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034 - Fire safety as a human right, not a privilege with Danielle Antonellis
034 - Fire safety as a human right, not a privilege with Danielle Antonellis
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
There are topics in fire science that gain more attention than others. Timber in fire. Batteries. Facades. They are novel, complex, challenging and yet as engineers, we must handle them in our everyday job. But are they important? If we could create an unbiased measure of *importance* of a subject, would they get on top of the list? I'm sure they wouldn't, but I'm pretty sure the subject of today's episode would rank on the very top of that list.Danielle Antonellis is a founder of a non-profit organization, Kindling, which aims to deliver fire safety to all who do not have access to it. Including societies in low-income countries, people living in informal settlements and socially excluded citizens of the western world. Kindlings' mission statement is:"(...) to connect fire safety knowledge with local and global humanitarian and development efforts aimed at reducing the unequal impact of fire on people, property and livelihoods in vulnerable communities around the world."It is a powerful message and an episode filled with hope and willingness to help others. If you ever wondered how a fire safety engineer could change the world, stop for a while and listen to this conversation.If you want to learn more about this topic, you can connect with Danielle on her LinkedIn or Twitter and follow Kindling here. Learn more about the Kindling mission and achievements in this report.
Released:
Jan 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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