Standards Can Harm Decision Making Under Stress

I am a big advocate of departments having standardized procedures to guide operations as tools to help develop and maintain situational awareness. I don’t really care if you call them Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) or Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs). The important thing is you have a set of commonly understood Standards that guide performance.

Standards are especially beneficial in high-stress, high-consequence situations that first responders often find themselves in. However, the very Standards that are written to keep first responders safe can also contribute to catastrophic outcomes. Here’s how…

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