Episode 104: EaseAlert: Tactile Firefighter Alerting System (FFAS) with Brad & Blake Richardson

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How can alerting firefighters differently help them get in the zone?

In this episode:

- How do audible alerting systems affect a firefighter’s health?

- How can tactile alerts improve efficiency for firefighters?

- Why is alerting redundancy so important?

And who better to share new tactical notification systems that better dispatch and alert firefighters than the father-son duo behind-the-scenes?

Blake Richardson grew up around the firehouse. His dad, Brad Richardson, is a captain and paramedic for a fire department in northern Florida. Brad became the inspiration behind EaseAlert when Blake noticed the toll that firefighting was taking on his dad each day that he returned from duty. Blake wanted to come up with a way to make his dad’s job less stressful. EaseAlert is that solution. Blake and co-founder/COO, Elezar Tonev began working on EaseAlert in 2019. With its suite of tactile alerting devices, EaseAlert is redefining alerting systems and setting the bar for heart smart alerting in the fire service. Today, they have a fully functional system and their brand new Firefighter Alerting System is beginning to catch the attention of fire departments around the United States.

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Episode Resources:

- More podcast interviews: Fireground Fitness | Fire Engineering

- WCJB Article

- News4Jax Article

- St. Augustine Article

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