Situational awareness is one of the leading contributing factors for near-miss and line-of-duty deaths among first responders operating at emergency scenes. While organizations have worked to improve policies and procedures, equipment and training, the number of responder casualties has remained virtually unchanged. If we are going to reduce responder casualty incidents, we must first improve our ability to develop and maintain situational awareness under stress. This program will provide an overview of situational awareness - what it is, how challenging it can be to develop, how easy it can be lost and you'll be provided with 10 best practices for improving situational awareness.