Smart Firefighting

Episode 86: More Than an LTE Network with Garry McCarraher

What is the First Net Authority? Kevin and Garry dig into First Net and how it got started. They discuss how First Net can be a catalyst for innovation on the LTE network. It's not just big urban cities that benefit from the network, small-town rural fire departments can leverage these new capabilities to improve their infrastructure.

Episode 85: Debunking Myths In The Fire Service with Stephen Kerber

Breaking down the popular fire service myths:
-Put the wet stuff on the red stuff
-Venting equals Cooling
-Always attached the burning building from the unburned side
-Fire Sprinkler destroy property
-Fire doesn't discriminate
With Stephen Kerber

Episode 84: The Evolution of Safety and the Purpose of the Fire Service with Dr. Burton Clark

In this podcast, we discuss:
• Why the fire service must have the courage to lead the paradigm shift to an “Automatic Fire Protection Model” for the 21st century.
• Exploring the Prometheus Paradox - If we can make fire we can learn to control fire.
• The perception of fire across America along with the risks & benefits of fire to our society
• How we must reinforce safety into the everyday actions of all firefighters
• Why the fire service is the best career in the world
Dr. Burton Clark
Bio: https://www.firehouse.com/home/contact/10458733/burton-clark-fire-service-instructor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-burton-a-clark-efo-15aa3a30/
Dr. Burton Clark Examines Fire Service Safety Culture: https://www.firerescue1.com/firefighter-safety/articles/dr-burton-clark-examines-fire-service-safety-culture-4ODduAEi6fTz7DtH/
Prometheus Paradox: https://iffmag.mdmpublishing.com/prometheus-paradox/

Episode 83: Jaap De Vries and FM Global

Kevin sits down with Jaap de Vries VP Innovation, Science & Technology. They discuss the use how to use fire fundamentals to drive guidance on decision making. How to decrease or increase a fire. How to operationalize technology to drive innovation, risk reduction and overall safety goals. What is FM Global and how to get involved and much much more.

Episode 82: Interview with Caleb Holt

Kevin Sofen Interviews Caleb Holt on new technologies in the fire service.
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Smart Firefighting NAFTD Interview

Kevin sits down with Ken Willette to recap of the first NAFTD virtual tradeshow, where are fire academies now? How has COVID forced changes? How technology can be an enabler for the fire training process What does the future smart fire training academy look like? How standard frameworks from NFPA can help ensure safety and spur innovation amongst industry, academia, and government. They Discuss the need for ecosystem engagement to spur conversations, engagement and sharing of best practices
Ken Willette is the Executive Director at https://naftd.org/

Data in the Fire Service

Data swirls around fire operations—resource deployment, turnout times, response times, minimum staffing levels, funding and exposures. Data also comes up when we’re asked to “prove” what we already know about our operational capability! But how do we capture this data, and how do we use it to make meaningful decisions?

Episode 81: Addressing Technology Adoption with Brian Ward from Georgia Pacific

Kevin sits down with Brian Ward Global Safety & Health, Manager Emergency Preparedness and Response Leader of Georgia Pacific to talk about technology adoption in the fire service. Covid-19 has shaken the world up and the first responder industry is no different. They discuss technology and what is being adopted into the services. They also discuss the reduced risk and efficiency increase from proper implementation.

Episode 80: Smart Cities in a World Full of Pandemics with Paul Doherty

Kevin sits down with Paul Doherty the President and CEO of The Digit Group, inc. They discuss the behavior changes to the new normal around corona virus. How will our decision-making change going forward? Has the pandemic caused designers of smart cities take a second look at their designs? Is it time to start building cities around life without automobiles?
The Digit Group, inc is a company that provides industry-leading technology and management consulting services around the globe. Their delivery capability is anchored in an integrated set of core competencies that span people, processes and technology. Their service capabilities are coupled with practice competencies in Enterprise Search, Data Capability, Enterprise Mobility, System Administration, Web Software Engineering, Enterprise Solution, Information Management, Corporate Compliance, and Legacy Migration to name a few. The Digit Group is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner with extensive technology experience in web enabled business solutions, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SharePoint and related technologies, Oracle, J2EE and Open Source

Episode 79: Understanding COVID19 From a First Responder Perspective with Bobby Halton

Kevin sits down with Bobby Halton, American Firefighter, to talk about COVID19 and how the fire service is changing to meet the challenge. They talk about how this the virus ties into lessons learned around cancer mitigation and exposure risk. Bobby discusses how this is not really a black swan event because the fire industry knew something like this was coming, eventually. They compare COVID19 to past historical events like the Spanish Flu, and how we can prepare in the future.
Kevin brings up innovations in technology and how they can play a role around first responders addressing COVID19. They talk about innovations and Bobby talks about which technologies he is most excited for and which ones he is most afraid. Click below to listen to this episode of the Smart Firefighting Podcast.