Latest Fire protection Podcast Episodes
Susan Wind Talks About Toxic Coal Ash
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - July 28, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, host Kevin Ferrara speaks with Susan Wind who has been researching and speaking about Coal Ash that has polluted water sources around the country and is linked to cancer. IN fact, Susan's daughter developed cancer likely because of her exposure to polluted water that contained ...
NFPA Expo & The State of the Fire Protection Industry - Part 2
Fire Protection Podcast - July 05, 2022 05:48 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings0:16 - 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
NFPA Expo & The State of the Fire Protection Industry - Part 1
Fire Protection Podcast - June 28, 2022 21:20 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings0:15 - 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...
Recap of 2022 PFAS Conference Presentation
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - June 22, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, host Kevin Ferrara provides the Weekend Wrap-up audience with a recap of his presentation at the 2022 PFAS Conference. During the conference, presenters were allotted only 10-minutes to speak so Kevin thought it would beneficial to recap his presentation and go more in depth to...
Managing Fire Departments
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - June 01, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, host Kevin Ferrara talks about the need for regulating and managing fire departments, in particular volunteer organizations. In addition to his discussion in managing fire departments, Kevin talks about PFAS legislation that is currently being discussed that will impact Federa...
Fire Protection Podcast Episode 420 – The Growth of Marijuana and its Fire Protection Problem
Fire Protection Podcast - April 20, 2022 15:46 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings0:01 - 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 Canna...
NFSA and their new Fire Sprinkler Learning Platform
Fire Protection Podcast - April 18, 2022 10:51 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings0:01 - 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 - Regi...
Eurofins PFAS Blood Test Kit
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - April 01, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, host Kevin Ferrara talks with Andrew Patterson and Taryn McKnight from Eurofins and EmpowerDX about their PFAS Blood Test Kit. Highlights of the episode include talking about who Eurofins are and how they became involved with testing for PFAS as well as some of the behind the s...
Updates on PFAS Legislation - Call Congress!
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - March 19, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingKevin welcomes audience members for their continued support which has been instrumental in the podcast being ranked number 15 of the "Best 30 Firefighter Podcasts" and number 5 of the "Best 15 Fire Protection & Safety Podcasts" in the world! Kevin addresses legislation affecting Federal Firefig...
Electric Detection in Restaurant Systems
Fire Protection Podcast - March 10, 2022 20:31 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings0:01 - Introduction 2:33 - Adam’s Introduction 4:40 - Why Kitchen Suppression Hasn’t Taken Off 10:08 - Mechanical vs. Electronic Suppression 13:25 - Firing of Suppression Systems 15:18 - Ghost Kitchens 18:40 - How Panels are Connected 21:57 - NFPA 17 & 17a 23:32 - Chemical Suppression in Dry App...
Proposed "Burn Pit" Legislation
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - March 07, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, host, Kevin Ferrara clarifies what "Burn Pits" is defined as and how it is misleading to military firefighters. The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, proposes to establish presumptive of 23 service connec...
Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) Live!
Fire Protection Podcast - March 02, 2022 23:43 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings0:01 - 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 Wi...
Vehicle System Fire Protection and the growth of Electric Vehicles
Fire Protection Podcast - March 01, 2022 00:34 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings2:11 - 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:...
Volunteer Fire Service, is it on Life Support?
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - February 20, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, host Kevin Ferrara talks about concerns within the volunteer fire service impacting both the organization and the community. Areas that Kevin speaks about include training & certification, membership, issuance of Fire Taxes, NFPA Standards, accountability, leadership, and legis...
First In Wellness
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - January 14, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, host Kevin Ferrara introduces the Weekend Wrap-up Podcast audience to First In Wellness. First In Wellness is a team of experienced health and wellness coaches who provide goal-oriented, personalized, and preventative health and wellness programs designed to meet specific chall...
AIM Act / Clean Agent Phase-Out with John Demeter
Fire Protection Podcast - December 16, 2021 21:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsTIMELINE: 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 Part...
