🔥 “The problem with technology is it’s become the answer.”
In Episode 388 of Mic’d In New Haven — Volume 80 of The Best of The Bravest, retired FDNY Lieutenant Bob Pressler delivers a thought-provoking look at the modern fire service and the unintended consequences of over-relying on technology.
Pressler recalls fires where thermal imagers misled newer officers, explains how drywall and heat gradients can fool a TIC, and warns how preset lines and automatic nozzles can cause firefighters to lose awareness of what they’re actually flowing.
His message is clear: technology is an incredible asset — but only when firefighters still think, feel, open up, and pay attention. Overdependence dulls instincts, and instincts save lives.
A must-hear perspective from one of the fire service’s most respected thinkers.
Outro Song: Incubus – Are You In? (2001)
FULL INTERVIEW HERE:
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