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ID Title Presenter Format
M01 Power Systems--Finding and Managing Vulnerabilities David Stymiest, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Audio
M02 AFCI Branch Protection -- What the Science Says Paul Brazis, UL LLC
David Dini, UL LLC
Slides & Audio
M03 Advocating for Toxic Free Fire Safety Matthew Vinci, International Association of Fire Fighters
John Martell, Professional Fire Fighters of Maine
Don Lucas, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Audio
M04 Energy Storage Systems (ESS) -- Fire Safety Considerations Howard Hopper, UL LLC Audio
M05 Electrical Safety for Firefighters Donald Cook, Shelby County Alabama
James Dollard, IBEW Local 98, Philadelphia
Matt Paiss, San Jose Fire Department
Stephen Cook, Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service
Audio
M07 NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, Combustible Decorative Features, and the Las Vegas Strip Douglas Evans, DHE FPE LLC
Marcelo Hirschler, GBH International
Audio
M08 Burn Survivors and Fire Service Personnel--Meaningful Interactions Patricia Mieszala, Burn Concerns National Consultant and Education Services
Paul Machado, Fall River Fire Department
Amy Acton, The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
Audio
M09 Getting the Firewise Message Out -- Sometimes It Takes a Spoonful of Sugar Faith Berry, NFPA Audio
M10 Portable Containers -- Keeping Small Containers from Creating Large Problems Jeffrey Foisel, Dow Corning Corp.
Rick Decaire, Dow Corning
Audio
M11 Food Trucks: On The Road to Regulation Jacqueline Wilmot, NFPA
Michael Young, Town of Plymouth, MA
Matt Geller, National Food Truck Association
Richard Ford, City of Chicago Fire Department
Slides & Audio
M12 NFPA 1123, Code for Fireworks Display: Helping Mitigate Risks Edward Kaminski, Clark County Fire Department
Glenn Dean, Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office
Slides & Audio
M13 NFPA 25-2017, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems: Changes William Koffel, Koffel Associates, Inc. Audio
M14 NFPA 13D Sprinkler Systems for FEMA’s Manufactured Homes Lawrence McKenna, U.S. Fire Administration Slides & Audio
M17 Arc Flash Incident: A Case Study of a Near Miss Ryan Grimes, Toyota Motor Engineering And Manufacturing
Chip Boertlein, Toyota Engineering and Motor Manufacturing
Audio
M18 NFPA 70-2017, National Electrical Code: Changes (Panel 1 of 3) Keith Lofland, IAEI
Michael Johnston, NECA
Slides & Audio
M19 A New Nuisance Smoke Alarm Test--Development and Impact Joshua Dinaburg, JENSEN HUGHES
Daniel Gottuk, JENSEN HUGHES
Audio
M20 15 'til 50: Planning for Patient Surge in a Mass Casualty Incident Christopher Riccardi, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance
Terry Stone, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital
Slides & Audio
M21 Lithium Ion Batteries in Energy Storage Systems -- Assessing the Hazard Richard Long, Exponent Inc.
Andrew Blum, Exponent, Inc
Audio
M22 Changing Tactics on High Voltage Fire Fighting Anthony Natale, Consolidated Edison
James Lynch, Fire Risk Alliance
Mike Stein, Fire Command Consultants
Audio
M24 Fire Protection System Installation in a Developing Country: A Case Study Joon Yoo, Department of Defense Audio
M25 Got Youth Firesetting Data? The National YFIRES Project Phil Tammaro, IAFF Audio
M26 CAL FIRE's Damage Inspection Program -- Its Evolution and Implementation Andrew Henning, CAL FIRE
Jonathan Cox, CAL FIRE
David Shew, CAL FIRE
Audio
M27 Marijuana Concentrate and Grow Operation Hazards--First Responder Safety Jeff Johnson, Aurora Fire Department
Siegfried Klein, Aurora Fire Department
Audio
M28 Flammable and Combustible Liquids in Industrial Operations David Nugent, Global Risk Consultants
Robert Benedetti, National Fire Protection Association
Slides & Audio
M29 NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems: Compliant Impairment Programs Skip Donnell, Liberty Mutual Property
Jason Gamache, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Audio
M32 Arc Flash: What Safety Managers Should Know about Mitigating Risk in Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities John Kay, Rockwell Automation Audio
M33 Energy Storage Systems--Installation and Operation Safety Requirements Jack Lyons, National Electrical Manufacturers Association Slides & Audio
M34 Unwanted Alarms -- Impact and Mitigation Marty Ahrens, NFPA
David Kerr, Texas Fire Department
Pravinray Gandhi, UL LLC
Tony Apfelbeck, Altamonte Springs
Jay Hauhn, Central Station Alarm Association
Thomas Hammerberg, Automatic Fire Alarm Association
Monica Colby, Rapid City Fire Department
Audio
M35 Barrier Management Symposium -- An Executive Summary Bill McHugh, Firestop Contractors International Association
William Koffel, Koffel Associates, Inc.
