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Situational Awareness for Emergency Response
Richard Gasaway
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Description for Situational Awareness for Emergency Response
Hardcover. Num Pages: 366 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 839.
Situational awareness is more complex than simply noticing what is happening around you. An emergency responder must capture clues and cues in the emergency environment, make sense of the information, and predict what will happen next.
In Situational Awareness for Emergency Response, Richard Gasaway establishes the foundation of decision making and the role of situational awareness in high-risk public safety environments. He explains his original research on command decisions and the barriers that challenge a commander's situational awareness, and offers lessons learned and best practices that can assist responders in preventing or overcoming the situational awareness barriers.
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Situational awareness is more complex than simply noticing what is happening around you. An emergency responder must capture clues and cues in the emergency environment, make sense of the information, and predict what will happen next.
In Situational Awareness for Emergency Response, Richard Gasaway establishes the foundation of decision making and the role of situational awareness in high-risk public safety environments. He explains his original research on command decisions and the barriers that challenge a commander's situational awareness, and offers lessons learned and best practices that can assist responders in preventing or overcoming the situational awareness barriers.
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Pennwell Corp
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781593703073
SKU
V9781593703073
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Richard Gasaway
Richard B. Gasaway, PhD, has served more than 30 years as a public safety professional in six emergency service organisations. Before retiring in 2009, he held the positions of firefighter, EMT-paramedic, lieutenant, captain, training officer, assistant chief and fire chief. In addition to his lifelong commitment of service to others, Dr. Gasaway has a second passion: understanding how the brain ... Read more
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