Fire Protection Engineering Podcast
Benjamin Casey & Kelly Kidwell
Show overview
Fire Protection Engineering Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 13 episodes. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 42 min and 50 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 4 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 8 episodes published. Published by Benjamin Casey & Kelly Kidwell.
From the publisher
Fire Protection Professional Engineers, Benjamin Casey & Kelly Kidwell, discussing trends and industry zeitgeist.
Latest Episodes
Hyperscale Data Center Safety with Chris Downing
S1 Ep 12Put 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.
S1 Ep 11The 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.
S1 Ep 10Nuclear 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.
S1 Ep 9Intro 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!
S1 Ep 8Transportation 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.
S1 Ep 7Hot 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.
S1 Ep 6Grenfell 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.
S1 Ep 5Evolving 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.
S1 Ep 4The 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.
S1 Ep 3Best 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.
S1 Ep 2Best LinkedIn FPE Memes Part Deux
Review of Kelly Kidwell, Memer-in-Chief, next round of the best-of-2024 fire protection engineering memes.
S1 Ep 1Best LinkedIn FPE Memes
Review of Kelly Kidwell, Memer-in-Chief, best-of-2024 fire protection engineering memes.