This month on the Leader’s Toolbox, Dr. Richard Gasaway talks with Battalion Chief Mark Emery of the Woodinville, WA, Fire & Life Safety District on the topic of aggressive strategy.
Chief Emery talks about the differences between strategy and tactics and how it is common that departments focus their training on tactics and overlook the strategic underpinnings that set up those tactics. They also explore the levels responsibility for setting and communicating the strategy and how strategy fits into the progression of a structural fire incident.
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Related Links
• Battalion Chief Mark Emery’s Biography and Article Archives
• Podcast: 2009 Fire/EMS Safety Week: Mark Emery on Scene Size-Up
• RichGasaway.com
• Find Out Where You Can See Dr. Gasaway
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.