Learning Library

Free resources and downloads
  1. All Aboard! Developing strategic direction for your organization- Outline
  2. Avoiding the blame game: How to conduct effective post incident evaluations-Outline
  3. Burning down the house: How to prevent and extinguish fires in the firehouse-Outline
  4. When brain science meets the fire service: What have we learned-Outline
  5. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Mistakes & best practices to improve firefighter safety-Outline
  6. Preventing the Responder-Induced Disaster-Outline
  7. The Mental Management of Emergencies-Outline
  8. 10 Best Practices for Fireground Commanders-Outline
  9. 25 Point Command Health Check-up-Checklist
  10. Mental Management of emergencies & Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder – Participant Workbook
  11. Realistic Training Simulations Program Outline
  12. Conducting Post Incident Evaluations Program Outline
  13. Does Someone Have to Die Before Things Change Program Outline
  14. Fireground Safety: 10 Dangerous Mistakes & 10 Best Practices Program Outline
  15. Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder & Fire Service Perfect Storm Participant Workbook
  16. Firefighting: It’s a whole new ballgame-Article (Courtesy of Firehouse Magazine) Popular Download
  17. Fireground Situation Awareness: Why Can’t They See It Coming?-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  18. Charleston Sofa Super Store: An Unfiltered Perspective-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  19. Developing and maintaining fireground command situational awareness (part 1)-Article (Courtesy of Firehouse.com)
  20. Developing and maintaining fireground command situational awareness (part 2). Best practices for incident commanders-Article (Courtesy of Firehouse.com)
  21. Stop complaining and start leading-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  22. The purpose of discipline-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine) Popular Download
  23. Don’t let the winds of change become a tornado-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  24. Some traditions haunt us every day-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)  Popular Download
  25. Safety leadership-Article (Courtesy of Firehouse.com)
  26. Don’t let the tail way the dog-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  27. I’m a volunteer; you can’t tell me what to do-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering) Popular Download
  28. Ready! Fire! Aim!-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  29. The leader-follower relationship-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  30. Recruiting standards-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  31. Striving for unconscious competency-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  32. It all happens by magic-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine) Popular Download
  33. First national bank of credibility-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine) Popular Download
  34. On the “indispensability” of a fire chief-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  35. Interactive newsletter keeps firefighters informed-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  36. Realistic training with limited resources-Article (Courtesy of Fire Engineering Magazine)
  37. NFPA Report from the Bricelyn Street fire in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (see blog post on the need to have a procedure for how to cancel the mayday).
  38. Make this your finest hour – Keynote Address (Presentation outline in .pdf format)
    NOTE: The live recorded version of this presentation is available in the SAMatters.com store. (Click Store link on right side of page, then Audio Programs).
  39. Firefighter Safety Mistakes & Best Practices – Gasaway (Presentation outline in .pdf format)
  40. Preparing for the tough questions on the horizon (Presentation outline in .pdf format)
  41. Facilitated debriefing program outline (Presentation outline in .pdf format)
  42. Moving on with pride and purpose: Preparing for your climb down the career ladder (Presentation in .pdf format)
  43. Grand Rapids Fire Department Operations Study (conducted by the ICMA)
  44. Brain Science Meets Public Safety (Presentation in .pdf format)
  45. Flawed SA – Stealth Killer of First Responders (Presentation in .pdf format)
  46. One Mission. One Uniform. One Customer. Thinking strategic about what we do. (Presentation in .pdf format) COMING SOON
  47. Mental Management of Emergencies: Understanding how decisions are made under stress. (Presentation in .pdf format) COMING SOON

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