As destruction from wildfire in the U.S. continues to set records, it’s become abundantly clear that the country’s current strategies are not working. But what should we be doing differently? Over the past year, a wildfire commission, comprised of 50 experts from a range of fields, met to try and answer that incredibly complicated question. In September, the commission sent Congress its final 300-plus page report, containing nearly 150 separate recommendations. Today on the podcast, we are joined by one of the commission members, NFPA wildfire expert Michele Steinberg. She gives us an inside look at how the report was crafted, what changes might come from it, and why she’s optimistic that the effort will bear fruit (3:30).
Then, on a new Code Corner, NFPA first responder tech lead Curt Floyd provides information for departments about some recent changes to the NFPA standards regarding fire apparatus (45:32).
Responder Safety in a Pandemic
Rural America's EMS Crisis
International Hospital Fires
The Worcester Cold Storage Fire
The Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem
San Antonio's Deem Center
Escape Room Safety
Social Monitoring During Disasters
Fire Safety on Movie Sets
Saving Shantytowns
The Airbnb Challenge
Fire chiefs talk Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Responding to Active Shooter Incidents - NFPA 3000
Combating Firefighter Cancer in Boston
Riding the Tailboards - An NFPA 1500 oral history
Life Safety at Cirque du Soleil
Being compliant with NFPA 101 and NFPA 99
Chief Billy Goldfeder from The Secret List
Issues addressed in 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC)
Working on Wildfire in South Africa
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