AAIS’s Senior Risk Lead Strategist Matt Hinds-Aldrich has an extensive history of leading national initiatives and projects to improve how fire departments collect, analyze, and use data to focus their efforts, improve their operations, and demonstrate their value. In this featured video interview, he discusses the connections between the Fire Protection Industry and Insurance Industry, and why it’s important to break down the current barriers between them.

To hear more about the origin of insurance, why fire is typically considered “Original Peril”, why working together will benefit these communities, and why insurance advisory organizations are important for the fire protection industry– view the full interview with Matt by clicking the video above.