About this episode

The episode discusses how FireAvert aims to prevent house fires through smart home technology.

We’re sitting down with Nick and Larsen from FireAvert to talk about how FireAvert aims to stop house fires, and how they can tie into smart home systems like Home Assistant Watch this episode on YouTube Show notes for this episode are available at https://homeassistant.fm/HA231 Support the Podcast Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon. https://homeassistant.fm/patreon Share your story We wouldn't be able to do this podcast without community members and home automation enthusiasts sharing their stories. To register your interest to come share your home automation journey, head over to homeassistant.fm and click share your story . Chapters 00:00:00 Intro and Sponsors 00:04:00 What FireAvert Does 00:08:00 Technical Challenges and Detection 00:12:00 Form Factor and Installation 00:16:00 Accuracy, ML, and Notifications 00:20:00 Smart Automations and Control 00:24:00 Product Evolution and Z-Wave/LoRa 00:31:00 Risk Areas: Kitchens, EVs, Dryers 00:35:00 Water Leaks and Mitigation 00:39:00 Startup Lessons and Team 00:43:00 Home Assistant Dev and Roadmap 00:46:00 Global Availability and Wrap-up This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors Home…

People in this episode

Guests: Nick, Larsen

Topics covered

• fire prevention
• smart home technology
• Home Assistant integration
• safety
• automation
• startup lessons

Keywords

• FireAvert
• house fires
• smart home
• Home Assistant
• automation
• safety
• technology
• startup

Sponsors

Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa, Zooz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FireAvert, Home Assistant

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