Jonathan Flannery, ASHE - American Hospital Association
Paul Bailargeon, Door Security and Safety Foundation
Anne Guglielmo, The Joint Commission
Slides & Audio
M36 Assessing Environmental and Economic Impact: A New Tool for the Fire Service Francine Amon, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden Audio
M37 The 4th Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service Hylton Haynes, NFPA
Christina Holcroft, NFPA
Audio
M38 Partners in Disaster Resiliency -- Rancho Cucamonga Fire District and the Business Community Breanna Medina, Rancho Cucmamonga Fire Audio
M39 Fire Service Considerations in Building Design and Approval Mat Chibbaro, National Institutes of Health Audio
M40 Fire Safety Education--Bringing Children and Older Adults Together to Learn Annmarie Pickett, Worcester Fire Department Audio
M41 Meeting the Challenges of the Wildland Urban Interface Bruce Woods, Texas A&M Forest Service Audio
M42 Safer, FM-Approved Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) -- A Market Analysis Seth Sienkiewicz, FM Global
Christopher Wieczorek, FM Global
Audio
M43 Fire Protection for Flammable and Combustible Liquids Storage - NFPA 13 or NFPA 30? Robert Benedetti, National Fire Protection Association
Audrey Goldstein, AKF Group
Slides & Audio
M44 In-Rack Sprinkler Design Options for Warehouse Locations: A Case Study Weston Baker, FM Global Slides & Audio
M45 High Rise Standpipe Design Challenges -- Complying with NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems, and NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection Terry Victor, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell
Bruce Clarke, AIG
Audio
T01 NFPA 70-2017, National Electrical Code (NEC): New Articles for Energy Storage Systems, DC Microgrids, and Stand-Alone Systems John Kovacik, UL Audio
T02 Recognizing Electrical Safety as a Shared Responsibility Michael Johnston, NECA
James Dollard, IBEW Local 98, Philadelphia
Slides & Audio
T03 Consensus Codes and the Small Fire Department Michael Hall, Berryhill Fire Protection District Audio
T04 NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code: 1999 to 2012 James Lathrop, Koffel Associates, Inc Slides & Audio
T05 Measuring Pre-Ignition Fire Cues from Cooking George Hunter, UL LLC Audio
T06 How Clean is Clean? The Validation of Fire Fighter PPE Cleaning Casey Grant, Fire Protection Research Foundation
Jason Allen, Intertek Testing Laboratory
Jeffrey Stull, International Personnel Protection, Inc.
