Samatters Radio

  On this episode we’ll talk about…   1.Positive and negative clues and cues that form situational awareness.   2.We will share a near-miss event where a first responder was nearly run over by a fire department command vehicle.   3.And we will address a dilemma where a listener shares his concern about his department training officer and the seemingly lack of interest in conducting mayday and rapid intervention training because, as the listener writes… He thinks it will never happen here.   FEATURE TOPIC   As we train our employees to improve situational awareness it is important the lessons include a list of both positive and negative clues and cues that a worker must understand in order to develop and maintain strong situational awareness. In the context of developing situational awareness, positive and negative does not mean good and bad. Rather, positive and negative means present and absent. Let me explain.   Not all clues and cues are created equal   In the process of developing situational awareness it