Herd mentality occurs when individuals group together and follow each other for inexplicable reasons. This is sometimes referred to as the “mob mentality” and is observed during riots. When one-person yells loudly and charges forward, the herd (or mob) follows. This episode discusses how herd mentality might impact situational awareness and decision making at emergency scenes.
Notable Near-Miss Episodes
17 – Doug Abernathy – double fatal
18 – Sean Dolan - Flashover
19 – Steven Hough – Shot in the face
21 – Sean Balantic – Struck by a car
22 & 23 – John Lightly – Flashover
33 – Adam Farrar – 2 near misses at one fire
35 & 36 – Lionel Crowther – double fatal
42 – Steven Page – lost & disoriented during an evac order
43 & 44 – Scott Burnette – Death of Captain Jeff Bowen
45 – Dave Martin – Wildfire burn over
53 – Brian Mulligan – Contact with an electric line
55 – Jason Corthell – Structural collapse
57 – Jeff Cheshire – Over run by fire conditions
64 – Nick Miller – Two near-miss events on Christmas Day
67 – Todd Budd – Fell through the roof
80 – Morris Lentz – Trapped by structural collapse
81 – Tim Kohlbeck and Chase Longmiller – Rapid changing conditions.
83 – Tiger Schmittendorf – Water rescue
101 – Sioux Falls – Aerial contacted a 33kv line
103 & 104 – Eric Dreimen – Flashover
116 & 117 – Ryan Pyle – Residential fire that killed a FF
118 & 119 – Dan Phannensteil – Near miss at house fire
126 – Buddy Wilks – Managed a mayday
129 – Alan Mannel – Shootout incident
160 – Virginia, MN – smoke explosion
161 – Soldiers Township, MO – Tornado
162 & 163 – Lynchburg, VA – House fire evacuation
170 – Brad Davidson – Industrial fire
183-185: St. Charles, MO – House fire mayday
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