How FireAvert wants to prevent house fires with a smart home twist

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

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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

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