News and Announcements

Thank you to everyone interested in the contributions being made by the Gasaway Consulting Group to improve safety and
leadership in emergency services. This page contains the news and announcements of the Group.
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August 16, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway was the guest presenter on a live webcast hosted by Fire Engineering and sponsored
by Zoll. Program organizers reported over 1,100 registered attendees signed up to view the live presentation on Fireground
Command Decision Making and Situation Awareness. Thank you to Chief Bobby Halton and all the talented and dedicated staff at
Fire Engineering for this wonderful opportunity.

August 4, 2010: The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured a contract with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
System for the second phase development of the National Fire Academy Chief Officer Training Curriculum conversion to a distance
learning format.

August 4, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be hosting a live webinar for the Center for Public Safety Excellence on the
topic of Fireground Command Decision Making on August 17.

August 4, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be hosting a live webinar for Fire Engineering Magazine on the topic of
Fireground Command Decision Making on August 16.

August 4, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting a two-day symposium for the Southside Fire Department in
Savanna, Georgia on September 18-19. The program will focus on situation awareness and decision making for emergency
responders.

August 2, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been selected to deliver a presentation to a joint session of Naval and Marine
Corps attendees at the United States Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services Conference in Chicago on
Thursday, August 26. The session will focus on the Mental Management of Emergencies.

August 1, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been contracted by the United States Air Force Academy to present two full-day
sessions on the Mental Management of Emergencies and Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder to fire and emergency response
personnel. The programs will take place on August 18-19 on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.

July 15, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway developed a course offered through Fire Engineering University entitled "Fireground
Command Decision Making." The course is featured in the July 2010 issue of Fire Engineering and is available on the Fire
Engineering website.

July 7, 2010: Dr. Richard B. Gasaway will be teaching three sections of Communications Strategies for the Public Safety
Professional for Capella University starting July 12. Capella is a regionally accredited distance learning institution based in
Minneapolis, Minnesota.

July 5, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting The Mental Management of Emergencies and Fifty Ways to Kill a First
Responder in cooperation with FireNuggets Professional Development Series at the Denver Police Protective Association
Events Center in Denver, Colorado on August 20, 2010.

July 2, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented National Fire Academy Leadership 1, 2, and 3 for the Evansville Fire
Department June 28-July 2, 2010.

June 28, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting Command Situation Awareness at the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore
on Thursday, July 22 at 8:30am. Chief Gasaway will then be recording a live version of "The Leader's Toolbox" on Thursday at
noon. Chief Gasaway will also be staffing Firehouse's "Expert's Desk" on Thursday from 2:00-2:45pm in booth 1003. This will be
followed by a book signing at the Firefighter's Bookstore from 4:00-5:00pm in booth 1005.

June 25, 2010: The Gasaway Consulting Group is pleased to announce the Western Fire Chiefs Association bookstore will now
be stocking and selling the following titles from Dr. Richard B. Gasaway: Fireground Command Decision Making, On Fire! About
Leadership, and FIfty Ways to Kill a First Responder.

June 19, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder for the Colorado Fire Chiefs
Association at a program hosted by the Rifle Fire Protection District. While visiting Rifle, the department experienced a wildland
fire on a mountain adjacent to Storm King Mountain. "Looking at the large plume of smoke on the mountain just a short distance
from the tragic Storm King incident was a very powerful reminder of the unpredictability of wildland fires and the special challenges
faced when fighting these fires" noted GCG President Richard B. Gasaway.

June 16, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder to a sold-out event sponsored by the
Sarnia (Ontario) Fire Department. The program was attended by members of local fire departments as well as more than 40
employees of petroleum and chemical manufacturing fire brigades. At the conclusion of the program, Dr. Gasaway received a
standing ovation from the audience and many accolades shared in follow-up emails (see the testimonials page for a few examples).
"Sarnia is a beautiful city and the hospitality of the program hosts was just amazing" noted GCG President, Dr. Richard B. Gasaway.

June 14, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented at the Virginia Fire Officer's Symposium on the Campus of the University
of Richmond. The half-day program focused on leadership, communications and team building using a fast-paced scenario-based
exercise developed by Dr. Gasaway.

June 12, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder for the Salisbury Fire Department. This
event marks Chief Gasaway's second visit to Salisbury, North Carolina, a department who tragically lost two firefighters in a
structure fire in 2008. "I am humbled that Chief Parnell and the officers of the Salisbury Fire Department would give me an
opportunity to once again present on the very important topic of fireground command decision making" stated GCG President, Dr.
Richard B. Gasaway.

