Fire Marshal, Aircraft Rescue Firefighter, and author, Aaron Johnson joins Drew to discuss all things foam, fire protection, and the future. Drew has questions about hydrogen, electric and hybrid aircraft and fire protection, and Aaron has answers. Aaron talks about his most recent book, "Fire Protection For Hangar Design," and the one he is working on now about leadership in the aircraft rescue and firefighters (ARF) community. TIMELINE: Introduction (0:16) Catch The Fire Protection Podcast LIVE at NAFED! (1:25) Aaron Johnson Introduces Himself (2:34) Aaron's Blog - The Code Coach (4:28) Most Recent Book, "Fire Protection for Hanger Design (4:54) NFPA 409 (5:41) What Are We Trying to Protect? (7:51) Environmental Organizations are not Foam Fans (9:40) Clean Up From Discharges is Very Expensive (10:16) PFOS / PFOA, C8 and Other Harmful Chemicals (10:51) We Used to Stick Our Hands in the Foam (12:06) New Florine Free Foam, Water Mist Systems, Novac 1230 (12:41) What About Electric, Hydrogen Based, and Electric Planes? (14:26) Hot Topic - Lithium Ion Battery Storage Fires (14:59) Hangar Fire Detection is Key (17:05) Aaron's NFPA Committees (19:05) What is a Vertaport? (20:44) Meet the Jetsons (21:47) Aaron's Next Book! (24:15) Quick Round - Favorite Code Committee? (29:24) Everything in Florida is Trying to Kill You (31:22) Wrap Up (32:09)
You can connect with Aaron on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/baaronj/ and find his books on his website www.AaronJWriter.com
Also, The Fire Protection Podcast will be coming to you LIVE on June 3rd from the NAFED Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas!
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https://youtu.be/PJIywJzSk_w - Live Stream
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https://riverside.fm/studio/live-at-nafed---las-vegas?t=67254b559a1bd1af4ae3 - Riverside FM