Lineup of Seminars and Class Sessions for 2026
Tuesday Seminars March 10
8:30am – 4:30pm
Seminar 1 FIRE ALARM NICET CLASS FireTech
Seminar 2 FIRE SPRINKLER NICET CLASS John Denhardt
Seminar 3 TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM DETAILS COMING SOON!
Seminar 4 FIRE MODELING Bryan Klein – Thunderhead Engineering
Seminar 5 FSSA
Wednesday Sessions – March 11
Session 1A GEORGIA CODE UPDATES Department of Community Affairs & Craig Landolt – GASFM
Session 1B HAZARDS OF MITIGATION AND PHOTOVOLTAICS ON ROOFS AND FACADES Tim Rodrique – FM
Session 1C FIRE GROWTH IS GETTING FASTER: HOW CAN THE FIRE SERVICE RESPOND Sean Gray – Cobb County Fire & Nate Sauer – UL
Session 1D NFPA 30 ACTIONS ON SFFF IN CHAPTER 16 Dave Nugent – GRC
Session 2A NFPA 855 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS 2026 Paul Hayes – Hiller
Session 2B EV FIRE FIGHTER TACTICS Bob Duval – NFPA
Session 2C LIQUID COOLING FOR DATA CENTERS Lee Kaiser – Orr Protections
Session 2D STORAGE AND RECYCLING OF DAMAGED, DEFECTIVE OR RECALLED (DDR) BATTERIES Patrick Durham – Stashed D
Session 3A RESEARCH FOUNDATION PARKING GARAGE AND PARKING STRUCTURES UPDATES Victoria Lutz & Melisa Rodriguez.
Session 3B e-MOBILITY IN TRAINS, RESIDENTIAL GARAGES VS. SPRINKLERS Nate Sauer – UL
Session 3C MEGA WAREHOUSE INCIDENT, PLAINFIELD, IN – CASE STUDY Gordon Routley -Montreal Fire Department – Retired
Session 3D PANEL DISCUSSION – THE SINGLE STAIR EXIT DEBATE Joe Castellano – Jensen Hughes, Kevin Biando – The Biando Group
Session 4A ASRS Mark Hopkins – Summit Fire Protection
Session 4B Li-Ion BESS: EXPLOSION CONTROL GUIDANCE Anil Kapahi – Jensen Hughes
Session 4C NFPA 72 ADDRESSING SMOKE DETECTORS ABOVE 10 FT. Matt Lausch – Jensen Hughes
Session 4D PANEL DISCUSSION – DATA CENTERS PREVAILING FIRE PROTECTION Allison Wakelin – Jensen Hughes, Lee Kaiser – Orr Protections, Garth Dehoff
CONFERENCE LOCATION – GAS SOUTH DISTRICT 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30097 (770) 813-7500
HOTELS IN THE AREA WITH DISCOUNT RATE LISTED BELOW – Map of hotels near Gas South District
BLOCKS FOR SFPE GAC CONFERENCE
Courtyard Atlanta NE/Duluth Sugarloaf 1948 Satellite Blvd. – Duluth, GA 30097
Hampton Inn – Lawrenceville I-85/Sugarloaf 6010 Sugarloaf Parkway – Lawrenceville, GA 30043 0
The Westin Atlanta Gwinnett 6450 Sugarloaf Pkwy – DULUTH, GA 30097
OTHER HOTELS NEAR GAS SOUTH DISTRICT CONFERENCE CENTER
Aloft Lawrenceville 2110 North Brown Rd – Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Home2 Suites Lawrenceville Atlanta Sugarloaf 1765 North Brown Road – Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Homewood Suites by Hilton Lawrenceville Duluth 1775 North Brown Road – Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Residence Inn by Marriott – Atlanta NE/Duluth Sugarloaf 1940 Satellite Blvd – Duluth, GA 30097