Audio
T07 Evacuation Shelters -- The Critical First 24 Hours Jim Reidy, IAFF
Brandon Murray, San Antonio Fire Department
Eric Jones, San Antonio Fire Department
Audio
T08 Tall Wood Buildings: Current Requirements, Recent Innovations, and Future Concerns Sam Francis, AWC
Dennis Richardson, American Wood Council
Audio
T09 Absolute Failure: When Engineering, Enforcement, and Education Don't Work Lynn Schofield, Provo Fire & Rescue Audio
T10 FEMA, NFPA, and USDA: Collaborating for Wildfire Safety Jacqueline Snelling, U.S. Department of Homeland Security / FEMA Audio
T11 Severe Winter Weather -- Perils and Prevention in Commercial Buildings Stan Naylor, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Audio
T12 U.S. Chemical Safety Board Recommendations to NFPA Veronica Tinney, US Chemical Safety Board Slides & Audio
T13 Evaluating Storage Protection Under Sloped Ceilings Andre Marshall, Custom Spray Solutions
Prateep Chatterjee, FM Global
Audio
T17 Establishing an Electrical Safety Program Niru Davé, Liberty Mutual Insurance Audio
T18 NFPA 70-2017, National Electrical Code: Changes (Panel 2 of 3) Keith Lofland, IAEI
Michael Johnston, NECA
Slides & Audio
T19 Multi-Phased Fire Alarm and Mass Notification System Upgrades -- From Planning and Execution through Approval and Commissioning Ernesto Vega Janica, IEEE Audio
T20 NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code: Risk Assessment and the Health Care Governing Body Jonathan Hart, NFPA
Chad Beebe, ASHE
David Dagenais, Wentworth-Douglas Hospital
Slides & Audio
T21 Full-Scale Fire Testing of Cross-Laminated Timber Structures for A Tall Wood Building Joseph Su, National Research Council Canada Audio
T23 Disaster Preparedness and Incident Management Best Practices Orlando Hernandez, Texas Department of Public Safety Audio
T24 Issues Advocacy: How to Build and Run Successful Campaigns Robert Leonard, DKC Public Relations Audio
T25 Early Wildfire Detection -- Case Studies from Around the World Brendan Kramp, Insight Robotics Audio
T26 Fitness-for-Duty Assessments for Industrial Firefighters David Turner, BP
Mark Glencross, BP
David Cathcart, BP
Audio
T27 NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code: Looking Ahead to 2017 Eric Nette, NFPA Slides & Audio
T28 The Practical Application of NFPA 400, Hazardous Materials Code, to Prevent Incidents at Chemical Facilities Guy Colonna, NFPA
Robert James, UL, LLC
Slides & Audio
T29 ESFR Sprinklers and Obstructions--Phase 2 Research Results and the Path Forward Garner Palenske, JENSEN HUGHES Audio
T32 Microgrid System Deployment Chad Kennedy, Schneider Electric Audio
T33 PV + Storage: The Path of Rapid Shutdown and ES Safety Gaps Matt Paiss, International Association of Fire Fighters
Paul Rogers, FDNY
Slides & Audio
T35 The Joint Commission Update -- Patterns, Trends, and Issues Related to Healthcare Accreditation Anne Guglielmo, The Joint Commission Slides & Audio
T36 Tunnel Fire Protection Project: The Performance-Based Design and Installation of a Fixed Fire System to Protect a Major Interstate Corridor Steve Rondinelli, Rondinelli Life Safety/BCER Audio
T37 Cancer in the Fire Service--Awareness, Prevention, and Education Jim Brinkley, International Association of Fire Fighters
Larry Petrick, International Association of Fire Fighters
Francesca Litow, Johns Hopkins University
Audio
T38 Emergency Evacuation -- Don't Assume The First Responders are Responsible Allan Fraser, NFPA
Kathryn Turner, The MediPal Company
Audio
T39 Community Risk Analysis: Using Inspection Data to Develop Programs that Mitigate Risks Morgana Yahnke, UC Davis
Ronald Farr, UL
Audio
T40 Promoting the Importance of Fire Sprinklers--Doing It Right Can Save Lives Fred Durso, NFPA
Vickie Pritchett, National Fire Sprinkler Association
Jeff Norton, Viking Group
Peg Paul, Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition
Audio
T41 Partnering with the Insurance Industry to Mitigate Risk in the WUI Lucian Deaton, NFPA
Janet Fischer, USAA
Audio
T43 NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, Construction Components, Fire Spread, and Detailed Reporting Randy Watson, SEA Limited
Mike Doughty, Clark County Fire Department
Michael Wixted, NFPA
Slides & Audio
T44 Coordinating NFPA 25, and NFPA 72 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Requirements Jason Webb, National Fire Sprinkler Association