June 10, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder for the Hanover County (VA) Fire and
EMS Department in officers. The one-day program focused on the challenges of commanding emergency incidents in dynamic
decision making environments.

June 7, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented 10 Common Mistakes and 10 Best Practices of Fireground Command for the
New Brighton (MN) Department of Public Safety.

June 2, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway facilitated a leadership program for the Fort McCoy Fire Department in Wisconsin. The
one-day program focused on the challenges of leadership, especially communications and the development and implementation of
common goals and objectives.

May 25-26, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway was an invited guest to attend and participate in the Midwest Tactical Officers
Association Training Program held at Volk Field, Wisconsin. During the two days of training, Dr. Gasaway got to observe tactical
officer performing high-risk entries. The experience proved very valuable in Dr. Gasaway's understanding of the decision making
processes for tactical officers.

May 20, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented three programs for the Fort McCoy Fire Department in Wisconsin. The
programs were focused in fireground command decision making and were conducted over a three-day period for on-duty personnel.

May 15, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented The Mental Management of Emergencies and Fifty Was to Kill a First
Responder in a program sponsored by the Gilmer County (WV) Fire Department. Attendees included members from a local
department that lost two firefighters during a mobile home fire.

May 1, 2010: The Gasaway Consulting Group is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the Indiana Department of
Homeland Security to facilitate the Indiana Company Officer Development Institute. Chief Richard B. Gasaway been selected as
the principal facilitator for this new program that will make its debut this year in Evansville, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis. The Group
will also assist the IDHS in the development of an advanced officer curriculum to be offered in 2011.

April 25, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been selected to co-facilitate the Executive Leadership (EL) course with Chief Harold
Cohen. The EL course is the capstone of the prestigious four-year Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy.
Dr. Gasaway graduated from the Executive Fire Officer Program in 1999.

April 20, 2010: The Gasaway Consulting Group is very pleased to announce that Dr. Richard B. Gasaway has been retained by
the Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute (Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute ) a division of the Public Agency
Training Council , to serve as an expert witness in the areas of fire and emergency services leadership, administration, operations,
decision making, situation awareness, incident safety and risk management. "I am very honored to have been given this exceptional
opportunity to work with a company that has such an impeccable reputation in the public safety community" noted Gasaway
Consulting Group President and CEO, Dr. Richard B. Gasaway. The Legal & Liability Risk Management Institute is a network of risk
management professionals dedicated to enhancing professionalism, effectiveness and risk management of public safety/criminal
justice through training, policies, procedures, and legal support.

April 19, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway's program at the Fire Department Instructor's Conference earned the distinct honor
of being the only sold-out pre-conference workshop session at the conference. The topic, Fireground Situation Awareness, has
become Dr. Gasaway's trademark program and had earned him over 60 conference program invitations in 2010, leading some to
refer to Dr. Gasaway as "the fire service's go-to expert on issues related to situation awareness." CLICK HERE for the
Fire Engineering magazine on-line feature article about the class. "I am humbled to be the only sold-out workshop especially when
you look at the names of the big-name presenters I shared a time slot with" Chief Gasaway noted. The sold-out status of his class
earned a special visit to the classroom from Fire Engineering Editor-In-Chief, Bobby Halton. "I was especially honored with Chief
Halton stopped by my classroom for a visit with a camera crew. I think that made everyone in that room feel special" Gasaway
stated. The Fire Department Instructor's conference attracted an estimated 30,000 attendees from fire departments all over the
world.

April 16, 2010: Gasaway Consulting Group has entered into a strategic partnership with FireWise Consulting (FireWise
Consulting ) of British Columbia to provide leadership and safety training for fire department throughout Canada. Group President
Dr. Richard B. Gasaway noted "I am very excited about this strategic partnership. I met Bob Turley recently at a program in Oregon
and knew immediately that he was a man of strong integrity and exceptional professionalism. The philosophies of our two
companies are aligned and we share a common goal to improve fire service leadership and safety." The programs will start in the
fall of 2010 and are expected to extend over a several year period.

April 15, 2010: The Gasaway Consulting Group has been contracted by the Indiana State Fire Training Director to provide
National Fire Academy Leadership I, II, and III programs for the Evansville Fire Department, Fort Wayne Fire Department, and the
Indianapolis Fire Department. The programs will take place over a three month period in the summer of 2010.

April 15, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been selected to present to students enrolled in the Executive Leadership course of
the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy.

