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Fire Protection Engineering Guide

Fire protection engineering involves utilizing scientific principles to design fire safety solutions, conducting research on new technologies, and analyzing buildings and fire incidents. The presentation provides examples of the services offered, which include fire code analysis, designing fire suppression and alarm systems, fire investigations and expert testimony, developing fire safety features, and involvement in fire code development and education. Fire protection engineers complete a variety of projects for buildings, facilities, and investigate fires.

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Fire Protection Engineering Guide

Fire protection engineering involves utilizing scientific principles to design fire safety solutions, conducting research on new technologies, and analyzing buildings and fire incidents. The presentation provides examples of the services offered, which include fire code analysis, designing fire suppression and alarm systems, fire investigations and expert testimony, developing fire safety features, and involvement in fire code development and education. Fire protection engineers complete a variety of projects for buildings, facilities, and investigate fires.

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Fire Protection Engineering and Building Code Analysis

Presented By: Harold D. Hicks P.E. President


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What is Fire Protection Engineering?


The utilization of engineering and scientific principles to recommend and design solutions to protect people, homes, the workplace, the economy and the environment and prevent the devastating effects of fire and explosion. Also, the completion of research into new technologies, materials and methods of fire prevention and protection and post-investigations of fire and explosion incidents.

What do we do?
Fire Protection and Life Safety Analysis Fire Protection Systems Design Fire Protection and Life Safety Training Fire Protection Features Development Fire Investigation and Expert Testimony Building and Fire Code Development UPMC Childrens Hospital in Lawrenceville

Fire Protection and Life Safety Analysis


Develop code analysis
Occupancy classifications Building construction type Fire suppression design Fire alarm and Detection Means of egress Life safety systems

Review design drawings Meet with officials Develop alternative approaches and seek approval
David L. Lawrence Convention Center

Fire protection systems design


Sprinkler systems Special hazards systems
Carbon dioxide Dry chemical Clean agents (FM200, Inergen, etc.) Water mist Foam systems Fire alarm and detection Standpipe systems Water supply systems Fire pumps Underground pipe Water storage tanks

Water Mist System

Fire Protection and Life Safety Training


Life Safety Code Courses Basic Fire Protection Engineering Automatic Sprinkler Systems Fire Alarm and Detection Confinement of Fires in Buildings
Fire doors and fire windows Fire rated glazing Fire and smoke dampers

Performance based codes and standards

Fire Protection Features Development


Worked with Pittsburgh Corning on testing of glass block for heat transfer effects Expanded use of monitor nozzles for large assembly occupancies modified design Focus group member for major fire alarm and detection company help to consider future industry needs and application Consult with detector manufacturers to look at applications of new technologies Work with fire door manufacturer to look at new opportunities for design

Fire Investigation and Expert Testimony


Investigated Haunted Castle fire at Great Adventure Park in Jackson Township, New Jersey Closing of fire stations in South Baltimore, Maryland Occupancy testimony for Body Talk Investigate failure of dry pendent sprinklers in grocery freezers Failure of engineering firm to identify water supply deficiencies causing insurer to pick up $35 million loss in carpet facility Support One Meridian Plaza, Philadelphia attorneys on pressure reducing valves

Building and Fire Code Development


NFPA 80 and 105 Technical Committee Chairman Building and Fire Codes
BOCA ICBO SBBC Now NFPA 5000 and ICC

Other NFPA Codes and Standards Author Chapter on Confinement of Fires in Buildings for the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook

Schools and Universities


University of Maryland Worcester Polytechnic Institute Oklahoma State University

University of California at Berkeley


International
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

University of Edinburgh, Scotland Others

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