Lineup of Seminars and Class Sessions for 2026
Tuesday Seminars March 10
8:30am – 4:30pm
Seminar 1 FIRE ALARM NICET CLASS Paul J. Inferrera
Seminar 2 FIRE SPRINKLER NICET CLASS John Denhardt
Seminar 3 TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM Dry Ice Fire Extinguishment – Carver Anderson – Carver Fire Narrowing the Gap for Storage Buildings Higher than 40 ft. – Phil Friday – Reliable Sprinkler Data Centers: Dry Sprinkler to Preaction Conversion – Jim Dooley – Viking
Seminar 4 FIRE MODELING Bryan Klein – Thunderhead Engineering
Seminar 5 FSSA
Wednesday Sessions – March 11
Session 1A HIGHLIGHTS OF GEORGIA’S RECENT FIRE CODE UPDATES Craig Landolt, Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office, Jim Renolds and Ted Miltades, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
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 FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS: FOAM-WATER TEST PROTOCOLS AND IBC STORAGE 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, Nick Ozog, WJE Dwayne Garriss – Moderator
Session 4A ASRS Mark Hopkins – Summit Fire Protection
Session 4B Li-Ion BESS: EXPLOSION CONTROL GUIDANCE Anil Kapahi – Jensen Hughes
Session 4C NFPA 72 The Future of Smoke Detection for High Ceiling Spaces Matt Lausch – Jensen Hughes
Session 4D PANEL DISCUSSION – DATA CENTERS PREVAILING FIRE PROTECTION Garth Dehoff – Honeywell, Lee Kaiser – Orr Protections, Joe Konenkamp – Century Fire Protection, Dan Dahl – Moderator
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 $219 Rate Expires 2/19/25 Book your group rate for Society of Fire Protection Engineers
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