April 13, 2010: The Gasaway Consulting Group is please to announce the sale of the 1,000th Fifty Ways to Kill a First
Responder DVD. The three-part series is designed to be used by fire department training officers to improve the decision making
and situation awareness of firefighters, company officers and command officers. Click here for ordering information.

April 10, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting two programs at the Fire Department Instructor's Conference in
Indianapolis, Indiana on Monday, April 19 and Thursday, April 22. Dr. Gasaway will also be conducting a book signing at the
Firefighter's Bookstore at 5:30pm on the floor of the trade show. Please stop by to say hello.

April 10, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway is scheduled to present "The Leader's Toolbox" at the Wisconsin Indianhead
Technical College Rice Lake Campus on April 17. The program is based on Chief Gasaway's podcast radio show on
Firehouse.com that carries the same name. The show has enjoyed over 100,000 downloads, making it one of the most popular
leadership-themed fire service podcast shows on the Internet.

April 9, 2010: The Gasaway Consulting Group has been selected to present 4 days of decision making, situation awareness, and
leadership-themed programs for the Fort McCoy Fire and Emergency Services Department. The programs will take place in
May.

April 9, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting FIfty Ways to Kill a Firefighter for the Oregon State Fire Chiefs
Association in Bend, Oregon on Thursday, April 15.

April 8, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented the Mental Management of Command for the Eden Prairie (MN) Fire
Department.

April 7. 2010: Dr. Richard B. Gasaway, part-time faculty at Capella University, will be teaching three courses in the Public Safety
program during the April-June 2010 Term.

April 7, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a lessons learned and best practices session for the League of Minnesota
Cities Safety and Loss Control Workshop in Willmar, Minnesota.

April 6, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a lessons learned and best practices session for the League of Minnesota
Cities Safety and Loss Control Workshop in Springfield, Minnesota.

April 3, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented The Mental Management of Command and Fifty Ways to Kill a Firefighter for
the Harris County, Texas Fire Departments. The session was hosted by the Ponderosa (TX) Fire Department.

April 1, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented two sessions of The Mental Management of Command for the Eden Prairie
(MN) Fire Department.

March 31, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a lessons learned and best practices session for the League of
Minnesota Cities Safety and Loss Control Workshop in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

March 30, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a lessons learned and best practices session for the League of
Minnesota Cities Safety and Loss Control Workshop in Mahnomen, Minnesota.

March 29, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will present The Mental Management of Emergencies at the University of Maryland
National Fire Service Staff & Command School in Tampa, Florida.

March 25, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder for the Wyoming Fire Chief's
Association Officer Development Symposium in Casper, Wyoming.

March 23, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented The Mental Management of Emergencies for the Savage (MN) Fire
Department.

March 20-21, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill A First Responder and The Leader's Toolbox at the
Upper Ohio Valley Fire School in Wellsburg, West Virginia.

March 15, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented The Mental Management of Command for the Brodhead (WI) Fire
Department.

March 12-13, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder at the Wisconsin Indianhead
Emergency Services Conference in Cable, Wisconsin.

March 11, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Understanding Motivation for the Hamline University Graduate School
Public Safety Certificate Program.

March 9-10, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented The Mental Management of Emergencies at the Commission on Public
Safety Excellence Conference in Orlando, Florida.

March 5-7. 2010: Gasaway Consulting Group President, Richard B. Gasaway and Senior Associates Chief William R. Ball and
Chief Eddie Buchanan attended the Everyone Goes Home Safety Summit on the Campus of the National Fire Academy in
Emmitsburg, Maryland.

March 3, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Understanding Motivation and Emergency Scene Decision Making at the
Firehouse World Conference and Exposition in San Diego, California. Chief Gasaway also hosted a book signing at the
Firefighter's Bookstore booth during the trade show.

February 27, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder for the South Hills Area Council of
Governments in South Park, Pennsylvania.

February 25-26, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill a Fire Responder and The Leader's Toolbox at the
Emergency Services Conference at Pipestem State Park Resort in West Virginia.

February 23, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented on Emergency Scene Decision Making at the Industrial Fire World
Conference and Expo in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

February 20, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented on the Mental Management of Emergencies for the Washington State
Fire Training Officer's Association conference in Wenatchee, Washington.

February 12, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented on Fireground Decision Making for the Hamline University Graduate
School Public Safety Certificate program.

