Can You Save Your Home from a Wildfire?
Research has shown that doing wildfire mitigation work, like replacing wooden shingles or removing dead leaves from the gutters, drastically reduces the chances of your home becoming a heap of ash whe...
23 Jul 202443min
How Can We Get More New Homes Sprinklered?
Despite overwhelming proof that home fire sprinklers save lives, fewer than 10 percent of all new homes being built in the United States today are equipped with sprinklers, and most states refuse to m...
9 Jul 202429min
The Vision for NFPA Global Solutions
In March, NFPA announced the formation of a new for-profit corporation called NFPA Global Solutions, a venture unique from anything NFPA has undertaken in its history. On today's podcast, Jim Pauley, ...
25 Jun 202429min
Hazards in the Water
Electric Shock Drowning claims possibly dozens of lives each year, but most people have never heard of it. Our guest today, David Rifkin, is one of world's leading experts on this hazard and its cause...
11 Jun 202453min
Why Electrical Safety Matters
We wrap up Electrical Safety Month with a powerful reminder for anyone doing hazardous work of why you can't afford to be complacent about safety. Veteran electrician Jason Brozen was at a routine job...
28 Mai 20241h 8min
How Do You Evacuate a Hospital?
In February 2023, Chief Brian Nardelli of the Brockton Fire Department in Massachusetts found himself at the helm of one of the most complex operations a chief can face: a hospital fire requiring a fu...
14 Mai 202450min
Hoarding Risk-Reduction Strategies
Residential hoarding poses numerous dangers and fire risks for residents and firefighters, yet communities have struggled to find meaningful solutions. Today on the podcast, two of North America's mos...
23 Apr 202449min
Moral Injury and Suicide
In most years, more firefighters die by suicide than from accidents or injuries that happen in the line of duty, according to the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance. It's well understood that PTSD...
26 Mar 202441min
