#472 The Art of Decision Making: Incident command, Cognition & Chaos on the Fireground

#472 The Art of Decision Making: Incident command, Cognition & Chaos on the Fireground

May 11, 2026 · 54 min · Season 6 · Episode 472

About this episode

This episode explores incident command, cognition, and decision making on the fireground, emphasizing the importance of these skills for all firefighters.

In this episode of The Firefighters Podcast, we explore incident command, cognition and the art of decision making on the fireground. This is not just a conversation for commanders. It is for every firefighter, because every person on the incident ground is making decisions that shape outcomes. From situational awareness and recognition primed decision making to THINCS, decision controls, stress, fear, ego, culture and command mindset, this episode looks at how firefighters think under pressu...

More episodes of Firefighter Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Firefighter Podcast podcast page.