Dr. Richard Gasaway talks with Dr. Bill Jenaway, Executive Vice President of the Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Service, Inc. (VFIS) on this edition of the Leader’s Toolbox. They discuss Jenaway’s recent program, “Arriving Safe at the Scene and the Station,” from Fire Rescue International. Dr. Jenaway, also a Pennsylvania fire chief, shares his perspective on the challenges of vehicle safety. He shares several best practices for agencies to implement and simple first steps to help kick off a driver safety program. Please send any questions or comments to: [email protected].
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.