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Send us Fan Mail This podcast explores the upcoming AFAC26 Conference and Exhibition powered by INTERSCHUTZ, through conversations with sector leaders and industry experts. AFAC26 will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 18-21 August and will explore the theme ‘Leading together: Integrity, inclusion and impact’. In this episode, Melinda McDonald CF, Senior Firefighter, F...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast explores the upcoming AFAC26 Conference and Exhibition powered by INTERSCHUTZ, through conversations with sector leaders and industry experts. AFAC26 will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 18-21 August and will explore the theme ‘Leading together: Integrity, inclusion and impact’.  In this episode, Commissioner Gavin Freeman AFSM, Fire Res...

Send us Fan Mail The AFAC25 podcast offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at this year’s premier emergency management conference, AFAC25 powered by INTERSCHUTZ, returning to Perth from 26–29 August 2025. Through insightful interviews with Jason Foster, Chair of the AFAC25 Steering Committee, Quinn Cramer, President of Women and Firefighting Australasia, and Rob Keen, Event Director at Hannove...

Send us Fan Mail Are you confident that your passive fire protection strategy will hold up under real-world scrutiny — or is it based on assumptions and substitutions? With increasingly complex infrastructure and rising safety demands, decision-makers can’t afford to overlook the critical role of passive fire protection in project design, execution, and compliance. This episode dives deep into how...

Send us Fan Mail AFAC25 Conference and Exhibition powered by INTERSCHUTZ is Australasia’s largest and most comprehensive emergency management conference and exhibition.  Brought to you by AFAC, Deutsche Messe, the Institution of Fire Engineers (Australia), Women and Firefighting Australasia and the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. In 2025, the theme for the event is 'From local t...

Send us Fan Mail In this insightful episode of The Firecast, hosted by Paul Hutton, we dive deep into the critical realm of emergency flood rescue training. As flooding events become increasingly frequent due to climate change, the need for well-prepared first responders has never been more crucial. Joining Paul are industry experts Scott Shipley, Director of Swiftwater and White Water at Calibre...

Send us Fan Mail AFAC24 Conference and Exhibition powered by INTERSCHUTZ is Australasia’s largest and most comprehensive emergency management conference and exhibition.  Brought to you by AFAC, Deutsche Messe, the Institution of Fire Engineers (Australia) and Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. The theme for 2024 is Embracing innovation and disruption: designing the future for our sector...

Send us Fan Mail AFAC24 Conference and Exhibition powered by INTERSCHUTZ is Australasia’s largest and most comprehensive emergency management conference and exhibition. Brought to you by AFAC, Deutsche Messe, the Institution of Fire Engineers (Australia) and Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. The theme for 2024 is Embracing innovation and disruption: designing the future for our sector....

Send us Fan Mail Battery fires within energy storage systems (ESS’s) aren’t as rare as one might think. The reason they are often underpublicized and, fortunately, there haven’t been more tragedies is because ESS’s are often installed away from residential or commercial areas.   However, with the increased efforts in renewable energy production and therefore the exponential deployment of ESS’s, th...

Send us Fan Mail Sponsored by Safety Components, join Jeremy Metz of the West Metro Fire Department in Colorado and Peter Klade from the Austrian Fire Brigade Association in Vienna as they discuss the differences and similarities between firefighting in the U.S. and Europe. We will explore the intricacies of firefighting techniques and personal protective equipment (PPE) on this latest episode. Vi...

Send us Fan Mail On our latest Firecast, we welcome our guest Paul Adams, Content Marketing Manager at Hochiki Europe Limited, talking about the important subject of false alarms, the risk to businesses, safety and the impact on emergency services.  He explains how Automatic Fire Alarm Systems are vital to providing an early warning of fire and are one of the most effective ways to keep business,...

Send us Fan Mail Returning to the Brisbane Convention Centre for the first time since 2016, AFAC23 powered by INTERSCHUTZ will be held from the 22 – 25 August and will the explore theme ‘Creating a sustainable future: the challenges and opportunities’. The program will feature examples of solutions to emerging risks, impacts and recovery from practitioners, researchers and leaders across the fire...

