2026 Annual Fire Safety Conference – March 10-11

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 & Nate Sauer

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 BATTERIES

Patrick Durham – Stashed D

 

Session 3A

RESEARCH FOUNDATION PARKING GARAGE AND PARKING STRUCTURES UPDATES

Victoria Lutz & Melisa Rodriguez.

Session 3B

MEV’S ON TRAINS AND BURNING EV’S RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLERS VS. MEV’S AND BATTERIES EXPLODING IN GARAGES

Nate Sauer – UL

Session 3C

FIRE SERVICE DISCONNECTS IN WAREHOUSE FIRE PROTECTION (CASE STUDY) WALMART, PLAINFIELD, IN

Gordon Routley -Montreal Fire Department – Retired

Session 3D

THE SINGLE STAIR EXIT DEBATE

Joe Costellano – 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 ON HOW IT DEALS WITH SMOKE DETECTORS ABOVE 10 FT.

Matt Lausch – Jensen Hughes


Session 4D

DATA CENTERS

Allison Wakelin – Jensen Hughes, Lee Kaiser – Orr Protections, Garth Dehoff

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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