Fire Protection Podcast

 0:05 -   Drew's Intro  0:30  -  Who is Peerless?    1:20  -  The #1 Fire Pump City is NYC    1:30  -   What is Travis's Background?   2:20  -  The Digital Transformation    3:15   -  Fire Protection World lags in Digitalization   5:05 -  When you Need a Fire Pump, you Really Need a Fire Pump   5:40  -  Code Cycles   6:01 -    Smart Systems in a Home vs. for Fire Pumps   7:02  - Lots of Data Colle...

 0:15 -   Drew's Intro from Antarctica    1:39  -  Intro from Canada   1:54 -   Shout out to Troy Life & Fire Safety    2:09  - Conversion to Listed Antifreeze   3:20  - What is out there?   4:17   -  Sean, who are you?    5:30 -  Supply Chain   5:50  -  NFPA25 and Older Systems   7:34  -  Is a Dry System Better?    9:18   - Will there be a TIA?  10:07 -  How Many Old Systems are Out there?     11...

0:15 -   Introduction 2:10   -  Remember the Pandemic? 3:09 -  The Pre-Engineered Systems Niche  6:04  -  Why a Dry Chemical System? 7:20   -  NFPA420 - Extraction Booths 13:03 - The Restaurant Industry is Evolving 14:05 - Ventless Solutions & Fireballs 16:14  -  More Electric Appliances in Restaurants 23:42 - More Rigorous Standards, Testing, Reporting, and Repairing  28:18  - Labor Shortage 32:0...

0:41 -   Peter’s Introduction 2:56 -   SSi Background 4:52 -   Greensol & Clean Agent Protection 9:20 -   SNAP (Significant New Alternative Policy) / Eco-Friendly 11:05 -  What is FirePASS? 16:47 -  Secondary Systems? 17:44 -  Room Integrity & FirePASS 23:30 - SSi Battery Solution & Lithium-Ion Fires 26:50 - Peter’s Experience as an Executive Director of the CFAA 29:20 - Importance of Standardized...

0:16 - Fire Alarm Gateways 4:14 - Code Updates 6:58 - Louisiana: From Tags to QR Codes 12:55 - Consolidation in the Industry 17:03 - Success of Fire Protection in 2021 18:50 - A Recession-Proof Industry  20:30 - Final Thoughts on NFPA Boston 23:41 - Upcoming Shows 25:30 - Closing Thoughts

0:15 - Introduction 3:35 - COVID in Fire Protection 6:26 - Engagement in the Industry 8:45 - Adoption Among Jurisdictions 11:58 - Shortage of Engineers / Technicians 16:25 - Active-Resume.com & Skilled Labor 19:40 - New Detection Technology 24:30 - Tesla & Lithium Ion Battery Fires 28:24 - Latest From Potter

0:01 - 3:15      - Show Intro and Melinda’s Background 3:20 - 4:48     - Legalization in Canada vs. the U.S. 5:30 - 8:20     - NFPA 420 and Classifying Growing Facilities  9:05 - 10:02   - Craft Cannabis?  10:52 - 12:37 - How Melinda Became Chair of NFPA 420 12:50 - 14:40 - CodeNext in the Cannabis Sector 14:45 - 16:50 - Solvents in Use Today 17:15 - 18:40 - More on the 420 Committee  18:50 - 21:4...

0:01 - Intro & Inspect Point Deal 2:48 - Mike’s Introduction 4:30 - Mike & Covenant Fire Protection 6:17  -  Mike’s Role with NFSA 7:32  - Layout Technician Class Updates 12:20 - Ponchos Class / History 14:46 - Benefits of the Virtual Class 18:20 - Class Pacing / Knowledge Retention 22:40 - Registration Opening 26:24 - New Software and New Textbook 30:07 - Other NFSA Initiatives  33:20 - NFPA 13 &...

0:01 - Intro 2:38 - Lee Kaiser Introduction 4:08 - Lee’s FSSA Experience 5:45 - Training for Specialty Suppression 7:02 - Dealing With Special Hazards 10:40 - Lee’s Top-3 Issues in Fire Protection 15:21 - Jarret Ryan’s Introduction 16:25 - Protegis’ Sales Methodology 18:30 - Protegis’ History With FSSA 23:29 - Jarret’s Initiatives for Protegis 25:10 - Todd Stevens’ Introduction 25:58 - The Global...

2:11 - Intro 3:38 - Bill Introduces Himself 5:21 - Who Does Vehicle Suppression? 6:36 - What Vehicles are We Talking About? 7:29 - Key Off-Road Markets 8:29 - Key Over-The-Road Markets 9:20 - Regulations For These Markets 10:55 - Goal of Vehicle Suppression 13:06 - What These Fires Look Like 14:19 - How These Systems Work 18:41 - Wet, Dry, & Gaseous Systems 22:37 - The Kodiak Brand 24:53 - Dealing...

TIMELINE: Intro (:01) Coming Up in 2022 (1:32) CONTEST: Inspect Point's Ugly Sweaters & Ugly Deficiencies (1:40) Hello John and Drew Sets This Episode's Agenda (2:11) Meet WESCO (3:50) Born & Raised in Fire Protection (6:57) Family Portable Fire Extinguisher Biz Sold to Kidde (7:25) From a Parts Business to an Importing and Recycling Company (8:19) President of the FSSA & Involved in NAFED (9:32)...

Episode Notes TIMELINE: Intro (:01) Setting Up (1:09) Drew Sets the Agenda for the Episode   (1:55) Who is Hampshire Fire Protection?   (2:09) Hampshire Fire History (2:16) Starting in Sprinklers (3:20) Purchasing and Integrating a Fire Extinguisher Company (3:48) Purchasing and Integrating a Fire Alarm Company (3:03) Jimmy Joins (4:08) Different Divisions in a Family Owned Company (4:38) One-Stop...

