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“There's no better time than now to watch the Fire Service One Voice message being exercised,” notes former U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell on this week's podcast. The collective message from fire service leaders and organizations focuses on the importance of the National Fire Academy – an institution that, effective Friday, was shuttered for all in-person and instructor-led training, FEMA says as part of a review of programs and funding. Along with Dr. Moore-Merrell, IAFC President Fire Chief Josh Waldo and FireRescue1 Senior Fire Advisor Chief Marc Bashoor call for the immediate reopening of the NFA and, quite simply, ask the Administration to share the plan here – after all, fire service leaders could certainly help in the effort. Furthermore, they reiterate that while “no one wants waste, fraud and abuse,” there are ways to review funding without shuttering critical training programs. This is not about politics; it's about service. Additional resources: ‘This is a travesty': Fire service leaders react to NFA training cancellations IAFC calls on Trump administration to reopen the National Fire Academy The big picture: FEMA, DOGE and your local fire department IAFC members can contact their Senators and Representatives and ask them to reopen the NFA.
On this episode of The USFA Podcast, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell discusses her tenure as the U.S. Fire Administrator.
What is a global fire service? Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! In this episode: How to improve real-time wildfire monitoring How better information analysis can transform firefighter performance The unique challenges of female firefighters Hear from Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell - a U.S. Fire Administrator for the U.S. Fire Administration. Lori dives into how satellites, especially low Earth orbit constellations, are transforming wildfire response. She explains how real-time monitoring can help detect wildfires sooner, leading to better decision-making and faster response times. Beyond technology, Lori highlights the critical role of data, advocating for systems like NIRIS that can collect and analyze information to boost firefighter performance. Dr. Moore-Merrell also emphasizes the importance of a unified, global approach in the fire service—what she calls a "one voice"—to foster collaboration and share knowledge across borders. She doesn't shy away from the challenges, discussing the unique needs of female firefighters and the push for custom-fitted, purpose-driven PPE to ensure their safety and comfort on the job. So take a listen to hear what she has to share! Episode Resources: AFAC25 Conference Head to www.smartfirefighting.com to discover how SFF accelerates innovation for emergency responders, to find out when our next event is, or review our curated resources! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
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Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Fire Safety and Data Analytics 03:09 The Role of Data in Fire Administration 05:49 Community Risk Reduction and Data Utilization 09:07 Leveraging AI in Fire Data Analysis 12:06 Addressing Lithium-Ion Battery Risks 15:11 Wildfire Challenges and Technological Innovations 27:00 Future Directions and Collaborative Efforts Summary In this conversation, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell discusses her extensive experience in fire safety and the importance of data analytics in enhancing fire administration. She emphasizes the need for community risk reduction and how the NERIS platform will revolutionize data collection and analysis in the fire service. The discussion also covers the challenges posed by lithium-ion batteries and wildfires, highlighting the innovative technologies being implemented to address these issues. Dr. Lori advocates for collaboration within the fire service and the importance of leveraging data to improve safety outcomes. Takeaways Data analytics is crucial for effective fire administration. Community risk reduction relies on understanding local risks. The NERIS platform will provide actionable intelligence for fire departments. AI and machine learning can uncover patterns in fire data. Lithium-ion battery fires present new challenges for fire safety. Wildfire risks are increasing and require new strategies. Collaboration among fire services enhances knowledge sharing. Training is essential for adapting to new fire challenges. Public engagement is necessary for effective wildfire mitigation. The US Fire Administration is committed to modernizing fire data systems.
On this episode of the USFA Podcast, we speak with U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell about the inaugural World Fire Congress and the upcoming U.S. Fire Administrator's Summit on Fire Prevention and Control.
Join the kick-off event as S&T and our partners at the U.S. Fire Administration and across Hawai'i announce a new round of beta testing for wildfire sensors. These devices can detect smoke and use artificial intelligence to distinguish between normal activities (such as barbeques) and smoldering fires, automatically alerting officials to give them more time to coordinate response or evacuation efforts. Hear from leaders across federal, state and local levels as they outline the important role these wildfire sensors will play in protecting Maui and communities across the Hawaiian Islands from future tragedies like the 2023 Lahaina fires. Guests include S&T Under Secretary Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, Hawai'i Governor Josh Green, Maui County Fire Chief Brad Ventura, Chief of Planning and Operation for the Hawaii Office of Homeland Security Jimmy Collins, S&T Program Manager Ron Langhelm, and N5 Sensors Chief Revenue Officer Deborah Deininger.
