Mics and Sirens is the official podcast of the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) in Western Australia.
Season 2 of Mics and Sirens was recorded live at the 2025 Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authority Council Conference in Perth, WA. We sat down with international and national experts to unpack disasters that shook the world and gain insights into emergency management innovations.
They share their experience, bringing fresh thinking to the table that helps to shape the future of emergency management. From preparing for disasters, reflecting on catastrophic events, to the eyes in the sky helping protect those on the frontline, through to the power of people fighting the (fire) fight every day – these global voices remind us that progress is built on knowledge and collaboration and can be used to make an impact anywhere in the world.
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Credits:
Interviewer: Di Darmody
Producers: Silvana Pulitano and Pippa Woolnough
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Transcript: For a full transcript of this episode, visit: https://bit.ly/43qgGqV
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[Female Narrator] Mics and Sirens is the official podcast for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services in Western Australia.
Get ready for season two. Recorded live at the AFAC25 Conference in Perth, we sat down with global experts to unpack disasters that shook the world.
[Female Newsreader] Massive fire fuelled by combustible cladding tore through the social housing block.
[Male Interviewee One] I mean it went from the fourth floor to the top of the tower in less than 30 minutes.
[Male Newsreader] Based on the devastation, it looks like an atomic bomb dropped in these areas.
[Female Interviewee One] This fire was an unwinnable fight.
[Female Narrator] How does a fire so far away teach us lessons here at home?
[Female Interviewee Two] We're going to be constantly in this vicious cycle, which is disaster, response, recovery, and then disaster again. It's a cycle that we need to get out of.
[Female Narrator] Eight interviews. Thought leaders from the United States, UK, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia, sharing insights and innovations shaping the future of emergency management. From satellites spotting flames from space, to drones flying into the frontline.
[Female Interviewee Three] We will build a system that I kind of coin the United Nations of Fire Detection.
[Male Interviewee Two] I can fly in and take chemical samples without putting people in the splash suit.
[Female Narrator] To the power of people at the heart of every response.
[Female Interviewee One] These responders are not superhuman. They are in fact human.
[Female Interviewee Four] As soon as you put a uniform on, you become a trusted person in our community.
[Female Narrator] Global voices, local impact. Mics and Sirens season two coming soon.