{"podcast":{"title":"The NFPA Podcast","slug":"the-nfpa-podcast-1063918","podcast_index_feed_id":1063918,"rss_url":"https://nfpa.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.nfpa.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/8/9/0/e890088fc7597e57/NFPA_Blubrry.jpg","author":"NFPA","episode_count":260,"summary":"The NFPA Podcast is the place for safety professionals to stay up to speed on the fast-paced world of electrical, fire, and life safety. Hear in-depth conversations with people out in the field about how they are confronting new challenges and staying on top of emerging technologies to keep the world safe. Listen the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Email jroman@nfpa.org to send feedback or recommend a topic for future episodes.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:19:18.546809+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nfpa-podcast-1063918"},"episode":{"title":"Testing the EV Toolbox","slug":"testing-the-ev-toolbox","published_at":"2025-12-09T13:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nfpa-podcast-1063918/testing-the-ev-toolbox","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nfpa-podcast-1063918","url":"https://nfpa.libsyn.com/testing-the-ev-toolbox","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/nfpa/EP127_Zartman_EV_Tactics_FINAL_-17_LUFS.mp3?dest-id=12612","summary":"Myriad new tools have emerged in recent years that claim to help firefighters safely contain and extinguish electric vehicle fires. However, few of these tools have been independently tested, until now. This year, researchers burned dozens of EV battery packs and four full-sized vehicles to assess the effectiveness of these tools and the tactics required to use them. Today on the podcast, we talk to one of the project's lead researchers to learn about how the study was done and what insights emerged. We also discuss some promising new tactics that could significantly reduce the time and water it takes for crews to put out an EV fire. Links: Read the recent NFPA Journal article on this study and its findings Watch a Fire Protection Reserach Webinar on the project and its findings See and learn more about NFPA resources and training for firefighter EV tactics","meta_description":"Myriad new tools have emerged in recent years that claim to help firefighters safely contain and extinguish electric vehicle fires. However, few of these…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3992,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-nfpa-podcast-1063918/episodes/testing-the-ev-toolbox/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nfpa-podcast-1063918/testing-the-ev-toolbox.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}