January 28, 2010: Gasaway Consulting Group's President Chief Richard B. Gasaway and Senior Association Chief Richard C.
Kline presented seven programs at the Wisconsin EMS Expo in Milwaukee. Programs included: Fifty Ways to Kill a First
Responder, Lessons from Aviation for the Fire Service, Is Our Culture Killing Us, How to Conduct Effective Post-Incident
Evaluations, Fire Service Rules of Engagement, The First Five Minutes, and Conducting Realistic Incident Simulations.

January 16, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be teaching a 32-hour Fire Officer development class for the Lake Johanna
(MN) Fire Department.

January 9, 2010: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a program on the Mental Management of Emergency Scenes for the Inver
Grove Heights (MN) Fire Department.

December 28, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a program on the Mental Management of Emergency Scenes for the
Western Reserve Fire Protection District in Poland, Ohio.

December 18, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting a program on the Mental Management of Fireground Command
to the Gilmer County (WV) Volunteer Fire Department on May 15, 2010.

December 16, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group (GCG) has entered into a Sponsorship agreement with Emergency
Apparatus Maintenance (EAM) where EAM will provide financial sponsorship of GCG programs in return for GCG marketing EAM.
"I am very pleased to sign on with EAM because they have such a remarkable reputation for providing quality service. I am hopeful
this new relationship will prove to be mutually beneficial for years to come" noted GCG President, Richard B. Gasaway.

December 16, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has been selected to develop and present a customized leadership
development program for the White Bear Lake (MN) Fire Department.

December 15, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has been contracted to provide and officer development program for the
South Hills Area Council of Governments, a consortium of municipalities in the suburban area around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The program will be held on February 27, 2010.

December 12, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting on the topic of fireground command decision making and
situation awareness at an officer development program hosted by the Ponderosa (TX) Fire Department on April 3, 2010.

December 2, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been contracted by the Advanced Center for Emergency Services to
provide a Fire Officer 1 program for the Lake Johanna (MN) Fire Department.

December 2, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured a contract to facilitate a strategic planning process for the Inver
Grove Heights (MN) Fire Department.

December 1, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been selected to serve as a faculty member for the 2010 Virginia Fire Officer
Academy held on the campus of the University of Richmond, June 14-18, 2010.

November 30, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been selected to be a featured speaker at the 82nd Annual Conference of the
Southeast Association of Fire Chiefs in Louisville, Kentucky on June 24-26, 2010. He will be joined by Dr. Jeff Lindsey from
George Washington University and United States Fire Administrator Kelvin Cochran.

November 25, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been contracted to present two hiring seminars for Hennepin Technical
College. The seminars will be held December 4 on the Eden Prairie Campus and December 18 on the Brooklyn Park Campus. The
focus of the program is to help prospective candidates for fire and EMS jobs be prepared for their hiring process.

November 24, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured a contract to present at the Washington State Fire Training
Officer's Association Annual Conference on February 20, 2010. Dr. Richard B. Gasaway will present on the topic of decision
making and situation awareness and then he will participate in a panel discussion with other conference presenters on the topic of
firefighter safety.

November 24, 2009: A podcast recorded by Dr. Richard B. Gasaway with management consultant Howard Cross has been posted
on the Firehouse.Com website, www.firehouse.com.

November 23, 2009: An article authored by Chief Richard B. Gasaway on decision making and situation awareness at the
Charleston Sofa Super Store fire has been published on the Fire Engineering website, http://www.fireengineering.com/index.html

November 23, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway delivered a program on decision making and situation awareness to 118
attendees of an officer development symposium hosted by the Spokane Fire Department at their fire training facility. Attendees
were from Spokane and other fire departments around eastern Washington and northern Idaho.

November 23, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured an agreement to present five customized officer development
programs for the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. The programs will be delivered from January-April 2010 on the New
Richmond and Rice Lake campuses. A variety of topics will focus on leadership and firefighter safety.

November 20, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway had a leadership article published on the Fire Nuggets website,
www.firenuggets.com

November 20, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured a agreement to help the Inver Grove Heights Fire
Department develop a strategic plan to help guide the department through 2015. The process will involve all members of the
department through a series of facilitated sessions over several months.

November 19, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured an agreement to help a Minnesota-based fire department with
the development and delivery a 40-hour officer development program. All of the department's senior officers have enough years of
service to retire and the department is has a cadre of company officers who are under prepared to assume senior staff
responsibilities. The GCG program will focus on preparing these company officers for positions of greater responsibility.