Fire dangers increase during the winter months and claim more lives than at any other time of the year. Deaths caused by fire are only part of the story as there are thousands of displacements when homes are destroyed, contributing to homelessness numbers across the nation. Unfortunately, the statistics on winter fire destruction are devastating, but they also highlight the need to educate the public on ways to protect themselves, especially during the winter months. As cold weather brings additional home fire risks, unwanted and destructive fires are preventable, and the steps people take to prepare now can save lives to help people prepare for winter weather. FEMA's Ready Campaign's first ever #WinterReady public education effort is designed to reach all communities with simple, accessible, and culturally competent messaging on how to protect themselves, their loved ones, and their homes. This is the second episode in a series where we consider all aspects of winter preparedness and the challenges that winter weather and cold compose. Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, the head of the U.S. Fire Administration, and Justin Knighton, FEMA's external affairs director join us to talk all about how we all can be fire safe and winter ready.
On this episode, we speak with Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell to recap 2023 accomplishments and discuss USFA priorities for 2024.
Our friends at the U.S. Fire Administration recently had the opportunity to screen the new documentary “Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” with the film creators. Before the screening, the U.S. fire administrator, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, sat down with one of the film's participants, Margo Robbins, to get a better understanding of cultural fire and how the practice of cultural burning will lead to a healthier ecosystem, long-term fire protection for residents, and provide a platform that will support traditional hunting and gathering activities. The conversation was shared on the USFA podcast and now, we're sharing the conversation with you.
On this episode of the USFA Podcast, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell interviews Margo Robbins, executive director of the Cultural Fire Management Council. Ms Robbins explains how the Yurok Tribe uses cultural burning to maintain a healthy ecosystem.
US Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss the reasons behind the devastating Maui wildfires, share tips for ensuring your home's fire readiness, and she gives the United States a fire safety grade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this special episode of The USFA Podcast, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell interviews Chief Mary Cameli and Assistant Chief James Johnson from Mesa Fire and Medical Department and Assistant Chief Tim Kreis from Phoenix Fire Department to about how they are adapting to the extreme heat in the U.S.
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell announces plans to rename the USFA to the U.S. Fire and EMS Administration This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com. EMS One-Stop Host Rob Lawrence recently travelled to Florida to attend the Metropolitan Medical Directors Gathering of Eagles Conference. In this week's episode, he shares video from key sessions and interviews with a number of leading EMS medical directors, including Dr. Jim Augustine, medical director of Lee County, Florida. The Eagles also gave the floor to the U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, who identified how the Metropolitan Medical Directors will work closely in the future with the U.S. Metropolitan Fire Chiefs – and identified that a name change to USFA may soon follow. TOP QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE “Seventy-five percent of what we do in the fire response space is in fact EMS, and something that I shared with these guys yesterday is an action, I won't say a movement yet, but an action under way, we may in fact in the near term actually rename the U.S. Fire Administration the U.S. Fire and EMS Administration.” — Dr. Lori Moore Merrell “We have just stood up in January an EMS branch within our National Fire and EMS Programs Division. That is a huge move for USFA, so we are going to be moving toward even bigger announcements in the near future ... but we need to embrace what we do in the fire service, that is greater than 70%, most departments 75% and up of EMS.” — Dr. Lori Moore Merrell EPISODE CONTENTS 01:00 - Takeaways from Brandon Morshedi, MD; Peter Antevy, MD; Joseph Zalkin; Petar and Amber Hossick 02:00 - Introducing the comments from Dr. Moore-Merrell 04:00 - Recorded comments from Dr. Moore Merrell 09:00 - Discussion with Dr. James Augustine 24:00 - Closing commentary
On this episode of The USFA Podcast, Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell interviews former administrator Keith Bryant about his time in office and his priorities as the Oklahoma state fire marshal. Listen on Apple Podcasts.
Members of Women in Fire are joined by U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, who spoke at today's Opening Ceremony at FDIC International.
