Firefighter Air Replenishment System with Kris Blume & Melisa Rodriguez
Melisa Rodriguez is Senior Manager of Industry Relations at Johnson Controls - manufacturer of FARS. Melisa has a strong background in fire protection engineering as a consulting engineer designing systems before moving to the manufacturer front in 2022. Also on this episode is Kris Blume, Fire Chief of the Meridian Fire Department in Idaho. Kris is not only an active Fire Chief that has taken on the challenge of pushing for innovative safety systems adoption, like FARS, in his jurisdiction; he is also an Instructor at the National Fire Academy.
19 Aug 2026
Shipbuilding Planning and Maritime Safety with David Bergeron
David Bergeron, former VP of Planning/Production Engineering at Avondale Shipyard, has a strong background in the maritime industry. Also, his latest role with The National WWII Museum adds a spice to the story when discussing the legendary navy vessels of our past. The topic is massive in its range of topics and its scale of engineering production... go big or go home or listen to this next episode and enjoy!
25 Jul 2026
Cage Match "Ben vs. Ben - The Great FPE Debate"
What happens when the host finally books the one guest who never says no? In this fully AI-generated experiment, two synthetic versions of Benjamin Casey debate the most interesting recent developments in fire protection engineering. Ben Prime is the pragmatic consulting engineer - code-minimum realist, skeptic of hype, defender of engineering judgment. Ben 2.0 is the early-adopter futurist "from a faster timeline." They go five rounds.
20 Jun 2026
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Design-Build Best Practices with Daniel Hudson
Thermal runaway, explosion control, and the codes racing to keep up... Daniel Hudson, Director of Distribution BESS Projects at RavenVolt, joins the show to share hard-won lessons from the field and offer practical guidance for engineers, owners, and AHJs navigating this fast-moving space.
13 May 2026
Hyperscale Data Center Safety with Chris Downing
Chris Downing, Global Director of Fire Protection Codes at Johnson Controls, has a strong background in protecting critical environments, dealing with Data Centers, Critical National Infrastructure, and special hazards. We cover the newest data center technologies, including hyperscale considerations, and their associated safety challenges.
7 Apr 2026
Put Out Fire via Sound Waves using New Tech with Geoff Bruder
Geoff Bruder, a former NASA aerospace engineer specializing in acoustics, discusses how to put out fires using sound waves with Sonic Fire Tech's system. Developed for the goal of fire suppression that works faster, smarter, and without damage in interesting present/future applications.
21 Feb 2026
The Future of Intumescents and Passive vs Active FP Systems with Clarke O'Reilly
Clarke O'Reilly enlightens me on his fire resistant polymer composites that contain trusted proprietary and patented intumescent materials. These materials, when combined with thermoplastics, create powerful passive barriers, including for battery fires caused by thermal runaway. Clarke, and the rest of the Pyrophobic team, continue to innovate with OEM’s on new applications for their highly versatile intumescent products to solve safety challenges.
27 Jan 2026
Nuclear Industry Trends and Safety Techniques with Mayur Patel
An interview with Mayur Patel covering the topic of Nuclear Engineering including current trends around the nuclear fuel cycle along with PR needs of the nuclear industry from a safety and sustainability perspective.
26 Dec 2025
Intro to Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fire Systems Design with Anthony Conte & Logan Breslin
TC & Logan talk me through the basic Artificial Intelligence (AI) development process in order to define the use-cases for fire protection. I relay some tough opinions prevalent in the industry as well as envision the positives of the AI-driven future we are moving toward... either way, oh lawd they comin!
25 Nov 2025
Transportation Facility Design Strategies for Electric Vehicles with Daniel Lang
Dr. Lang talks us through the basic Electric Vehicle (EV) facility design concepts in order to define the causes of safety concerns. We then focus on fire protection features that may be incorporated to address the risks from new EV battery technologies.
30 Oct 2025
Hot Topics in Fire Protection and broader AEC Industry including AI
Ben and Kelly discuss Hot Topics in Fire Protection and the broader Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry including an insightful review of the latest use cases for Artificial Intelligence.
24 Sept 2025
Grenfell Tower & Global Fire Protection of High-rises: A First Responder / AHJ perspective with Chris Conroy
An interview with Mr. Conroy cover the topic of High-rise fire protection in the United States, across the Atlantic, and beyond.
9 Jul 2025
Evolving Education in Fire Protection with Rosalie Hrybyk
An interview with Professor Hrybyk covering the topic of "Evolving Education in Fire Protection Engineering" including the latest information on digital learning and what a "professor of practice" can bring to an engineering program.
4 Jun 2025
The History of Fire Protection Engineering with Jim Milke
An interview with Dr. Milke covering the topic of "The History of Fire Protection Engineering" including a dive into his thoughts on the future of the industry based on the stories and trends of the past.
3 Mar 2025
Best LinkedIn FPE Memes returns from the early years
Review of Kelly Kidwell, Memer-in-Chief, third round of the best-of-prior-years fire protection engineering memes.
29 Jan 2025
Best LinkedIn FPE Memes Part Deux
Review of Kelly Kidwell, Memer-in-Chief, next round of the best-of-2024 fire protection engineering memes.
28 Dec 2024
Best LinkedIn FPE Memes
Review of Kelly Kidwell, Memer-in-Chief, best-of-2024 fire protection engineering memes.
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