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Gary White (Fire & Rescue NSW) on 37 Years of Change in Fire Safety and Community Risk


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In this episode, we have Gary White from Fire and Rescue NSW, a 37-year veteran in the service who leads community engagement initiatives that are redefining how emergency services communicate with and protect vulnerable populations.

Gary talks about how firefighter gear has evolved from wool suits to digitised protection systems, why real-time data on household fire risk is changing the game for prevention, and how the PRIME 2.0 project gives responders the “why” behind their community outreach efforts.

If you want to learn how data, innovation, and inclusive design are transforming fire safety and emergency response in Australia, then make sure to listen to this episode!


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SHOW NOTES LINKS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/garywhitefrnsw/ 

https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/ 

https://www.twitter.com/FRNSW 

https://www.facebook.com/frnsw 

https://www.instagram.com/fireandrescuensw 

https://www.youtube.com/fireandrescuensw 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/frnsw 


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TIME STAMPS:

00:00 – Intro From the AFAC Conference 2024 and Guest Intro

01:40 – Early Uniforms: Wool Pants and PVC Helmets

02:20 – Modern PPE: Digitised, Safe, and Efficient

03:05 – Data Transformation: Handwritten Reports to Real-Time Systems

04:00 – Mobile Tech on Fire Trucks and Instant Info at the Scene

04:50 – Prime 2.0: Data-Driven Fire Risk Mapping Down to the Household

06:00 – The Purpose Behind Segmentation and Risk Prediction

08:00 – Challenges of Messaging for People With Disabilities

09:00 – Real Example: Rethinking “Get Down Low and Go, Go, Go”

09:45 – Engagement With CALD and First Nations Communities

11:15 – Multilingual AI Communication Projects on the Rise

12:05 – Firefighters Delivering Safety Messages in Community Languages

13:40 – Final Thoughts on Inclusion, Innovation, and Where It’s All Heading

 

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