Smart Firefighting

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Should the U.S. be next to use centralized aerial technology to stop rampant wildfires? Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! In this episode: - Why is the U.S. falling behind other countries in adopting...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Who says gamified content can't help first responders reduce risk? Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! In this episode: - How LOCI combines the human experience, our physical beings, & tech to enhan...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the 4th and final episode of our FRST Challenge Mini Series! It's time to understand the relationship between innovative engineering and public safety managem...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the 3rd episode of our FRST Challenge Mini Series! Here's how you can join Jaap de Vries, Ph. D. in creating a smarter, more resilient future for first respon...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the 2nd episode of our FRST Challenge Mini Series! Who else understands the importance of location tracking better than the prior Logistician and Task Force S...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the 1st episode of our FRST Challenge Mini Series! Tracking has long been a problem even though it's vital for operational safety, so innovators worldwide are...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! How can alerting firefighters differently help them get in the zone? In this episode: - How do audible alerting systems affect a firefighter’s health? - How can tacti...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! Firefighters do their part in ensuring our safety, so it's time we do our part and ensure theirs... In this episode: - How have fire service training tactics evolved...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! CALLING ALL INNOVATORS!! Have you heard of the FRST challenge yet? In this episode: - What is the FRST challenge? - How to leverage the community to crowdsource the b...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! Imagine how many more lives could be saved if public safety training technologies mimicked real life crisis scenarios to more accurately prepare emergency responders....

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! People tend to think that only the bad can teach a lesson, but wouldn't talking about the good also help keep the community safe? In this episode: - What is community...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! Just how does National Fallen Firefighter Foundation (NFFF) help firefighters, their families and fire departments? In this episode: - What is the National Fallen Fir...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the final episode of our IAFC Technology Council Outreach Mini Series! Attention all entrepreneurs looking to support first responders... In this episode: - W...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the eighth episode of our IAFC Technology Council Outreach Mini Series! Now what does behavioral economics have to do with the fire service? In this episode:...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the 7th episode of our IAFC Technology Council Outreach Mini Series! Ever wanted to tell your story exactly how it is, but couldn't figure out how? In this ep...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the sixth episode of our IAFC Technology Council Outreach Mini Series! Want to learn how to fly with a click of a button? In this episode: - How can first res...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the fifth episode of our IAFC Technology Council Outreach Mini Series! What if we could extend coverage to the edge of current networks to provide reliable co...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the fourth episode of our IAFC Technology Council Outreach Mini Series! Ever heard of Intelligent Nanofiber Inc? In this episode: - How to prevent unnecessary...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the third episode of our IAFC Technology Council Outreach Mini Series! Why do so many technologies make first responders lives harder instead of easier? In th...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is our second episode of our IAFC Technology Council Outreach Mini Series! Ever wonder why the pizza delivery guy can always get to the right door, but first res...

Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This episode is the first of many for our IAFC Technology Council Outreach Mini Series! Calling all entrepreneurs! Ever wonder how you can build on First Responder Netwo...

In this episode: - What is the goal of innovation? - How can we use the COVID crisis as a force for change? - How can we innovate on the fire truck? Guest Jay Johnson is the previous VP / General Manager of REV Technical Center and the current Senior Director for Marketing and Product Management at REV Fire Group , a leading designer and manufacturer of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket p...

In this episode: - Who is the Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab? - How to leverage your frustration into innovation - How can we use data more effectively in the fire service? - A call to action for all innovators David Wild is a researcher, practitioner, educator and author in data science, biomedical research and crisis technologies. He is Professor in the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing...

Jim Pauley is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) . Kevin sits down with Jim to discuss the NFPA, where the fire industry is heading, and how technology can keep firefighters safe.

What is the First Net Authority? Kevin and Garry dig into First Net and how it got started. They discuss how First Net can be a catalyst for innovation on the LTE network. It's not just big urban cities that benefit from the network, small-town rural fire departments can leverage these new capabilities to improve their infrastructure.