Fire Protection Podcast Episode 420 – The Growth of Marijuana and its Fire Protection Problem

The Canadian Fire Alarm Association (CFAA) is a member-supported, non-profit association established in 1973 to unite and support Canada's fire alarm industry. Today, we have over 400 members and over 3000 registered fire alarm technicians.

Troy Life & Fire Safety Ltd. is a private corporation established in 1979. It focuses on customer service, offering Canada's comprehensive lineup of fire alarms, fire suppression, and security products.

For over 60 years, NOTIFIER has been in a leadership position in the fire alarm industry. Today we are the largest manufacturer of engineered fire alarm systems, with over 400 distributors worldwide and regional support operations on every continent, helping to ensure we provide the flexibility and options your business needs. Our commitment to products and partnerships propels NOTIFIER to stand proudly above the rest.

Inspect Point is a software platform that helps fire & life safety professionals run their business from inspection to collection. With Inspect Point, companies like yours can ensure efficient and profitable operations while better-protecting customers’ properties and communities.

Dyne Fire Protection Labs is an independent testing laboratory serving customers throughout the world. They provide quick, easy, and accurate testing with our free kits and shipping for most kits, and their test reports are in your inbox in five business days.

Inspect Point is a software platform that helps fire & life safety professionals run their business from inspection to collection. With Inspect Point, businesses like yours can ensure efficient and profitable operations while better-protecting customers’ properties and communities.

In this conversation, experts from Potter delve into IntelliView, a cloud-connected platform, discussing its origins in nitrogen generators and its expansion to integrate various Potter products like fire alarms and leak rate monitors. They highlight the evolution toward cloud connectivity, integrations into IntelliView, and advancements in fire and sprinkler systems. The discussion covers topics such as emergency wireless communication systems, aspirating detection, and the availability of training resources and webinars on Potter’s website. Join in to explore the innovative strides in fire protection technology and cloud-connected solutions.

 0:02 - Intro
1:25 - Looking Up Everywhere You Go
3:40 - Who is Matt Bass?
3:57  - A Great Mentor
8:26 -  The Importance of Giving Back
9:51 -  My Trusty NFPA 25 Handbook
10:45 -  YouTube Videos
12:28 -  NFPA 25 Inspectors Group
14:57 - Open Feedback
15:42 -  Hey, There’s Bob Caputo!
16:23 -  Not to Name Drop but Tracy Demy, Ralph Bliss, Tom Parish
17:15 - “Just When I Thought I Was Out…”
17:49 - Need a Job in Antarctica?
20:22 - A Love of Helping People 
21:50 - Make a Group Anywhere
23:36 - It’s Global
24:44 -  Need Photos of a Specific Sprinkler Head Deficiency?
25:58 - Sarcasm & Snark: We Love to Roast Each Other
26:46 - Our Industry Works Hard and Plays Hard
28:24-  Lots of Consolidation in Fire Protection
31:19 - The Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Commanders Trying to be one Team
32:06 - People Starting Their Small Businesses
33:33 - The Age Gap: Younger People Need to Step Up
35:09 - The Experienced People Need to Teach the Next Gen the Details
36:13 - Learn Everything You Possibly Can
37:36 - Quick Response Round!
37:50  - Coolest  New Product in Fire Protection
38:06 - Flex Heads!
39:48 - Favorite “Star Wars” Movie?
40:30 - “Return of the Jedi”
40:57 - A Bar? Nope, A Toy Store
41:44- Favorite Dry Pipe Valve?
42:06 - Don’t Over-Engineer Every
44:17 - Wrapping Up
45:07 - Where to Find Matt, aka. Maddie
47:45 - Money isn’t Everything
48:36 - Helping Someone is Worth More Than Dollars
48:59 - Until Next Time