TIMELINE: Introductions (:12) Who is Pierce Fire Protection?   (:45) AFSA Trade Show and Inspect Point (1:11) Who is Zach Pierce? (2:21) Dad Was a Sprinkler Fitter (3:22) From a Sprinkler Fitting Company to a Full Service Provider (3:40) A New Recurring ITM Revenue Model (4:19) Good Structure for Staying Organized (4:48) The Inspection Drives Everything Else (5:20) Inspect Point Transformed Pierce...

TIMELINE: Introductions (1:35) What is the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA?) (3:09) Meet John Denhardt, P.E., FSFPE, VP of engineering and technical services for the American Fire Sprinkler Association (4:20) Between John and Kevin they are on 40 NFPA Committees (4:11) Why it is Important to be on Committees (4:40) Meet Kevin Hall, M.Eng., P.E., ET, CWBSP, PMSFPE (5:00) John & Kevin Brin...

You can connect with Aaron on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/baaronj/ and find his books on his website www. AaronJWriter.com   Also, The Fire Protection Podcast will be coming to you LIVE on June 3rd from the NAFED Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas! NAFED LIVE! https://youtu.be/PJIywJzSk_w  -  Live Stream https://www.youtube.com/c/Inspectpoint/videos  - YouTube Channel  https://riversi...

    TIMELINE: Introduction (0:16) Catch The Fire Protection Podcast LIVE at NAFED! (1:29) Matt Rice and Andreas Huber Introduce Themselves (2:34) Love Talkin' Fire Protection Systems, Compliance, Jurisdictions, & 1st Responders (4:47) First of its Kind! (6:16) Getting Important Information to 1st Responders (8:30) Operational Information Gap (9:14) Is Their Fire Protection System Even Working? (11...

  TIMELINE: Introductions (2:34) Meet Victoria Hutchinson (2:46) Meet Bart van Leeuwen (4:20) Smart Fire Fighting (6:04) Software Platforms & Solutions for AHJs in US (7:28) What is the NFPA Research Foundation? (8:26) Four People Covering 50 Topics at Once (9:30) Bringing Research Into Practice (10:10) Projects the NFPA Research Foundation is Working On (11:36) Anyone Can Get Involved --- like YO...

TIMELINE: Introductions (2:32) Terry's 20 Committees (4:26) Terry's History (5:12) Drew's History (8:13) The Kozlowski days of Tyco (8:55) Value of Fire Protection (12:00) A Noble Industry (13:27) 20 Different Standards?! (14:45) NFPA13, 14, 11, 16, and 25 (15:46) NFPA303 - Marinas, Docks & Boat Yards (18:18) NFPA4 - Test Agents (19:48) Remote Testing, FDNY, COVID, and IoT (25:28) The Cost of Free...

Timeline: Intro - 3:00 Cause Marketing - 5:00 Coffee Connoisseur - 7:30 Coffee Blending - 10:30 Coffee Grinding - 12:10 Fire Department Chronicles - 13:55 Friends of Firefighters - 15:30 Comedy & 1st Responders - 17:35 Hollywood & Firefighting - 18:30 Banyan Treatment Centers - 24:15 Comedy CPR - 25:45 Social Media / Comedy - 31:00 Coffee Blends - 33:00 Quick Response Round - 35:00 Best TV show ab...

Overseeing a facility, a campus or other building complexes come with a variety of challenges, ranging from staffing to training, to compliance on health, environmental, and fire safety.  In Episode 26, Drew sits down with Joshua and Lindsey Brackett, co-founders of Legacy FM, to discuss facility management and fire protection in healthcare facilities.  Both have deep backgrounds in the facility m...

Timely for 10/4 - 10/11 Fire Prevention Week, Drew and Nancy Carbone talk about the work Friends of Firefighters have done to support mental wellness and mental health. The Founder and Executive Director, Nancy discusses the non-profit's history, its mission with firefighters and families, and how COVID has impacted and changed everything. Created after the tragedies of September 11th, Friends of...

Jamie Knowles is one of the leaders in the suppression industry focusing on the restaurant sector.  He gives some extraordinary facts about how Americans eat and what the impacts of the pandemic did to the prepared food industry.  Intro - 4:15 Data about COVID times - 6:55 Faster Food vs Dining - 9:50 City vs Suburb vs Rural - 14:20 Ghost Kitchens - 15:30 NFPA and Food Trucks - 21:30 More Ghost Ki...

Commercial Fire Protection has been a user of Inspect Point for almost 2 years.  It has transformed their business incredibly giving field technicians and the office administration more power to drive their compliance and revenue.  Mikiah and Curtis Jones sit down with Drew to discuss their journey with the Inspect Point platform and their involvement in the beta program for Service / Work Orders....

Joe Meyer of MeyerFire LLC sits with Drew. Within the fire protection industry, Joe is well known for his work his engineering work and commitment to the industry. The MeyerFire Toolkit is used by 300+ fire protection companies worldwide. The pair talk about this, sprinkler selection tools, exam prep, and much more.  2:55 - Background of Joe 5:10 - Going with a digital business model as an enginee...

2:40 - Background of Andy 7:25 - Fire Vision 11:50 - QuakeTech 16:30 - How does the Augmented Reality work 19:40 - How the cloud is helping Augmented Reality 20:40 - Cities being 3D mapped 22:25 - Augmented Reality devices 24:35 - Remote Inspections - NFPA 915 28:20 - Future of fire detection 32:40 - PFAS - Foam Fire Fighting Protection 39:45 - Quick Response Round     Discussed in the Episode: fi...