Episode Summary Wouldn’t it be great if you could have confidence that your fire safety system will operate effectively in the event of an emergency? With IoT, 24/7 access to alerts, and continuous reporting of all pieces of system data would allow you to always...
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The Fire Protection Podcast: Episode #46 – Fire Sprinkler Antifreeze NFPA Changes with Sean Pearce of Lubrizol
Episode Summary On September 30, 2022, the rules changed for fire sprinkler antifreeze systems. Sean Pearce of Lubrizol joins me to discuss NFPA 13 & 25 updates and how they will affect contractors and building owners moving forward. How do companies test new...
The Fire Protection Podcast: Episode #45 – The State of Pre-Engineered Systems with Jamie Knowles
Episode Summary Jamie Knowles (Amerex Corporation) and Drew sit down to chat two years after the State of the Restaurant Industry podcast in the prime time of the pandemic to discuss where the Pre-Engineered market is going. Labor shortages and cost reductions...
The Fire Protection Podcast: Episode #44 – Sustainable Fire Suppression with Peter Hallinan of SSi
Episode Summary In this episode, Drew, podcast Host and Inspect Point’s Chief Strategy Officer, talks to Peter Hallinan of SSi Canada to discuss a few SNAP technologies that he had never heard of. One is an Oxygen Reduction system for facilities, lowering the...
Optimizing Fire Extinguisher Service
Optimizing Fire Extinguisher Service The fire extinguisher service / inspection process has been the same way for years. How do you improve on an industry that has been entrenched in the same methods? Our Chief Strategy Officer, Drew Slocum, recently visited Pierce...
Product Update: Technician Instructions, Calendar Updates, New Reports & More!
Summer is in full swing, and Inspect Point product updates are coming in hot! Over the past month, we’ve worked hard on new features, and feature enhancements, that will optimize your inspection and service workflows. Take a look: 🔥 NEW Features: Technician...
The Fire Protection Podcast: Episode #43 – NFPA Expo & The State of Fire Protection – Part 2
Episode Summary As promised, here is my second part of the NFPA Conference and Expo recap. I’ll make this short and sweet. Part 2 continues my discussion with John Mackey, of the Mackey Group LLC, about the NFPA conference and the state of the fire protection...
The Fire Protection Podcast: Episode #42 – NFPA Expo & The State of Fire Protection – Part 1
Episode Summary Many of you received my recap of the NFPA Conference and Expo last week. Because of the excitement around NFPA and the fire protection industry, I decided to have John Mackey, of the Mackey Group LLC, on to discuss. This is John’s 3rd time on the...
A Wicked Good Time
It had been three years since the fire protection industry got together at NFPA in San Antonio, TX. A lot has happened since then, and our lives have been severely impacted. The NFPA Conference and Expo last week in Boston, was a refreshing time to catch up with...
Non-Technical Things Everyone Should Know About NFPA 25
Conversational Webinar Here is a conversation between Inspect Point co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer, and host of The Fire Protection Podcast, Drew Slocum and Jason Webb, Director of Industry Affairs for Potter Electrical Signal Company, LLC. You can learn at...
The Fire Protection Podcast: Episode #41 (420) – The Growth of Marijuana and its Fire Protection Problem
Episode Summary Happy 4/20, everyone!! We decided to have a little fun with the latest episode of the Fire Protection Podcast. April 20th is recognized as International Cannabis Day for millions around the globe. The fire protection industry is in quite a “sticky”...
Fire Protection Podcast: Episode #40
What I did learn very early on was I learned how to read codes and standards, right? Mm-hmm.