Samatters Radio

In this episode, Dr. Gasaway talks with Dr. Burton Clark on the topic of Dyslexia in the fire service.   Dr. Burton A. Clark, EFO has been in the fire service for 53 years. He’s known he was a Dyslexic since early childhood and is passionate about reducing the stigma around firefighters with Dyslexia.   Dr. Clark was the Management Science Chair at the National Fire Academy. His degrees are in business and education. He served on 20 dissertation committees. He was a Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University Center for Fire Safety Research and Policy.    He is a board member of the Fire Service Psychology Association and Expert Technical Reviewer for National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program.  In 2021 he was inducted into the National Fire Heritage Center’s Hall of Legends.    His book is: “I Can’t Save You and Don’t Want Die Trying: American Fire Culture.”    About the Host Richard B. Gasaway, PhD, CSP is widely considered a trusted aut