November 18, 2009: Dr. Richard B. Gasaway presented on decision making under stress at the Minnesota Terrorism and
Emergency Preparedness Conference held in Brooklyn Park at the Northland Inn. The session was attended by 175 city/county
emergency managers, police and fire officials, school administrators, military personnel and corporate emergency managers.

November 17, 2009: Dr. Richard B. Gasaway presented on the topic of decision making and situation awareness at the California
Fire Chief's Association Training Officer's Section annual conference in Fresno, California.

November 14, 2009: Dr. Richard B. Gasaway presented Fifty Ways to Kill a First Responder to first responders in Reno, Nevada.
The program was hosted by the Sierra Fire Protection District and was held in the auditorium of St. Mary's Medical Center.

November 7, 2009: Dr. Richard B. Gasaway delivered a plenary session presentation on decision making in and situation
awareness at the West Virginia State Fire Instructor's Conference at the Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center. Dr.
Gasaway also delivered the banquet keynote address on the topic "Sailing Four Ships to Success."

November 7, 2009: Jones & Bartlett Publishing has announced the release of "A Leadership Guide For Volunteer Fire
Departments" Co-authored by GCG President Dr. Richard B. Gasaway, GCG Senior Associate Fire Chief Tim Holman, and retired
fire chief Jack Snook. The book is available through the Jones & Bartlett website.

November 7, 2009: Dr. Richard B. Gasaway presented at the West Virginia ASSET Conference held at the Canaan Valley
Resort and Conference Center. The two-day event was attended by 150 fire and EMS instructors from around the State. In addition
to a workshop session, Dr. Gasaway also delivered the keynote address for the event.

November 6, 2009: Dr. Richard B. Gasaway presented at the International Association of Fire Chief's Volunteer and
Combination Officer's Symposium at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. The four-day symposium was
attended by more than 400 fire chiefs and company officers from throughout the United States, Canada, and Russia. Dr. Gasaway's
plenary presentation was on fireground command decision making and situation awareness.

October 26, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group (GCG) has entered into an agreement with the Minnesota League of Cities
to present nine safety and loss control workshops throughout the State during March-April 2010. The agreement marks the second
consecutive year that GCG associates have been retained to present at League workshops. In 2009, Dr. Richard B. Gasaway,
GCG President and Principal Consultant presented on fireground command decision making and situation awareness while Fire
Chief Richard C. Kline, GCG Senior Associate, presented on developing a safety culture in the fire service. The 2010 workshop
topic "10 things you should always do... and 10 things you should never do... on the fireground" will focus on common mistakes and
best practices. GCG President, Dr. Richard B. Gasaway commented on the Group's affiliation with the League: "We are delighted to
continue the strong relationship we have developed with the League of Minnesota Cities. The League has a very strong reputation
for delivering high quality programs and services and we appreciate the faith and confidence they have in our ability to contribute
toward improving firefighter safety."

October 19, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group is pleased to announce the opening of the Center for the Advancement of
Situation Awareness and Decision Making. Group President and CEO, Dr. Richard B. Gasaway explains the motivation behind
the launch of the center: "The past four months have been an incredibly exciting and busy time for the Gasaway Consulting Group
as we have seen amazing interest in topics related to situation awareness and decision making from both public sector agencies as
well as business and industry. The Center will provide us with a mechanism to cultivate and disseminate educational materials
through seminars, webinars, podcasts, viral networks, books, videos, articles, and other media. I am hopeful the Center will develop
into a mastermind group of experts from academia and practitioners who share a common interest in situation awareness and
decision making. The opening of the Center marks the accomplishment of a strategic objective of the Gasaway Consulting Group."
Dr. Richard B. Gasaway will serve as the Executive Director for the Center. More announcements will be made as Center operations
evolve.

October 16, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway was selected to be among a panel of distinguished fire chiefs to participate in a "New
Chiefs" forum at the Minnesota State Fire Chief's Conference in Duluth, Minnesota. The panel fielded audience questions on
leadership-related issues ranging from how to transition from elected to appointed officers, to how future officers should be
developed, to implementing mentoring programs.

October 16, 2009: Gasaway Consulting Group Senior Association, Chief Richard Kline presented "Fireground Risk Management
Through Effective Decision Making" at the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association Conference. The program addressed
challenges in area related to culture, training, decision making, staffing, communications.

October 15, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group is pleased to announce that Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been selected to
present at the Spokane Fire Officer's Development Seminar in Spokane, Washington on Friday, November 20, 2009. Chief
Gasaway will be giving two presentations on decisions making and situation awareness.

