The New Foams
For more than 50 years, firefighters have relied on aqueous film forming foam—better known as AFFF—to quickly and effectively put out dangerous liquid fuel fires. However, due to health and environmen...
23 Aug 202239min
The Dangers of Wildfire Smoke Inhalation
As the number and severity of wildfires increase in many parts of the world, experts have concerns over what the health impacts of wildfire smoke inhalation might be. In today's episode, we hear from ...
9 Aug 202235min
The Failures Before the Fires
In May, journalists Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for their investigative series, "The Failures Before the Fires," which exposed dangerous systemic flaws in how Chica...
26 Jul 202249min
Are SMART Sprinklers the Next Big Thing?
SMART fire sprinklers, which use less water and can employ a range of sensors to target exactly where a fire is happening, have potential to be a game changer, according to some experts. Today on th...
12 Jul 202222min
Safety in Short-term Rental Properties
From elevators that can decapitate you to grills that can explode in your face, short-term rental properties aren't short on things that can hurt you—or worse. In fact, short-term rental safety expert...
28 Jun 202237min
E-bike and E-scooter Fire Safety
Battery-powered electric bicycles and scooters, collectively known as micromobility devices, have exploded in popularity in recent years, but so too have fires involving these devices. From New York C...
14 Jun 202231min
An Arc-Flash Survivor's Story
In 2011, longtime electrician Brandon Schroeder was involved in an accident on the job that left him severely burned and without the use of his hand. After a long and grueling recovery, Schroeder beca...
24 Mai 202242min
Lessons from Grizzly Flats
For more than a decade, the small, wooded town of Grizzly Flats, California has participated in Firewise USA, an NFPA program where residents voluntarily work together on community projects to lessen ...
10 Mai 202237min