U.S. Fire Administration head Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and principals of America's national fire service organizations traveled to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID as part of a western tour acknowledging America's fire problem. During the visit, Idaho Reports producer Ruth Brown sat down with Moore-Merrell to discuss her agency's work and what can be done to reduce fire risk and implement resilient communities. "We can't just look at last year, we have to look at the last five years. In the last five years, we have burned 68% more acreage than we did in the last three decades," Moore-Merrell told Idaho Reports. "That's the important part. Look longer term, understand this beautiful precipitation today will not get us out of the woods."
U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell talks about the nation's wildfire strategy.
U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell talks about the nation's wildfire strategy.
Get ready for a healthy dose of smack talk from some unexpectedly competitive fire service leaders. Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, U.S. fire administrator; Chief Eriks Gabliks, superintendent of the National Fire Academy; Dr. Sara Jahnke, director of the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research; and Chief Bryan Frieders, president/CEO of the Firefighter Cancer Support Network are going head to head in the Better Every Shift Challenge, a wellness competition that hopefully inspires you – yes, YOU – to join the challenge to better your health. The leaders share the origins of the challenge, which did involve some of those tough conversations among friends. Just remember that the participants all have a profound love and respect for each other: “Yeah, we'll banter just like we do at the firehouse, but it's really out of concern and love for everybody,” Frieders notes. Join the Challenge at Fire Rescue Fitness. Your contribution goes to great fire service organizations: Firefighter Cancer Support Network, Science Alliance/Science to the Station, and the First Responder Center for Excellence. Connect with us! Email bettereveryshift@firerescue1.com to share your feedback! Enjoying the show? Please take a moment to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell was appointed by President Joseph Biden as the U.S. fire administrator on Oct. 25, 2021. Prior to her appointment, Lori served nearly 3 years as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Public Safety Data Institute, which she founded after retiring from a 26-year tenure as a senior executive in the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Lori is considered an expert in executive leadership, emergency response system evaluation, public safety resource deployment, community risk assessment, data science/analytics, strategic planning, costs and benefits analysis, advocacy, consensus building, policy development and implementation, and generational differences in the workplace. As a doctor of public health and a data scientist, Dr. Moore-Merrell recently served on the Biden-Harris Transition Team to conduct agency review for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of the COVID-19 response planning. She has also served on the Public Safety Committee of the transition teams for both the mayor of New York City (2013) and the mayor of the District of Columbia (2015). Lori is a principal member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 3000 Technical Committee and is an advisor to the chair of the NFPA 1710 Technical Committee. Lori served 9 years as a commissioner to the Commission for Fire Service Accreditation and 3 terms as a board member for the Center for Public Safety Excellence. Dr. Moore-Merrell is a member of the International Fire Service Training Association Executive Board, as well as the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Fire Council. During her 26 years at the IAFF, Lori spent more than 17 years leading a research team made up of international fire service organizations and other partners, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the UL, the Urban Institute, the University of Texas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Commission on Fire Accreditation International. As principal investigator and senior project manager on projects funded by FEMA/Assistance to Firefighters Grants totaling more than $23 million, she led the team to produce landmark reports and other tools to improve residential and high-rise fireground operations, community risk assessment, fire and EMS resource deployment, and “Big Data Analytics” — all to help drive executive decision-making. These reports and other resources have changed the face of fire and EMS deployment in countries throughout the world. Dr. Moore-Merrell has also managed emergency response system evaluation project teams, including secure data procurement, geographic information systems analysis and workload analysis in hundreds of fire departments throughout North America. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jlncriticalconversations/message
Dr Lori Moore-Merrell is a former firefighter/paramedic, Chief Executive of Research and Data Analytics for the IAFF and the current US Fire Administrator. We discuss her journey into the fire service, emergency medicine, firefighter mental health, sleep deprivation, shift work, the wildland firefighter community, wildland/urban interface and so much more.
On this episode, we recap 2022 accomplishments with Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and discuss USFA priorities and initiatives for 2023. Listen on Apple Podcasts.
Addressing fire safety Lori Moore-Merrell, United States Fire Administrator, discusses the increased risk of fires and how the administration can address these risks. ‘Chaos and disorder' in Russian military may lead to its defeat, says Council on Foreign Relations fellowLiana Fix, fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the current status of Russia in the Russia-Ukraine War. Why are government employees leaving? Gordon Abner, assistant professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses the reasons why employees leave jobs and how to get them to stay. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused devastating damage. This tragic event inspired numerous changes in fire policies throughout the nation. On this episode we talk with Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, the U.S. Fire Administrator about all things fire prevention on this 100th observation of the Fire Prevention.
