Program Descriptions
How Smart Responders Use REAL Situational Awareness to Improve Safety
Most first responders know, intuitively, that strong situational awareness is an important aspect of incident scene safety. However, many do not understand what situational awareness is, how it is developed and how it can erode while working in a high risk, high consequence environment. This keynote presentation provides attendees with a working definition for situational awareness and explains how it is developed. Some of the barriers flawing situational awareness will be shared.
About Dr. Gasaway
Dr. Richard B. Gasaway is widely considered a trusted authority on human factors, situational awareness and the high-risk decision-making processes used in high-stress, high consequence work environments.
He served 33 years on the front lines as a firefighter, EMT-Paramedic, company officer, training officer, fire chief and emergency incident commander. His doctoral research included the study of cognitive neuroscience to understand how human factors flaw situational awareness and impact high-risk decision making under stress.
As the President of Situational Awareness Matters, Dr. Gasaway leads a team of expert instructors and thought leaders who train and consult worldwide. Dr. Gasaway has authored 7 books on situational awareness and high-risk decision making and his training programs have been delivered to more than 100,000 participants worldwide.
Hundreds of public safety agencies have relied on the Situational Awareness Matters team to help improve their emergency scene safety and high-risk decision making, including the New York City Fire Department’s Incident Management Team and first responders from England, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
As a result of his work, fire chiefs, operations chiefs and safety officers often share with him their personnel make better decisions at high-stress, high-consequence, time-compressed emergency scenes.
Upcoming EMT, Fire, Law Enforcement Classes
Medical Technician (EMT) Training
Northwest Health & the MAAC Team Up to Offer Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Training Course
Individuals interested in a career as an emergency medical technician (EMT) need look no further for a local training opportunity. Northwest Health is offering the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course at the MAAC training campus located at 4203 Montdale Park Drive in Valparaiso, Indiana! The class will begin June 10, 2024. Final exam scheduled for September 26, 2024.
Fire Officer 1
This class will be held from 5-14-24 to 6-11-24. Tuesdays (6 PM-10 PM CST) and Saturdays (8 AM-4 PM CST) Full Description This course is designed to give entry level fire officers with the knowledge and skills to meet the minimum job performance requirements as outlined in based on NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications. The course identifies the requirements necessary to perform the duties of a first line supervisor or a supervisor who is in charge of…
District 1 Fire Academy-Winter 2024
The District 1 Fire Academy is 24 weeks of initial firefighter training that will include state certifications in Hazardous Material Awareness/Operations, Firefighter I/II and all state required curriculum to function as a firefighter in the state of Indiana. Participants must have fire department sponsorship and full gear with SCBA’s. A minimum of 80% attendance throughout the Academy is required to be eligible for testing. This class will be held on January 4, 2024 thru June 7, 2024 Monday (online)/Thursday (in…
USMS Deputy Trauma Course
Active sworn law enforcement personnel only. The Deputy Trauma Course (DTC) was created in 2010 by members of the Operational Medical Support Unit, with consultation from doctors at Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine- Division of Special Operations. The DTC class is an 8-hour blended class with a 3 ½ hour power point presentation, an hour lunch break, followed by 4 hours of force-on-force scenarios with simunitions. The DTC class is instructed by DUSM Medics of the USMS Operational Medic Support Unit…
District 1 – Light & Fight Skills Day
Purpose: You will be putting skills trainings together and working a fire scene with multiple companies working together. Objectives: Hose line deployment, hose line advancement in a building, and live fire attack. VEIS, victim removal. Backup crew/RIT, softening the structure and throwing ladders. Working the training as the fire scene with a fire command and officers leading the crew. Scene command and operations run by officers.
1403 Live Fire Instructor Course
Class Description This course is a combination of classroom and field activities including live burns to give Instructors the knowledge and skills to meet the NFPA 1403: Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions as it pertains to the Live Fire Fixed Facilities at the MAAC. Course is intended for state certified Instructor I or II/III’s that are also designated by the Fire Chief and/or Training Officer as the Departments Instructor(s) for live fire training evolution at the MAAC. Once the…
Volunteer for EMT Practical Exam
Join future EMTs for an exciting day volunteering for the EMT Practical Exam. This Exam helps to assure EMT candidates are ready to care for patients in an emergency and is an important step in the certification process. Adult and teen volunteers are encouraged to act as “patients” moulaged with fake injuries (note: these may include chest wounds.) Other volunteers are needed to serve as runners of important documents to the proctor, or to assist at individual skills stations. Certified…