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Innovating on the Frontlines: The FireTech Podcast

 Shefali J Lakhina

Welcome to the FireTech Podcast! This mini podcast (Season 1) delivers insights from innovators on the frontlines of the wildfire crisis in America. Host Shefali J Lakhina asks how innovation unfolds in public agencies tasked with wildfire preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. She speaks with fire captains and operators from across the country to understand innovation cycles and early adopter perspectives on FireTech. Episodes offer a deep dive into agency and user experiences with co-developing and deploying technology on the frontlines. The mini podcast aims to spotlight what the innovation cycle looks like for boots on the ground and what kind of FireTech is useful, usable, and actually used on the frontlines of the wildfire crisis in America right now.

Government & Organizations Technology
Update frequency
every 24 days
Average duration
30 minutes
Episodes
6
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Innovating on the Frontlines with David Green

Innovating on the Frontlines with David Green

In this episode, host Shefali Lakhina speaks with David Green, Principal Consultant at Green Resilience Insights, LLC. In this role David provides consulting for science and technology innovation, t…
00:41:41  |   Sat 30 Aug 2025
Innovating on the Frontlines with Frank Frievalt

Innovating on the Frontlines with Frank Frievalt

In this episode, host Shefali Lakhina speaks with retired Fire Chief Frank Frievalt, now Director of Cal Poly's Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Institute. Frank previously served as fire chief fo…
00:38:12  |   Thu 01 Aug 2024
Innovating on the Frontlines with Neil Chapman

Innovating on the Frontlines with Neil Chapman

In this episode, host Shefali Lakhina speaks with Neil Chapman, Wildland Fire Captain for the Flagstaff Fire Department and Summit Fire & Medical District, Arizona. We talk about Neil's wide ranging …
00:33:29  |   Fri 14 Jun 2024
Innovating on the frontlines with Josh Wilkins

Innovating on the frontlines with Josh Wilkins

In this episode, host Shefali Lakhina speaks with Josh Wilkins, a seasoned fire captain and wildfire technology consultant with over 27 years of dedicated service at the San Bernardino County Fire De…
00:38:13  |   Thu 06 Jun 2024
The State of FireTech 2023 Survey and Annual Update

The State of FireTech 2023 Survey and Annual Update

In this first episode, I set the stage for this mini podcast series by summarizing key trends and findings from the State of FireTech 2023 Survey and Annual Update. Download the 2023 report and summa…
00:25:19  |   Tue 21 May 2024
Introductions!

Introductions!

This trailer introduces the aims of the Innovating on the Frontlines FireTech Podcast: a mini series that showcases how intrapreneurs within federal, state, and local agencies catalyze innovations. J…
00:05:07  |   Fri 26 Apr 2024
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