October 15, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway attended the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Conference in Duluth, Minnesota. While
there, Chief Gasaway volunteered to work in the vendor's area in support of the "Everyone Goes Home" campaign. Chief
Gasaway was joined by Crawford Weisling and Greg Hayes, both Minnesota advocates for the Everyone Goes Home program.

October 15, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway was presented a pin and recognized by the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs
Association for completing 10 years of service with the Association. Chief Gasaway serves on the Education Committee and has
contributed numerous articles on leadership topics to the Minnesota Fire Chief magazine.

October 14, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group is pleased to announce that Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been selected to
present at the Firehouse World Conference and Expo at the San Diego Convention Center on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.
The focus of the programs will be two unrelated topics, understanding fireground situation awareness and improving employee
motivation.

October 10, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group is pleased to announce that Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been selected by
the International Association of Fire Chiefs to serve as a member of the program planning committee for Fire-Rescue
International. This flagship conference hosted by the IAFC attracts over 15,000 fire, rescue, EMS and emergency management
leaders from around the world. The conference will be held August 24-28, 2010 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The
program planning committee will be meeting in Chicago on October 28-30 to tour the facilities at McCormick Place and to set the
program agenda for the 2010 conference.

October 10, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group is pleased to announce that Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting on
the topic of decision making and situation awareness under stress during the Minnesota Symposium on Terrorism and
Emergency Preparedness. The symposium runs November 17-18, 2009 in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and is sponsored, in part,
by the Advanced Center for Emergency Services.

October 8-9, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway participated in the kick-off session of the Hamline University Graduate School
Advanced Certificate in Public Safety Management program. Chief Gasaway, along with Fire Chief Nyle Zikmund (Spring Lake
Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Department), Assistant Fire Chief Mike Dobesh (St. Louis Park Fire Department), and Director Bill
Snoke (Allina Medical Transportation) serve as the facilitators for this 7-month program focused on developing future leaders in fire
and EMS.

October 7, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented at the Pacific Northwest Incident Management Symposium in
Redmond, Washington. The program, attended by more than 100 public safety leaders, focused on decision making under stress
and the barriers that impact command situation awareness.

October 6, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented on the topic of dealing with difficult people to members of the Maryland
Institute of Emergency Medical Services System. The program focused on the challenges faced while working with difficult
people and practical solution-based actions you can take to overcome obstacles and be effective. The program is a collection of
best (and worst) practices Chief Gasaway has observed, learned, and applied over his 30 years as an leader in emergency
services.

October 5, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented fireground command decision making to 96 attendees for the University
of Maryland's Executive Development Series. The program focused on how to make decisions under stress and how to
develop and maintain strong situation awareness.

October 4, 2009: Gasaway Consulting Group associates Chief Richard B. Gasaway and Fire Chief William R. Ball attended the
National Fallen Firefighter Memorial event on the campus of the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
The event, attended by hundreds of fire service leaders from around the country, honored firefighters who died in the line-of-duty in
2008 and their families. The program was hosted by the National Fallen Firefighter's Foundation.

September 22, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has recorded a podcast radio show with special guest Battalion Chief Mark Emery
of the Woodinville, Washington Fire Department. The program focuses "aggressive strategy" employed by company officers and
incident commanders at the scenes of structural fires. The podcast is available as part of the Leader's Toolbox Radio Show on
Firehouse.com.

September 22, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has received confirmation that Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been
approved as a contract instructor at the National Fire Academy. Chief Gasaway will be contributing to the Executive Development
and Executive Leadership programs. The National Fire Academy is operated under the direction of the United States Fire
Administration, a division of the United Stated Department of Homeland Security. Chief Gasaway is a graduate of the National Fire
Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program and has taught direct-delivery National Fire Academy programs since 1995.

September 22, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has received confirmation that Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been
selected to present at the Industrial Fire World Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on February 23, 2010. The program will
focus on the role of situation awareness in decision making by industrial fire commanders.

September 19, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has received confirmation that Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been
selected to present at the 2010 Oregon Fire Chiefs Association Annual Conference on Thursday, April 15, 2010. The
program will address fireground command decision making and situation awareness.

September 19, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has received confirmation that Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been
selected will be the keynote speaker at the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Winter Symposium. Chief Gasaway will
also present a two-day program on Decision making and situation awareness.

September 19, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has received confirmation that Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting
a 1/2 session on Fireground Situation Awareness at the 2010 Fire Department Instructor's Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana
on Monday, April 19, from 0800-1200.

