How Public Safety Messaging Works
Today on the podcast, we look at how fire and life safety messaging is developed and spread. Who creates these important messages about cooking, candles, and changing the batteries in your fire alarms...
27 Apr 202146min
Reopening After Covid
More than a year after the COVID-19 virus closed buildings around the world, many large facilities are preparing to reopen in the coming months, including universities, gyms, theaters, and office buil...
13 Apr 202140min
The Evolving Science of Firefighting
In recent years, new insights into how structural fires behave have led to some of the most significant tactical changes the fire service has seen in decades. All of these lessons have been collected ...
23 Mar 202142min
A Cannabis Inspector's View
As cannabis legalization expands, hundreds of grow and processing facilities have emerged across North America in recent years, introducing a variety of new equipment and unfamiliar processes that reg...
9 Mar 202134min
The Plan to 'Outthink Wildfire'
On February 23, NFPA unveiled a new initiative called Outthink Wildfire, a comprehensive strategy that challenges policymakers on all levels to take action to reduce loss from wildfire. Its ambitious ...
23 Feb 202128min
The Mysteries of Electrical Injuries
Across the world, dozens of people each day suffer injuries from electrical hazards such as shocks and arc flashes. Survivors of these incidents list a range of devastating symptoms, from burns and ch...
9 Feb 202149min
Cybersecurity in Building Systems
As building systems become smarter and more interconnected, cybercriminals are increasingly using them as an entry point to launch cyberattacks against businesses, hospitals, and other organizations. ...
26 Jan 202140min
A Better Fit
There are more than 90,000 female firefighters in the United States, and nearly all of them wear personal protective equipment that was designed for a man. Not surprisingly, many women report that the...
12 Jan 202132min
