ULRI’s Fire Safety Research Institute Featured on Smart Firefighting Podcast
Smart Firefighting Podcast episode 73, “Exploring the Benefits and Limitations of Technology in the Fire Industry” features ULRI’s Fire Safety Research Institute Vice President of Research Steve Kerber.
During this 30 minute episode, Kevin Sofen interviews Stephen Kerber, Vice President of UL Research Institutes' Fire Safety Research Institute. Together they discuss the role of ULRI’s Fire Safety Research Institute in the fire industry, different research campaigns the team is involved in, benefits and limitations of technology, evolving fire standards, the challenges of training around the new NFPA 1403 training standards, the false sense of security technology sometimes creates, and more.
About Smart Firefighting Podcast:
Smart Firefighting is a podcast covering technologists, innovators, companies, and forward-thinking public safety agencies with real world deployments of smart technologies. Learn from interviews with leaders in public safety, government, industry, cyber-physical systems, and more. The hosts, Kevin Sofen and Mike Mocerino, are founding members of the WeRespond smart firefighting community. They are both passionate about smart technologies and the future of public safety.