September 18, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway conducted a seminar on fireground command decision making and situation
awareness in Pataskala, Ohio. The West Licking Joint Fire District hosted the program that was attended 102 chief officers and
company officers from around central Ohio.

September 16, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented at the Ontario Fire College to fire chiefs and senior staff officers on
the topic of decision making and situation awareness.

September 12, 2009: Thank you to Chief Bob Parnell and the members of the Salisbury Fire Department in Salisbury, North
Carolina for giving me the humble opportunity to speak to the organization following a structure fire that occurred on March 7, 2008
where two firefighters, Victor Isler and Justin Monroe died.

This was the most challenging and, at the same time, most rewarding program I've ever done. I hope I was able to help them
understand some of the decision making and situation awareness challenges that were in play for them on that fateful day.

Thank you, Chief Parnell, for taking me by Station 1 and showing me the enshrined lockers of your fallen brothers. That was a very
moving experience for me. I will never forget that. This visit will serve to motivate me to keep carrying my message to fire
departments everywhere.

September 9, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway recently recorded six outstanding podcast interviews with nationally recognized
speakers, authors and fire service leaders. The shows will air on "The Leader's Toolbox podcast radio show on Firehouse.com.
Featured guests include:

Dr. William Jenaway, Executive Vice President of VFIS speaking on driver safety;

Mary Marchone, Program Specialist at the National Fire Academy speaking on the Academy's fire prevention programs;

Consultant Howard Cross of Howard Cross & Associates speaking on leadership;

Steve Austin of the Emergency Responder Safety Institute speaking on roadway safety;

Fire Chief Rick Kline from the Plymouth, Minnesota Fire Department and a Senior Associate for the Gasaway Consulting Group
speaking fire service culture; and,

Battalion Chief Mark Emery from the Woodinville, WA Fire Department and Fire Command, LLC speaking on aggressive strategy.

September 9, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured a contract to present a one-day officer development symposium
for the Sierra Fire Protection District in Reno Nevada on November 14, 2009. Details and registration information can be found
on the "Upcoming Events" link on the left navigation bar.

September 5, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group is working with researchers at Eastern Kentucky University on the
development of a proposal to replicate the doctoral research of the Group's President and Principal Consultant, Chief Richard B.
Gasaway. The goal is to replicate the research using fireground commanders in the State of Kentucky.

September 3, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured a contract to present on the College Park campus of the
University of Maryland (University of Maryland ) on October 5, 2009. The one-day program for their Executive Development
Series will focus on decision making and situation awareness.

September 3, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured a contract to develop a national on-line chief officer training
curriculum. The program was first developed by the National Fire Academy and handed off to state training divisions in 2002. The
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system received a federal grant to transition this classroom-based program into an
on-line format. "I am humbled that The Gasaway Consulting Group was selected to make this important contribution to the national
fire service. This program has strong content and fire service leaders will benefit from this program being available in a distance
learning format" stated Chief Richard B. Gasaway, the Group's president and principal consultant. The course content spans four
subject areas: Leadership, Community Risk Reduction, Human Resource Management, and Emergency Incident Operations. It is
expected to take several years to complete the project.

September 3, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been hired as a faculty member at Hennepin Technical College Advanced
Center for Emergency Services teaching in the fire protection and emergency management program.

September 3, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been hired as an adjunct faculty member in the Public Safety Administration
program at Capella University. Capella University is an accredited distance learning institution serving over 29,000 students.

September 3, 2009: Gasaway Consulting Group Senior Associate, Chief Rick Kline presented on the topic of fire department
culture at Fire Rescue International in Dallas, Texas. CLICK HERE for a link to a story.

September 1, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting on the topic of situation awareness and fireground command
decision making at the Pacific Northwest Incident Management Symposium (Pacific Northwest Incident Management
Symposium ) in Redmond, Washington on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. Other conference presenters will include: Chief Bobby
Halton, Editor on Chief at Fire Engineering magazine; Chief Alan Brunacini, Phoenix Arizona Fire Department; and, Deputy Chief
John Norman, Fire Department, City of New York;

August 25, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a 4-hour safety symposium at Fire-Rescue International in Dallas, Texas.

August 20, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway gave the keynote address to the West Virginia State Firefighter's Convention in
Vienna, West Virginia.

August 17, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a firefighter safety seminar for the Carroll County Volunteer Fire
Department in Carrolton, Ohio.

