Kevin sits down with Keith Larson of Fireboy to discuss unique fire suppression systems. They talk about the common challenges of fire suppression systems in rooms. Fireboy’s new MAE is pre-engineered to make setting the system up simple and easy. As tech

 Knowledge is power, and a lack of knowledge can lead to disaster. Firefighters exercise to keep in shape and be sharp on the job. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for firefighters to have deficits in their training. A great deal of these deficits co

Rural fire departments often do not have the proper funding to afford the tools and equipment needed to fight fires. Fire departments rely on their own personnel to refurbish and recycle old equipment. Brothers Helping Brothers hopes to lend a hand to the

 Kevin sits down with Samuel Goldberg, the producer of the film Silo, Dennis Hildebrandt VP of Turtle Plastics and Liz Demetriou President of Turtle Plastics. They discuss the prevalence of silos within the farming culture, silo accidents, training,

   Lou sits down with Mike, Robotics Business Development Manager, at Darley. They discuss the history of drones in the first responder industry, how Darley got started in the robotics industry, and how drones are benefiting the first responder

Lou sits down with District Chief Michael Mitchell to discuss NIPSTA, young firefighters, and learning from mistakes. Mike Mitchell is a District Chief who works as a boots-on-the-ground instructor at NIPSTA. NIPSTA is a public safety training academy, th

  Marco “Budda” Ordaz was a firefighter/medic for the North Aurora, Illinois Fire Protection District. Marco was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), on February 6, 2006, he was 26. After two years battling the disease he lost his

Introducing Lou Vicelli, the host of W.S. Darley's new podcast Put the Wet Stuff on the Red Stuff. Learn about Lou and how he became interested in firefighting, and how he got roped into hosting a podcast. Do you have a topic you want to have discussed? O

 Kevin sits down with Chief Martinez of the Corrales fire department, to discuss the hydrant booster systems they have purchased and their experience with them. Firefighting in a rural area is far different than firefighting in an urban environment.

Kevin sits down with Roger Weinmeister of Super Vac to talk about Super Vac and their firefighter resistant products. They go into how Super Vac started where they are now and where they are heading in the future.