A glimpse into the state of the international fire service... Hello Smart Firefighting Community! Welcome to another episode of covering real world innovations via interviews with fire service and technology industry experts that empower YOU to develop your very own Smart Firefighting strategy! This is the first episode of our Interschutz 2022 Mini Series. Interschutz 2022 was an international trade show hosted over six days and included exhibitions plus engaging forums covering the various aspects of firefighting, rescue services, civil protection and safety and security. In this episode: - How can we share and learn from best practices within the international fire service? - Why is the vernacular in wildfire fighting so important? - How can implementing Community Risk Reduction strategies help prevent disasters and improve response efforts? At the expo, SFF met with Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell - an expert in executive leadership, emergency response system evaluation, public safety resource deployment, community risk assessment, data science/analytics, and so much more. Dr. Moore-Merrell recently served on the Biden-Harris Transition Team to conduct agency review for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of the COVID-19 response planning. She has also served on the Public Safety Committee of the transition teams for both the mayor of New York City and the mayor of the District of Columbia. During her 26 years at the IAFF, Dr. Moore-Merrell spent more than 17 years leading a research team made up of international fire service organizations and other partners. As principal investigator and senior project manager on projects funded by FEMA/Assistance to Firefighters Grants totaling more than $23 million, she led the team to produce landmark reports and other tools to improve residential and high-rise fire ground operations, community risk assessment, fire and EMS resource deployment, and “Big Data Analytics” — all to help drive executive decision-making. These reports and other resources have changed the face of fire and EMS deployment in countries throughout the world. Connect with Dr. Moore-Merrell: LinkedIn | Twitter Episode Resources: - Additional biography on Dr. Moore-Merrell Join our SFF Community! Head to www.smartfirefighting.com to discover how SFF accelerates innovation for emergency responders, to find out when our next event is or review our curated resources! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn
This episode of The USFA Podcast features Superintendent Eriks Gabliks discussing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and getting National Fire Academy training closer to fire/EMS stakeholders. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell also provides an update on new initiatives at the U.S. Fire Administration. Listen on Apple Podcasts.
Richard Merrell is a recently retired fire captain and the former uniformed aide to the assistant fire chief in Fairfax County, VA. After moving from the state of Washington in the early 2000s, the 31-year veteran was responsible for blanketing the county with EVP as its population growth exploded. He is also married to Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, who was appointed by President Biden as the U.S. fire administrator on Oct. 25, 2021.
In this episode of the Side Alpha Podcast, Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell shares her experience as the newest U.S. fire administrator, a position she began in October 2021 following her time with the International Public Safety Data Institute. Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell addresses several topics: Two major fatality incidents in the past several weeks; How past experience prepared her for the role as U.S. fire administrator; What to expect for the mission and vision of the USFA during her tenure; The role of data in the USFA and the broader fire service; The new USFA podcast; and What fire departments can continue to do to lessen the impact of COVID-19. This episode of the Side Alpha Podcast is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit lexipol.com.
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, who was appointed as the US fire administrator in October, joins The NFPA Podcast to discuss her priorities for the US Fire Administration in 2022 and beyond—from the need to focus on first responder health and safety to the need to better train our nation's firefighters on a wide range of emerging hazards. LINKS: Watch Moore-Merrell, NFPA President Jim Pauley, and others discuss last month's tragic fires in the Bronx and Philadelphia: https://nfpa.org/er-track Learn more about the US Fire Administration: https://www.usfa.fema.gov/ If you have questions, feedback, suggestions, or just want to say hello, you can reach The NFPA Podcast at podcast@nfpa.org
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, the United States Fire Administrator, sits down with host Tom Louis to discuss the future of fire service data and other exciting initiatives brewing at the USFA that will impact the American fire service.
On the first episode of The USFA Podcast, U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and Deputy U.S. Fire Administrator Tonya Hoover discuss agency programs and their vision for the future. Listen on Apple Podcasts.
Fire Engineering Editor in Chief Bobby Halton speaks with recently appointed U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell.
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