August 15, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a one-day safety leadership symposium hosted by the Springdale
Township Fire Department in Harwick, Pennsylvania.

August 12, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a safety program at the Wheeling Civic Center sponsored by the
Wheeling Fire Department and West Virginia RESA VI.

August 8, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented a plenary session at the Louisiana State Firemen's Association
Conference in New Orleans. The program on fireground command decision making and situation awareness was attended by
more than 300 conference attendees.

July 25, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented two programs at the Firehouse Expo in Baltimore Maryland. "Understanding
Motivation" and "Does Someone Have to Die Before Things Will Change." He also recorded two podcast radio shows for
Firehouse.com and conducted two book signing engagements for the Firefighter Bookstore.

July 17, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be among a distinguished panel of presenters that includes Tim Sendebach and
Gasaway Consulting Group Senior Associate Eddie Buchanan, presenting at a symposium hosted by the Wyoming Fire Chiefs
Association and held at Casper College. The event will be attended by fire service professionals from South Dakota, Montana,
Colorado and Wyoming.

July 16, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting two programs for the Maryland Institute of Emergency Medical
Services (MIEMS) on Tuesday, October 6 in College Park, Maryland. The programs, entitled Dealing with Difficult People and
Understanding Motivation, will be presented to an audience of EMS quality assurance professionals from around the state of
Maryland. The MIEMS program will follow on the heels of a presentation to be made by Chief Richard B. Gasaway at the University
of Maryland on Monday, October 5. This program is part of the University's Executive Development Series. Chief Gasaway will be
presenting on Decision Making Under Stress.

July 15, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been selected to be a contributing author for the FireRescue1.com blog, 'The
Kitchen Table.' The Kitchen Table blog is a place for the growing online firefighting community to get the daily buzz. As the
firehouse kitchen table is where firefighters in a station gather, The Kitchen Table blog brings firefighters together for a global
conversation. http://thekitchentable.firerescue1.com/

July 15, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be presenting at the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) Emergency
Services Conference on March 13, 2009. Chief Gasaway will be giving the keynote address, followed by two breakout sessions.
This will be his second appearance at the conference.

July 14, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will be teaching three courses for fall 2009 semester at Hennepin Technical College
including sections of Building Construction for the Fire Service and one section of Incident Management System. Check the school
listings for course times and location.

June 11, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway, President and Principal Consultant at the Gasaway Consulting Group has been chosen
to present at the prestigious International Fire Service Training Association's Validation Conference in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma on July 11, 2009. The presentation will be followed by the publication of a refereed journal article on the same topic in
the International Fire Service Journal on Leadership and Management.

June 8, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented at the National Fire Protection Association World Safety Conference
and Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The presentation addressed issues with firefighter situation awareness on emergency scenes.

May 14, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway provided the keynote address for the West Virginia Public Safety Expo in Charleston,
West Virginia. The address titled "Sailing Four Ships to Success" stressed the importance of leadership, followership, ownership,
and relationships.

April 22, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented at the Fire Department Instructor's Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The presentation addressed situation awareness on the fireground.

March 14, 2009: Chief Richard B. Gasaway presented at the University of Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute's National Fire
Service Staff & Command Program in Ocean City, Maryland. The presentation addressed safety concerns of firefighters
operating in high-stress, high-consequence environments.

March 9, 2009: The Gasaway Consulting Group announced today the release of the "Fifty Ways to Kill A First Responder" DVD
set, designed to improve fireground command decision making and situation awareness. The DVD is based on the Gasaway
Consulting Group book, Fireground Command Decision making: Understanding the Barriers that Challenge Situation Awareness.
The video series is self-published and is available at the "Books and Videos" link on this website.

November 11, 2008: Dr. Richard B. Gasaway, President and Principal Consultant for the Gasaway Consulting Group, was
awarded the prestigious British Fire Journal/W.L. Gore Research Excellence Award at the 2008 British Fire Service College
Research Event. The award was based on Dr. Gasaway's research and presentation in decision making under stress and the
barriers that challenge situation awareness.

November 1, 2008: The Gasaway Consulting Group announced today the release of Chief Gasaway Richard B. Gasaway's book,
Fireground Command Decision Making: Understanding the Barriers Challenging Situation Awareness. The book is
self-published and available at the "Books and Videos" link on this website.

October 15, 2008: Chief Richard B. Gasaway will publish a two-part article on fireground command decision making in the
November and December issues of Firehouse Magazine.

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