I sit down with Chris Myer from Chromalox and discuss what products are available for the fire protection industry, why Chromalox is the ONLY manufacture with a listed heat tracing for sprinkler systems. www.chromalox.com for more information

Sit down with Joseph Meyer PE from Meyerfire.com. Fairly young, and extremely passionate creator of meyerfire.com. A weekly blog, and PE prep course. Great to see other people getting involved in the industry and trying to change the standard ways of communication in the Fire Protection industry.

A conversation with hydraulic calculation creator Hasu Doshi and app developer Philip Eckert from www.fsc-icalc.com. We discuss the various web based applets they have available to assist designers, engineers, and fitters alike in the field attain information to ensure proper installation and design. Essentially, they are creating an engineer in your pocket.

Any applet suggestions, email [email protected]

This is a Mash up of my experience at the North American Fire Sprinkler Expo held in Nashville Tennessee. Hosted by NFSA, AMRACI, and CASA.

Vendors/People I spoke with

Vince Powers, Terin Hopkins-NFSA

FJ IIII-Reliable SPRK

Chris Myers-Chromolox

Brad Scott-Backflow Direct

Mike Sanchez-Autosprink

Eric Melendez-Senju Sprinkler

Steve Frederick-(CANADIAN winner of the North American Top Tech Competition)

Hope to speak with all of these people (and those I missed) again soon to get more in depth with the products!

We discuss what happened with the video surfacing on social media of an Oliver Fire Protection & Security Van on Fire! We mostly discuss the sprinkler system installed at Christ Church located in Pennsylvania. The Challenges involved, in designing, managing and installing a system like this. Enjoy!

A conversation with Tyson LaRochelle and Jerry Bosse from The Groove Boss. We discuss how this idea came to be, how they think this will change the way we install piping in the fire protection industry. www.thegrooveboss.com

A conversation with Ray Fremont-Marketing Director of General Air Products. Ray explains when to use Dry Air filters Vs. Nitrogen Generators, Benefits of Listed Vs. Not Listed Compressors and residential Fire Pumps

A conversation with Drew Slocum. Drew Slocum is with Inspect Point, an online fire protection inspection software. We talk about the internet of things and how it is being used in the fire protection industry, and how contractors and sprinkler advocates should be using social media.

On this episode, we discuss the various innovations that AGF has come out with, the history of AGF, and what drives them to be a ground breaking manufacturer in the fire sprinkler industry

I sit down with Susan Schierwagen and Chris Kvistad from the victaulic Company and talk about the history of the company, how they got there start, when they entered the fire protection industry and the ongoing innovations coming from the Victaulic Company.