The Economic Impact of Fire Departments
At budget time, fire departments are listed as a cost on the city ledger, but that's only part of the story. Firefighting and fire prevention also provide huge returns on investment by saving lives, b...
14 Nov 202338min
Heat, the Silent Killer
Heatwaves aren't just uncomfortable; they are deadly for millions of people around the globe each year. Recognizing this growing threat, governments and safety departments are starting to reconsider t...
24 Okt 202353min
The Survivors, Part 5: "Never Again"
We are replaying "The Survivors," an award-winning podcast series that NFPA first published in 2017. In the final episode, the van Dijks and other survivors want their experience to be the catalyst fo...
26 Sep 202322min
The Survivors, Part 4: "Back into the Lion's Den"
We are replaying "The Survivors," an award-winning podcast series that NFPA first published in 2017. In Part 4, upsetting his family, Feike joins the fire service and places himself into one of Americ...
12 Sep 202330min
The Survivors, Part 3: "Refinement by Fire"
We are replaying "The Survivors," an award-winning podcast series that NFPA first published in 2017. In Part 3, the van Dijk's emotional scarring from the fire seems to have taken a larger toll on the...
22 Aug 202333min
The Survivors, Part 2: "The Aftermath"
For the next five NFPA Podcast episodes we are replaying "The Survivors," an award-winning podcast series NFPA first published in 2017. In Part 2, impacted by the death of their two boys, the van Dijk...
8 Aug 202332min
The Survivors, Part 1: "One of 367,000"
For the next five NFPA Podcast episodes we are replaying "The Survivors," an award-winning five-part podcast series that first ran in 2017. In part 1, Feike and Noelle van Dijk's sense of normalcy is ...
25 Juli 202326min
A Battery in Every Garage?
Few topics are as hot right now in the fire service as consumer lithium-ion batteries. While electric vehicles and e-bikes still get the bulk of attention, residential energy storage system (ESS) inst...
11 Juli 202351min
