NFPA 72, the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code©, provides direction on the design, installation, testing and inspection, and documentation of fire alarm and emergency communication systems of various types. This document can be difficult to understand. This 3-day seminar is designed to provide basic and intermediate instruction on the contents of NFPA 72. Upon completion, attendees will understand:
Attendees must attend the entire seminar to receive a Certificate of Attendance.
INSTRUCTOR: LARRY D. RIETZ, SET
JENSEN HUGHES, INC.
Larry Rietz is a NICET Level IV certified Fire Alarm designer with over 21 years of life safety industry experience. After working for almost 14 years with a large Fire Alarm manufacturer and service provider, he is now Director of the Denver Office for Jensen Hughes Inc., the world’s largest and most experienced specialty engineering consulting firm. Larry currently serves on the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA) Board of Directors, a principal on the NFPA 1616 Technical Committee, and an Alternate on the NFPA 72 Chapter 24 (ECS) Technical Committee.
NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection© and NFPA 24, Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances© serve as the basic standards for understanding the site water supply infrastructure supporting fixed water based fire protection systems and fire service operations. This 3-day seminar is designed to provide basic and intermediate instruction on the contents of NFPA 20 and NFPA 24. Upon completion, attendees will understand:
Attendees must attend the entire seminar to receive a Certificate of Attendance.
INSTRUCTOR: ADAM OLOMON, PE
JENSEN HUGHES, INC.
Adam Olomon is a registered Fire Protection Engineer with over 13 years of experience in the design and testing of automatic sprinkler systems, deluge systems, fire pumps, water storage tanks and private undergrounds. Adam is located in the UAE and has been involved in the Fire & Life Safety System design review and construction supervision of multiple airport and petrochemical projects in the GCC. Adam currently serves as a project manager at the Abu Dhabi Airport Midfield Terminal Project for JENSEN HUGHES, in the United Arab Emirates. He has worked on fire protection engineering projects in the United States, Mexico, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kenya, Serbia, Ukraine, Belarus Azerbaijan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Emergency response for industrial facilities is an important consideration due to the nature of the hazards contained in these facilities. Several topics will be covered centered around techniques for enhancing emergency response readiness and capabilities. This 3-day seminar is designed to provide basic and intermediate instruction on issues relevant to fire brigade personnel, fire marshals, and incident commanders. Upon completion, attendees will understand:
Attendees must attend the entire seminar to receive a Certificate of Attendance.
INSTRUCTOR: WILLIAM (BILL) BUIRCH
JENSEN HUGHES, INC.
William Buirch, has over 31 years’ experience in industrial fire response. Prior to joining JENSEN HUGHES he was Chief of the PSEG Nuclear Fire Department. Mr. Buirch is a charter member of the New Jersey State Industrial Fire Chiefs Mutual Aid Consortium. This group collaborated on response planning and strategies for heavy industrial facilities throughout the state. While at JENSEN HUGHES, Mr. Buirch has developed pre-fire plans, provided responder training, conducted feasibility studies, developed company specific fire brigade training programs, and assisted in equipment specifications and other activities related to emergency response planning. Mr. Buirch has performed these actions with electric utilities, petro/chemical facilities, and manufacturing facilities as well as conducted training for municipal agencies responding to industrial facilities.
VISION : The leaders in engineering a fire safe world.
I would like to thank you for allowing me to serve as your President. I am honored and humbled to have been nominated to this office, and for having the support of the SFPE-SAC membership for all of my years serving the Society. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my predecessor, and the other members of the Board for their service during the past year, which included the formidable task of developing our strategic plan, rebranding the Society, and positioning the SFPE-SAC for the future.