Extras and Epilogue Flashcards
The 25 point SA checklist should be everyone who operated at the incident, after the incident. The checklist is not a personnel evaluation tool, it IS an _______
incident evaluation tool
The author wanted to convey the content of this book as a ________
call to action
The one thing that disappoints the author is when students take his classes or other classes and _______
don’t bring any means of taking notes
Brain science has demonstrated that the most effective way to retain information is _______
repetition
Research has shown that as many as 90% of program attendees may forget as much as _______ of what they learn within the first 3 hours following an instructional program
60%
The author has shared his message with more than _________ 1st responders across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia
30,000
Close calls are the precursors - the warning signs to ________. Close calls should be reviewed on why and how they happened and what can be done to prevent them
catastrophes
It’s possible to get 10 years of experience in less time by ____________ experiences by training, realistic incident simulations, case studies, LODD and near-miss reports.
preloading
The 6 dangerous mindsets that a FF or commander can have are
- Anti-Authority ( The rules are not for me)
- Impulsivity ( We must act now. Theres not time to waste)
- Invulnerability (Nothing will go wrong. Those bad things only happen to other people, not me)
- Resignation (There’s no use in me speaking up. No one listens to what I have to say)
- Denial ( It’s not really as bad as it looks. I’ve seen worse and handled it okay)
- Macho ( No one’s going to tell me what I can do)
Research has shown that a person whose work is interrupted will make on average _____ more mistakes and is likely to miss up to _____ more visual and audible clues/cues
50%
The human brain cannot multitask conscious activities in a _______ _____ environment
stimulus rich
Human skin begins to sear when exposed to _____ temperatures and those injuries are incompatible with life. Elderly and children are most likely to succumb to burn injuries
200+
Richard B Gasaway, PhD, has served 33 years as a public service professional for 6 organizations in West Virginia, Ohio, and Minnesota. He has held the positions of FF, EMT, Paramedic, LT, Captain, Training officer, assistant chief, and fire chief. ——> more
Doctoral research must design and conduct a scientific study under the strict oversight of a dissertation committee and within the confines of federal regulations that govern research that involves human participants
The personnel under his command ranges from 6 to more than 400.
Never had anything more than a minor injury under his command which he attributes to luck
He became a fire chief at 28 with 10 years experience
20 years of command experience (22 years)
The author offers how many best practices
10
