How are Local Fire Departments Handling Wildfire?
Out of more than 63,000 wildland fires reported last year, specialized wildland firefighters responded to just 112, meaning local fire departments handled the rest. But there is little information abo...
8 Joulu 201524min
Engaging First Responders
Ken Willette, Division Manager of Public Fire Protection for NFPA, sits down with Jesse to discuss how NFPA is engaging the fire service. Ken talks about the change undergoing the fire service right ...
17 Marras 201525min
Bringing Safety to Bangladesh Factories
Bangladesh is second only to China in garment exports to the West, but unsafe conditions have plagued its factories where thousands of workers have died in preventable tragedies over the years. In res...
13 Loka 201525min
Dust explosions and "color runs"
Guy Colonna, NFPA’s division manager of Industrial and Chemical Engineering, sits down with Jesse Roman to discuss dust and current cultural events that are bringing the two together. After an explos...
8 Syys 201524min
Rise of the Machines - Part 3 of 3
In Part III of NFPA Journal Podcast’s three-part suite on drones, robots and unmanned systems, Jesse speaks to Thomas Zajkowski, Flight Operations Manager at NextGen Air Transportation Center UAS Prog...
11 Elo 201520min
Rise of the Machines - Part 2 of 3
In Part II of NFPA Journal Podcast’s three-part suite on drones, robots and unmanned systems, Jesse speaks to Helen Greiner, the co-founder of iRobot and the current CEO and founder of CyPhy Works, a ...
28 Heinä 201526min
Rise of the Machines - Part 1 of 3
In part one of NFPA Journal Podcast’s three-part suite on drones, robots and unmanned systems, Jesse speaks to Stephen McKeever, a professor of physics at Oklahoma State and the state’s secretary of s...
14 Heinä 201526min
Food Truck Fire and Life Safety
Food trucks are on the rise with around 117,000 in operation around the United States. In 2014 it was estimated that the food truck industry made over $850 million. Some trucks operate using a 20-ga...
9 Kesä 201519min
