Register now to attend the SFPE GAC Fire Safety Conference! THIS YEAR’S CONFERENCE WILL BE IN PERSON!
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
Holiday Inn Infinite Energy Center- Rate $109 per night use code SFP thru Feb. 12, 2022
Tru by Hilton Lawrenceville Atlanta/I-85/Sugarloaf – Rate $89 per night
Hilton Garden Inn – Atlanta NE/ Gwinnett Sugarloaf – Rate $129 per night
Embassy Suites – Rate $159 per night
Hampton Inn – Rate $129 per night 6010 Sugarloaf Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30043 678-407-0018
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Lineup of Seminars and Class Sessions for 2022
Tuesday Seminars March 15
Seminar 1 8:30am – 4:30pm Fire Pump Fundamentals Class & SPP Pumps Tour Wills Lacrosse, Kevin Biando, Chris Dilday
Seminar 2 8:30am – 4:30pm Li-Ion Tamer: Achieve The Earliest Possible Indication of Battery Failure New Fire Sprinkler Technologies Foam-Free, Chemical-Free Fire Protection, A New Way Forward Explained in NFPA 409 Bridging the Gap Between Fire & Emergency Notification Systems Industrial Gas Detection Hypoxic Air Systems in Cold Storage Warehouses
Seminar 3 8:30am – 4:00pm NICET Emergency Response Radio Coverage Systems (if you sign up for this class you may attend Day 1 of this class and if you would prefer to attend the “conference classes” on Day 2 that will be allowed: but you must attend the full day on Day 1)
Seminar 4 8:30am – 4:30pm FSSA Special Hazards Class -Content equivalent to NICET Level III certification CO2 Steve Nelson, SET, CFPS, Director of Operation ORR Protection, Snelson@orrprotection.com Novec 1230 – Chris White – Koorsen Fire & Security – chris.white@koorsen.com Hi Ex Foam – Joe McElvaney – The Hiller Companies– jmcelvaney@hillercompanies.com Water Mist – Jeremy Wheeler – 3S Incorporated – jeremy.wheeler@3s-incorporated.us
Wednesday Sessions – March 16
Session 1A 8:30am – 9:45am Cannabis: The Secret to Kaboom Free Extraction Traci Harvey, Spokane Valley, WA Fire Department
Session 1B 8:30am – 9:45am Existing Building Challenges of the IEBC & NFPA 101 Steve Skalko, P.E., Principal, Stephen V. Skalko, P.E. & Associates, LLC
Session 1C 8:30am – 9:45am Updates to FM Global Data Sheet FM8-9 Wes Baker Staff VP/ Sr. Engineering Technical Specialist FM Global and James Golinveaux President & CEP Viking Corp.
Session 1D 8:30am – 9:45am Mobile Food Trucks – Bringing your food to you (NFPA 96) Bob Duval N.E. Sr. Fire Investigator NFPA
Session 2A 10:15am – 11:30am Hottest Testing and Final Extinguishment Experience with ASRS, a Panel Discussion John Frank, P.E., FSFPE, Property Center of Expertise Leader AXA XL Risk Consulting Tracey Bellamy, Wes Baker Staff VP/ Sr. Engineering Technical Specialist FM Global- Ingunn Haraldseid Product Specialist Fire and Safety Autostore, Tom Gardner Moderator
Session 2B 10:15am – 11:30am Tall Mass Wood Timber Buildings: What are they and What are the Concerns Peter J. Gore Willse, P.E., FSFPE, MASCE President Willse Engineering PLLC
Session 2C 10:15am – 11:30am Li-Ion: Prevent the Opportunity from Becoming the Risk Noah Ryder, P.E. PhD Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC
Session 2D 10:15am – 11:30am Investigating Damage from a Frozen Sprinkler System: Not What it Appears Carl Baldassarra, P.E., FSFPE Principal/Manager Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Session 3B 1:45pm-3:00pm A “Shot” of Prevention: Fire Protection for Micro Distilleries Panel Discussion Jim Chastain – Owner Rep/DISCUS, Rock Toler Cobb County Fire Department, Lindsay Shapiro – Insurance HUB International Moderator: April Musser
Session 3C 1:45pm-3:00pm An FPE’s Postmortem of a Large Steel Mill Fire Nick Nava – Exponent and Dan Arnold, P.E., FSFPE – Seneca Fire Engineering, LLC
Session 4A 3:30pm – 4:45pm Coordinated Fire Attack: Understanding the Impact of Attack Strategies on Firefighter and Occupant Safety David Rhodes Battalion Chief (retired) UL Fire Safety Research Institute, Sean Gray Captain – Cobb County Fire
Session 4B 3:30pm – 4:45pm NFPA 13, 14, 20: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know John Denhardt, P.E., VP Engineering and Technical Services- American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA)
Session 4C 3:30pm – 4:45pm Can you understand me now? A Discussion on voice Intelligibility Brian Patrick, CTS-D Principal/Arpeggio, LLC & Curt Graber, Wattre, Inc.
Session 4D 3:30pm – 4:45pm How to Determine Design Fire Scenarios in PBD Dr. Jim Milke Professor and Chair Dept. of Fire Protection Engineering University of MD / Jack Poole, President of Poole Fire Protection
Enjoy the Conference!