A new fire chief in a combination department is looking to increase the level of training with his automatic mutual aid companies. He hits a roadblock from the other chiefs who don't really feel there's a need for the extra training. While they do respond together several times a week, is there really a need for cross-training?
Chief Gasaway also responds to the pleas of an assistant chief who will be taking over as chief of a volunteer fire department. The soon-to-be chief is struggling to increase the number of members responding to calls. His ideas include additional incentive plans, duty crews and extra credit. Tune in to find out why this chief is being urged to proceed with extreme caution.
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About the Author
Richard Gasaway
Richard B. Gasaway, PhD, CSP is an authority on human factors, situational awareness and the high-risk decision-making processes that are used in high-stress, high-consequence work environments. He served 33 years as a firefighter, EMT-paramedic, company officer, training officer, fire chief and emergency incident commander. Gasaway's doctoral research included the study of cognitive neuroscience to understand how human factors flaw situational awareness and affect high-risk decision-making. He authored six books, and his contributions on situational awareness and decision-making are featured and referenced in more than 400 publications. Gasaway's training programs have been delivered to more than 88,000 students.