Send us Fan Mail As you’ll have seen hosted on the UK Fire website, Dräger has conducted a survey into the health concerns of serving Firefighters. This is a follow up to Dräger’s 2020 ‘Health for the Firefighter’ survey and seeks to find out if perceptions have changed; specifically with regard to their potential exposure to carcinogens, contaminants and viruses such as Covid-19. It also investig...

Send us Fan Mail Returning to the Adelaide Convention Centre for the first time since 2015, AFAC22 powered by INTERSCHUTZ Conference and Exhibition will be held from the 23 – 26 August and will the explore theme ‘Connecting communities. Creating resilience.’ The program will feature examples of solutions to emerging risks, impacts and recovery from practitioners and leaders across the fire and eme...

Send us Fan Mail Waking Watches were introduced by the National Fire Chiefs Council as a temporary measure to keep residents who lived in buildings with dangerous cladding, safe. A Waking Watch scheme involves trained fire wardens being present on site 24/7 to monitor the building’s interior and exterior, raise an alarm in the event of a fire and assist in the safe evacuation of residents during a...

Send us Fan Mail Nomex® and Kevlar® have been a leading choice in global fire service for over 50 years, and we are committed to making the next 50 even better with solutions like Nomex® Nano Flex for hoods, and Nomex(R) Nano for thermal liners. Both Nomex® Nano Flex and Nomex® Nano provide lightweight comfort while enhancing the garment’s overall agility, moisture management and particulate prote...

Send us Fan Mail DuPont is more focused than ever on providing safety solutions that emergency responders need to do their job safely and effectively. As we have engaged with departments around the world, a consistent theme emerged – there was a true need for an organized portfolio of innovative PPE solutions that offer emergency responders an ideal balance of long-lasting flame-resistant protecti...

Send us Fan Mail Our latest conversation is with Jason Busalacchi and Andrew Biehl from TLX Technologies, an engineering and manufacturing company that produces custom actuators, solenoids, and valves for the fire suppression market.  Jason and Andrew discuss one of TLX’s latest products: the Explosion Proof Actuator with Supervision. While standard supervised latching solenoid actuators meet the...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Norman, Director of International Sales and Marketing at Gradall Industries, joins the podcast to discuss the Gradall FA System.  The Gradall FA System with the patented 5th Man fire head, telescoping boom and rapid deployment outriggers, effectively combines with existing truck chassis to provide fire departments with an innovative fire suppression tool.  The result is a...

Send us Fan Mail Are you responsible for wildfire risk & mitigation efforts at a utility organization? Are you making operational decisions using accurate, real-time weather data? Are you using the latest in automated camera technology to have greater visibility of your assets and infrastructure throughout your areas of interest in the landscape? A critical component of wildfire mitigation is...

Send us Fan Mail Our latest conversation is with Patrick Schwobe, Principal Engineer of Advanced Product Development for TLX Technologies, an engineering and manufacturing company that makes custom actuators, solenoids, and valves for the fire suppression market. Patrick discusses one of their newest products, a liquid level sensor to measure the levels of extinguishing agent in system tanks. Thes...

Send us Fan Mail How can the evolution of new firefighting technology create better monitoring, communication and accountability for firefighters? Join us for a conversation with some of the UK’s leading experts on the application of new technologies for increased firefighter safety and efficiency. We will be discussing the vital role of telemetry and connectivity on the increasingly complex firef...

Send us Fan Mail Are you making operational decisions with accurate real-time weather data?  Listen to Paul Hutton interview Chris Lindsay, National Account Manager for FTS, the global leader in Fire Weather networks.   In under 30-minutes, Chris explains what a Fire Weather network is, how it differs from a Meteorological network, how it can benefit wildfire/bushfire operations and what other app...

Send us Fan Mail Advanced's Managing Director Pete Browitt discusses the latest product innovation and technology within the company's portfolio and takes a wider look at the industry as a whole.

Send us Fan Mail Fire suppression, as an essential global industry, is faced with some unique opportunities to meet the emerging requirements and future challenges of this rapidly changing world. TLX Technologies continue to move forward with new product development to meet the needs of the current and future fire suppression industry. In this Firecast Jason Busalacchi, TLX Business Development Ma...