Our Associates have delivered over 5,000 programs to local, regional, national and international
workshop and conference attendees. Our audiences range from a dozen to several thousand.

Pick from one of these topics our associates have developed...
or we'll help you design a customized message that fits the needs of your audience.

Presentation, program and facilitation topics:
NEW!  Think like a fire commander: The mental management of decision making.©
A program on decision making for business and industry.

















Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder:©
Understanding emergency services situational awareness and decision making.

















Some of our other popular programs include:

National Fire Academy Courses
Associates from the group are approved to teach a wide variety of
National Fire Academy courses. Let us know your interests.

Fire Officer 1 & 2
Preparing officers for State Fire Officer 1 & 2 certification
(Uses Jones & Bartlett Fire Officer 1 & 2 curriculum)

Brain science meets fire service: What have we learned ©
Understanding how the brain works is critical to good decision making... and to survival!
Program format: Workshop or Keynote
Program Length: 30 minutes to full-day


Down-size, Right-size or Cap-size ©
No matter what your "size"- your organization needs leadership now more than ever.
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 2 hours

The "New Normal"©
The paradigm for organizational success has changed.
Program format: Workshop or Keynote
Program length: 45 minutes (keynote), 2 hours (workshop)

Weapons of Mass Distraction ©
Preventing and recovering from interruptions in your awareness.
Program format: Seminar or Keynote
Program length: 30 minutes to 2 hours


The Global War on Error ©
Improve the accuracy of your decision making.
Program format: Seminar or Keynote
Program length: 30 minutes to 2 hours

The Leader's Toolbox ©
Leadership's best practices.
Program format: Seminar or Keynote
Program length: 30 minutes to 16 hours

Supervisor's Boot Camp ©
Preparing supervisors... BEFORE the promotion. (What a concept!)
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 2-5 days
This program can be customized to fit your needs.
Common topical areas include:
Leadership, delegation, coaching, discipline, creativity
managing conflicting roles, buddy to boss, ethics
problem solving, decision making, planning, communications
interpersonal skills.

Supervisor Role Play ©
Seven challenging scenarios used to teach the fundamentals of supervision
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 4-8 hours

How to get the job you really want
20 things they never taught you in school, but you wish they had!
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 2-4 hours

Hiring and retaining the best people
Getting the right people... in the right jobs... and keeping them!
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 2-4 hours

Dealing with difficult people
Surviving and thriving when you're surround by butt heads
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 2-4 hours

Understanding and improving motivation
The art of getting people to do what you want while giving them what they need.
Program format: Workshop
Program Length: 2-4 hours

Is our culture killing us?
Insight into dangers of institutionalized apathy towards safety
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 2-4 hours

The first five minutes: The CAN approach to tactical decision making
A logical approach to tactical decision making
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 2-4 hours

Fireground risk management through effective decision making
An exploration of fireground risk management and effective decision making
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 2-4 hours

Buddy to boss: Smoothing the transition to company officer
Examining the challenges of becoming a successful first-level supervisor
Program format: Workshop
Program length: 2-4 hours

You can teach an old brain new tricks

Throw away your PowerPoint and start teaching!

My dopamine neurons made me do it

The emotional brain is a learning brain

Perception is definitely NOT reality

The role of sleep in our lives

Leading with purpose

Lighting the fire within

Succession planning

Team dynamics

Writing for success

Customer service beyond customer expectations

Developing and improving teamwork

Ethical leadership

Evaluating and improving performance

Marketing emergency services

Managing and leading change

Real world incident management for smaller departments

Sail four ships to become a great leader

The Power of the heart (energizing employee's work)

Leadership in challenging times

Coaching concepts for officers

Cussing won’t help: Constructive conflict resolution

Going beyond customer service

Thriving in today’s changing environment

Implementing a high performance management system in the fire and EMS service

Team dynamics for the officer

Dare to be a team member

Assessing growth and development

The high performance attitude

Strategic planning for optimal performance

Raising expectations and exceeding them

Making the transition to supervisor

Was it something I said?

Managing the new work ethic

Flying with eagles even when you are surrounded by turkeys

Mentoring: Developing strategies for success

The 5R's of motivation: Building morale

Leadership: Rules of engagement

Reinventing the leader

Building morale: Recruiting & retaining members

Attitudes in fire & EMS organizations

Challenges of today's officers

Hiring, firing and retaining employees

The titles and course conttent for all programs offered by the Gasaway Consulting Group are copyrighted
material and represent the intellectual property of the Gasaway Consulting Group, LLC.
Seminars, Workshops and Keynote Programs
When sending firefighters into fires where environments can exceed 1,000 degrees with zero visibility, there is little
margin for error. This program will teach you the decision making processes used by airline pilots, surgical teams,
military commanders, and, yes, firefighters! You will learn how to develop and maintain situational awareness and you
will understand how your conscious and subconscious thinking impacts your decisions and your actions under stress.
Would the members of your organization benefit from knowing:
  • Seven step process used by experts to make decisions in high stress, dynamic, ever-changing environments;
  • Three levels of situational awareness;
  • The role of situational awareness in decision making;
  • Five ways to accelerate your decision-making expertise.
  • Best practices for individual and team performance.

  • How experts make decisions in high stress, dynamic, ever-changing environments;
  • 7 ways to accelerate your decision-making expertise;
  • The role of situational awareness in high-stress decision making environments;
  • 50 barriers that impact decision makers in dynamic, ever-changing situations;
  • 10 best practices for command decision-makers;
  • 5 critical command mistakes you can avoid;
  • How to develop and maintain strong situation awareness;
  • How to recover when your situational awareness is impacted; and,
  • And so much more!

To inquire about hosting a program, click the contact us link on the navigation bar.
"I have been in the fire service for 32 years and I learned more about how to command a fireground
from this single program than from any other training I have had since I joined the fire service."

Attendee feedback from the 2009 Fire Department Instructor's Conference
Indianapolis, Indiana

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They don't form a committee and schedule a bunch of meetings
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