982) Men Without Hats GMC - Virgin Records Guest Information John Dixon InstructorJohnDixon.com Twitter: @...
SAM 119 | Interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel – Part 2
August 02, 2016 11:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBOn January 19, 2009 the West Metro Fire Department responded to a well-involved, wind-driven residential dwelling fire. This multiple alarm fire was their second for the evening. Previously, the same companies had worked a multiple alarm garden-style apartment building fire. During this interview, Division Chief Dan Phannenstiel discusses what happened at both fires and the near-miss event that gave rise to him completing a lessons learned evaluation. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire Midwest...
SAM 118 | Interview with West Metro Division Chief Dan Pfannenstiel – Part 1
July 26, 2016 11:00 - 50 minutes - 23.2 MBOn January 19, 2009 the West Metro Fire Department responded to a well-involved, wind-driven residential dwelling fire. This multiple alarm fire was their second for the evening. Previously, the same companies had worked a multiple alarm garden-style apartment building fire. During this interview, Division Chief Dan Phannenstiel discusses what happened at both fires and the near-miss event that gave rise to him completing a lessons learned evaluation. Our sponsor: Midwest Fire Midwest...
SAM 117 | Interview with Shawnee Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Pyle – Part 2
July 19, 2016 11:00 - 58 minutes - 26.8 MBOn May 22, 2010, John Glaser, a 33-year-old career fire fighter died while conducting a primary search of a residential house fire. Firefighter Glaser vomited in his SCBA face piece and then removed it, causing him to inhale products of combustion. The fire was reported by automatic alarm at 8:55 p.m. Saturday at 13408 W. 75th Court, according to fire officials. When firefighters arrived, they found the home burning out of control. Neighbors told firefighters they thought two people and a ...