The Results Are In
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - December 07, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, host Kevin Ferrara talks about his personal PFAS blood test results received from Eurofins. Eurofins is an alternate source of PFAS blood testing. Their testing capabilities look for 47 PFAS analytes. As Kevin talks about his own PFAS levels, he also highlights why it is impo...
Recap of Firefighter Health and Wellness Conference Presentation
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - November 13, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, host Kevin Ferrara talks about his recent presentation at the 4th Annual Firefighter Health and Wellness Conference in "exotic" Beavercreek, Ohio where firefighters from 14 states converged to obtain information and listen to industry experts talk about health and safety. The f...
"Industry Profile : Hampshire Fire Protection"
Fire Protection Podcast - November 04, 2021 15:29 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsEpisode 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 Fi...
Industry Profiles: Pierce Fire Protection
Fire Protection Podcast - September 16, 2021 20:25 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsTIMELINE: 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...
Something for Everyone
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - August 29, 2021 16:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating*UPDATE* After speaking with the law firm identified in this podcast, they apologized for the article and have since removed it from their website. In this episode, AFSO21 Radio, The Weekend Wrap-up host Kevin Ferrara thanks his audience members for their support with recognizing his cousin Ste...
Firefighter Health Seems Less Important than Profits
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - August 22, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, AFSO21 Radio, The Weekend Wrap-up host, Kevin Ferrara talks about how many believe the health and safety of firefighters are less important than profits made by chemical companies producing PFAS. Before the podcast starts, Kevin recognizes his cousin, Stephen Ferrara who recent...
Explosive DoD IG Report on PFAS Used Within the DoD
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - July 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGet ready everyone, this episode is going to be explosive! AFSO21 Radio, The Weekend Wrap-up host Kevin Ferrara gives his interpretation of the July 22, 2021, DoD Inspector General (IG) report that shows what the DoD has and has not done to protect DoD personnel including firefighters from PFAS...
Crew Inspections
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - July 04, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, The Weekend Wrap-up host, Kevin Ferrara speaks about the importance and really, the necessity of fire protection and emergency services performing crew inspection through commercial facilities within their jurisdiction. Recent incidents have shown that had a thorough crew inspe...
Can't vs Won't
Into the Fire with Rob Read - June 29, 2021 19:00 - 4 minutesIn this week’s Bison Bit I talk about I can’t vs I won’t. There is a difference and you need to get to the core of either. Both can be resolved with good conversation and empathy. The outcome is a stronger team. https://youtu.be/HkVLIpecVDw #Lifesafety #Bisonbit #Business Hosted ...
Episode 33 - Upcoming NFPA Vote with AFSA's John Denhardt and Kevin Hall
Fire Protection Podcast - June 22, 2021 13:15 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsTIMELINE: 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 Import...
Let's Talk About PFAS
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - June 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, AFSO21 Radio, The Weekend Wrap-up host, Kevin Ferrara talks privately about PFAS and what is and is not being done to protect firefighters exposed to toxic substances. Kevin talks about the Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act and where the piece of proposed legis...
Leading By Example
Into the Fire with Rob Read - June 16, 2021 16:34 - 4 minutesLeadership is an interesting topic. There’s good leaders and bad we all know that. There are different styles with varying degrees of success too. Talking about leadership is important because it gives everyone a chance to share and grow. That’s why I bring it up. I want to grow and learn from y...
Veteran, Firefighter, Paramedic - Jason Kling
AFSO21's Weekend Wrap-up Podcast - June 06, 2021 14:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, AFSO21 Radio, The Weekend Wrap-up host Kevin Ferrara sits down with fellow veteran and firefighter Jason Kling to hear his thoughts on his experience in fire protection and emergency services. Jason shares with Kevin's audience how he became interested in emergency services, ...
Using A Loss Leader To Save Your Life?
Into the Fire with Rob Read - June 01, 2021 19:50 - 4 minutesRetailers have been using loss leaders as a way to get you into their store to impulse buy or purchase other items they sell. Even car dealers have used this type of bait and switch over the years. Loss leaders usually leave a bad taste in your mouth because it’s deceptive. Life safety shoul...
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