The Leader's Toolbox: Telecommunicator Emergency Response Task Force
Dr. Richard B. Gasaway talks with several guests from Tennesse about the telecommunicator emergency response task force (TERT) that ways developed to provide support at disasters.
Guests include Deputy Chief David Hodges from the Maryville Fire Department, Richee Kidd, from Blunt County 911, Rose Harvey from Loudon County 911 and Jennifer Estes, who serves as the state coordinator for the Tennessee TERT.
The task force not only responds to disaster incidents, but also structure fires and other law enforcement and EMS scenes where their resources are invaluable.
The panel discusses their roles when responding to fire scenes and how they can assist the incident command with a number of tasks, including obtaining resources and monitoring radios.
Gasaway correlates the task force's actions into firefighter safety and situational awareness as they work with the incident commander.
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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.