Put the Wet Stuff on the Red Stuff

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 technology advances protecting server rooms from a fire has become a higher priority for companies. Fireboy has developed a safe an

 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 come in the more technical aspects of operating the engine and fire hose. First-In Last-Out trains firefighters to overcome these

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 these struggling departments. Brothers Helping Brothers is an organization that raises funds to helps rural fire departments purchas

 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, and what can be done to reduce these disasters. Silo is a film about the danger of grain entrapment. Grain entrapment occurs when

   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 industry. Drones have been around in one shape or another since the Wright Brothers first flight. In the early '80s drones became

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, that develops and provides high-quality educational programs for the training requirements of fire, police, EMS, public works, haza

  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 life on January 25, 2008. The Budda Brotherhood Foundation was formed in his memory. During Marco’s battle with the disease

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? Or If you have questions for Lou? Email [email protected]

 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. First, a small towns water distribution system isn’t as powerful. Which in turn reduces the number of hydrants and the water pr

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.