
December 18, 2009 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Dr. 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 a Minnesota-based 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 25, 2009 Chief Richard B. Gasaway has been offered a position as a part-time faculty member at Columbia Southern University, teaching in their Master's degree program for public 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 2010. 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 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, President of the Gasaway Consulting Group, 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 podcast 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, North Carolina Fire Department 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 5, 2009 The Gasaway Consulting Group has been selected to contribute toward the curriculum development for a doctor of philosophy program in fire service administration for an international graduate school program. Currently the work is proprietary and confidential. The program is expected to be announced by the school in time for spring enrollment. ____________ September 3, 2009 The Gasaway Consulting Group has secured a contract to present on the College Park campus of the 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's 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 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 Your Brother" 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. |