>> THOUSANDS OF FIRE FIETDERS DESCENDED UPON DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS THIS WEEK FOR THE MASSIVE ANNUAL FDIC
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. A BLOOMINGTON COMPANY IS HOPEFUL ITS NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP MORE OF THEM TRACK A DANGEROUS
JOB HAZARD. BUSINESS OF HEALTH REPORTER KYLIE VELETA HAS DETAILS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GERRY.
LARGE NATIONAL STUDIES HAVE CONFIRMED FIREFIGHTERS FACE A HIGHER CANCER RISK. IN A STUDY RIGHT HERE IN INDIANA
SHOWED THAT MALIGNANT CANCERS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR HOOSIER FIREFIGHTERS. THEY OFFER TRAINING AND
COMPLIANCE SOFTWARE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. LAST YEAR IT ACQUIRED A CLOUD-BASED SOFTWARE CALLED
EXPOSURETRACKER. THE SOFTWARE NOW CELEBRATING ONE YEAR HELPS FIREFIGHTERS TRACK THEIR EXPOSURE TO CARCINOGEN ON
THEIR SMARTPHONE OR ANY WEB CONNECTED DEVICE. THEY'RE JOINING ME TO TELL US MORE.
THANKS FOR COMING TO THE SHOW. CLIVE, YOU HAVE A VERY INTERESTING STORY. YOU'RE A FIREFIGHTER, AND YOUR
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE REALLY OPENED THE DOOR TO CREATING A SOFTWARE. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?
>> YES, I'VE BEEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE BEEN VERY DILIGENT ABOUT FOLLOWING BEST
PRACTICES, WEARING MY GEAR, MY BREATHING APPARATUS, JUST OVER MY CAREER I STARTED GETTING EXPOS ESSENTIALLY THAT ENDED UP
HAVING EFFECTS ON MY LUNGS AND THE ABILITY TO BREATHE AROUND SMOKE, JUST KIND OF REALLY CURTAILED MY ABILITY TO BE IN
THE FIELD. OVER MY CAREER, IT WASN'T A REALLY GOOD PLATFORM ON BEING ABLE TO TRACK MY EXPOSURE, ON A
NOTE PAD IN A FILE IN MY GARAGE, SO THAT CAME THE CONCEPT OF EXPOSURE SOFTWARE. >> NOW YOU HAVE THIS GREAT TOOL
FOR OTHER FIREFIGHTERS TO USE, IT'S FREE TO USE, HAD A BOOTH AT THE FDIC THIS WEEK, GETTING THE WORD OUT.
TELL US EXACTLY, KIM, WHAT IS THE SOFTWARE, WHAT CAN DO FOR FIREFIGHT ARES? >>
FIREFIGHTERS? >> EXPOSURE TRACKING IS ONE PART OF THE WEBSITE. SO THAT'S THE PRIMARY THING THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AT FDIC, IS PROVIDING THIS FREE TOOL TO THE FIRE SERVICE BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE OTHER TOOLS ON
THE SITE THAT CAN HELP WITH FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WELLNESS. ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES IS THAT
THERE ARE A LOT OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ON FIRST FORWARD, SO NOT ONLY CAN FIREFIGHTERS TRACK THEIR EXPOSURES AND WHAT
THEY RESPOND TO BUT THEY CAN ALSO THEN GO TAKE IMPORTANT TRAINING TO HELP THEM LEARN THOSE BEST PRACTICES AND BE AS
CAREFUL AS THEY CAN IN THE FIELD. >> IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE EXPOSED TO MORE
CARCINOGENS, BUT WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO BE SO DILIGENT ABOUT DOCUMENTING IT? >> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND
IMSIMILAR TO WHY WE WOULD GO HAVE ANN DELANEY YOU'LL HAVE AN ANNUAL PHYSICAL WITH OUR DOCTOR.
EVEN THOUGH WE FEEL FINE T CREATES THAT LEVEL OF AWARENESS SO WE KIND OF KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH US.
EXPOSURE TRACKING THROUGH FIRST FORWARD GIVES FIREFIGHTERS THAT ABILITY TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF AWARENESS ON HOW MANY FIRES
THEY'RE GOING TO AND WHAT KIND OF SYMPTOMS THEY MIGHT BE HAVING THAT MIGHT BE PROGRESSIVE, MIGHT BE A COUGH THAT GETS WORSE AND
WORSE SO OUR SOFTWARE GIVES THEM THAT ABILITY TO CREATE AWARENESS TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING. >> SO YOU HAVE THESE LITTLE
INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF DATA BUT WHAT IS THE BIG PICTURE GOAL, WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL WITH THIS SOFTWARE?
>> SO ULTIMATELY THE SOFTWARE ISN'T GOING TO CURE CANCER IN A FIREFIGHTER. THE TOOL PROVIDES THE ABILITY TO
HAVE THE AWARENESS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO CREATE -- CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR. SO THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER, THIS
TOOL CAN MAKE THEM MORE PROACTIVE WEARING THEIR PPE, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, IT WILL BE MORE HELPFUL WITH
THEM AS FAR AS HOW THEY SEE THEIR PHYSICIAN WHEN THEY HAVE A SYMPTOM, SO THE SOFTWARE ITSELF IS GOING TO BE THE TOOL TO
CREATE AWARENESS SO THEY'RE MORE PROACTIVE VERSUS BEING REACTIVE ONCE THEY COME DOWN WITH SOME SORT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS.
>> CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR LIKE YOU MENTIONED. KIM, YOU'RE A SOFTWARE COMPANY AT HEART BUT YOUR COMPANY HAS A
UNIQUE APPROACH AND THAT'S PLAYED OUT IN THIS -- HOW YOU APPROACH FIREFIGHTERS IN THIS WAY.
>> YEAH, SO WHAT WE REALLY TRY TO DO IS WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE SERVING, AND SO WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME
TALKING WITH FIREFIGHTERS AND LEARNING WHAT THE TOOLS ARE THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY
AND DO THEIR JOBS BETTER AND FEEL LIKE WHEN THEY GO ON THE SEEB, THEY'VE SCENE,
THEY'VE GOT ALL THE TOOLS IN PLACE THEY NEED TO BE SAFE. SO THAT'S WHY WE WITH HAVE HAVEG LIKE THE TRAINING AND THINGS TO
PAIR WITH THE EXPOSURE TRAINING. SPEAKING WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR SOFTWARE, IT'S NOT A
STAGNANT SYSTEM. WE WANT TO KEEP PROVIDING THEM WITH THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED AND THEY'RE THE BEST ONES TO
INFORM US AND SO WE DO TAKE A PRETTY UNIQUE APPROACH IN TERMS OF PARTNERS WITH THEM AND GAINING THOSE INSIGHTS SO THAT
WE ARE SURE THAT WE'RE SERVING THE POPULATION THAT WE INTEND TO SERVE. >> ALL RIGHT.
KIM AND CLIVE, THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE, REALLY IMPORTANT TOOL AND HOPEFULLY GET THE WORD OUT AND MORE FIREFIGHTERS CAN
START TRACKING. >> THANKS.