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 0:02 - Intro
 3:20 - The History of SDi and Detector Testers
 4:55 -  Cable Strippers and No Climb Products
 6:33  - SDi and Detectors Taking over the World
11:44 -  Codes and Standards all over the Globe
14:34 - Must be Well-Rounded
15:38 -  New Technologies in Detection
16:26 -  Cans of Smoke vs. Electronic Smoke
17:20 -  Canned Smoke is not Dolphin  or EPA-friendly
20:41 - The Rick and Oliver Show
21:01 -  Cans of Smoke are Hazardous in the Air and in the Heat
22:15 -  NFPA 72 and  ULC Changes
23:32 - The NFPA Standards Process
24:55 - Cybersecurity and Remote Access
25:42 - Software is usually Ahead of the Times
26:50 - COVID Accelerated Remote Access
27:58 - New Environmental Sustainability Groups 
30:15-  Smoke and Heat Testing with a Digital Record
31:12 - Digital Records Create Reports - Automatically
32:21 - Oliver Demonstrates the Testifire XTR2
33:55-  A Detector Communicating to Software
34:17 - It's All About Deficiencies - Identifying and Fixing Them
35:47 - Works on Everything - even 40-year-old Detectors!
38:31 - The All Singing and All Dancing System
39:26 - Protection from Liability with Digital Reports
40:32 - SDi and Detector Testers Try to Recruit Drew
41:39 - SDi and Detector Tester Partnership with Inspect Point
42:00  - Living in a Software World
45:24 - Quick Response Round!
46:00 - Rick is on NFPA 461 for Spaceports!
47:57 - A Straight-Talking Dutchman
48:16 - Oliver's Football Clubs
48:52 - Pork Roll or Taylor Ham?
49:30 - Wrap-Up

 0:02 - Intro
 3:20 - Almost a Lawyer
 4:10 -  Navy Vets in Fire Protection
 6:33  - Mentors
 9:20 -  Bob is Humble
11:42 - Teaching
12:18 - The Godfather of All Things Fire & Life Safety
14:35 - DOL Approvals
17:20 - COVID Taught Us About Virtual Training
17:38 - New AFSA Location in Texas
18:21 - Labs & Classrooms
21:20 - Electronic Reporting & Transmitting is the Way to Go
22:39 - NFPA Annex is a Great Tool
23:50 - Terradactyl Bytes
24:13 - The Feel of Pipe in Your Hands
25:51 - More Opportunities 
26:10 - Not All Hollywood Deluge Systems
26:41  - When Seconds Count
27:13 - Nepo Babies
27:48 - Need to Reach Kids Sooner
28:42 - Contractors Need to Join an Organization Like AFSA
29:38 - One Tech Support Call or Email and it Pays for Itself
30:39 - Biggest Fire Sprinkler Show in the World
33:10 - Dope & Tape
34:33 - Opening Party Will Be Magical!
36:10 - Fire Protection Industry Evolution & Other “Bobservations” 
38:51 - New Type of Fire Inspectors
40:20 - ITM is Bulletproof
41:14 - Three Biggest Causes of Fire
42:35 - Quick Response Round!
44:02 - Wrap-Up

0:06 -  Fire Protection Terminology
 2:34  - Intro to Scott MacRitchies
 3:39  - Steve /Ulmer & the Buffalo Bills
 5:00 -  A Found Industry
 5:17  - Drew has been in Fire Protection for 20 years
 5:40 -  LBX Global & Smart Infrastructure
 7:04  - FireM
 7:45 -  Fire Panel Data Points
 8:22  - Capturing Insights 
 9:20  - Upgrading what is already in Place
10:10 - My Dishwasher tells me when it's finished 
11:00 - Connected IoT
12:23 - Pain Points for Technicians
13:35 - How to Attract Young People to Fire Protection
15:01 - Roll a Truck only when you really need to
16:10 - Third-Party Device
17:13 - All Data in One Place
19:03  - Carbon Copies?
21:50  - Used to be hours, then minutes, and now seconds
24: 40 - A Little Box
25:54 -  Going Mobile?
31:02 -  We are a Conduit
33:36 - “My Panel is Beeping.”
34:14 - In Other IoT News & Trends in Manufacturing
36:10 - We are all becoming Friends
37:38 - Co-petitors
38:00 -NFPA - FireM at Booth #442
39:09 -Nathan Brown, FireM’s inventor, will be there
39:57 - New Products, including Fire Extinguisher Monitoring
41:20 - Healthcare Hand Portables
41:44 - Looking for Feedback
43:30 - Hit the Inspect Point Button!
44:00 - Fast Round
44:20 - Favorite Installation?
45:10 - Favorite Suppression System?
46:02 - Scott’s Favorite Suppression System is in the Future!
47:04 - Table Smash?
48:20 - Wrap Up

See you at NFPA!