Art Black, Carmel Fire Protection Associates
Slides & Audio
T45 NFPA 13, NFPA 25, Water Discharge, and The EPA -- Case Study Eric Gleason, NFSA
Bruce Lecair, NFSA
Audio
T48 Developing NEC Requirements for Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Gary Eldridge, ChargePoint Inc
Kenneth Boyce, UL
Audio
T49 NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace: Conducting an Electrical Safety Program Audit Lee Marchessault, Workplace Safety Solutions, Inc. Slides & Audio
T50 Low-Power Radio Frequency Fire Alarm Signaling Systems – Technologies, Special Code Requirements, and Proven Applications Larry Shudak, UL LLC
Scott Barrett, Tyco Fire Protection Products
John Burger, Marriott International Inc
Audio
T51 Equivalencies and Waivers in Health Care Occupancies -- Navigating the Development and Submission Processes David Hood, Russell Phillips & Associates
Anne Guglielmo, The Joint Commission
Slides & Audio
T52 Studying the Impact of Fire Attack Using Interior and Exterior Streams on Firefighter Safety and Occupant Survival -- Project Update Keith Stakes, UL
Robin Zevotek, UL
Audio
T53 U.S. Fire Fighter Fatality Studies -- An Analysis Rita Fahy, NFPA
Thomas Hales, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
Kenneth Willette, NFPA
Audio
T54 Hurricane Preparedness -- The Who, What, and Why of the 120 Hour Plan Brandon Murray, San Antonio Fire Department
Jim Reidy, IAFF
Audio
T55 Remembering When--A Program Evaluation and Its Implications Karen Berard, NFPA
Rebecca Bruening, University of Iowa
Audio
T56 Assessing Local Fire Department Capabilities in the Wildland/Urban Interface Hylton Haynes, NFPA Audio
T57 Emergency Response At West, TX: Lessons Learned from CSB Investigation Samuel Oyewole, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Audio
T58 Antifreeze Solutions for Use in Fire Sprinkler Systems -- UL Requirements Jeff Hebenstreit, UL
Kerry Bell, UL
Audio
T59 Lessons Learned from Starting a New Standard Ryan Depew, NFPA
Brian O'Connor, NFPA
Dean Larson, Larson Performance Consulting, LLC
Audio
T60 The Fire Investigator Becomes an Expert Witness: A Review of NFPA 921, Guide for Fire Investigation, and NFPA 1033, Qualifications for the Fire Investigator Roger Krupp, Clarendon Hills Fire Department
David Evinger, Grotefeld and Hoffman
Randy Watson, SEA Limited
Rick Hammond, HelperBroom
Stuart Sklar, Fabian and Sklar
Terry-Dawn Hewitt, McKenna Hewitt
Audio
T61 Access, Egress, Duress: The Fusion of Codes and Security in the Classroom Robert Solomon, NFPA
David Collins, The Preview Group
Victor Dubrowski, Code Consultants, Inc
Jerry Loghry, EMC Insurance Companies
Aleksy Szachnowicz, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Slides & Audio
T63 NFPA 70E-2018, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace: Proposed Changes Paul Dobrowsky, Innovative Technology Services
David Dini, UL
Audio
T64 Electrical Installation of PV Systems per NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC): A Comparison of the 2014 and 2017 editions Mark Ode, UL Slides & Audio
T65 Fire Alarm Design and Working with the AHJ Ray Grill, ARUP
David Lowrey, City of Boulder Fire Rescue
Audio
T66 Addressing Laboratory Hazards in Health Care Occupancies Sharon Gilyeat, Koffel Associates
William Higgins, Koffel Associates
Slides & Audio
T67 Smart Enforcement -- Using Data to Inform Fire Inspection and Enforcement Programs Kathleen Almand, Fire Protection Research Foundation
Len Garis, City of Surrey Fire Department
Roger Parker, Avondale Fire & Medical Department, AZ
Robert Kinniburgh, City of Charlotte
Audio
T68 The National Fire Operations Reporting System (N-FORS), Intelligent Fire Data for Today's Informed Fire Service Leaders Lori Moore-Merrell, IAFF Audio
T69 Drones -- Emergency Management, Social Change, and Disruptions Michael Brown, One World One Way, Inc.
Ted Ralston, NDPTC
Steven Jensen, California State University Long Beach
Audio
T70 The Fire Museum Revolution: Engaging Visitors through an Interactive Experience Jamie Quinn, FASNY Museum of Firefighting
Tom McDonald, Fire Museum Network
Lisa Braxton, National Fire Protection Association
Audio
T71 Fire Protection Design for Wildland/Urban Interface Communities Michael Gollner, University of Maryland
Sara Caton, University of Maryland
Raquel Hakes, University of Maryland
Daniel Gorham, NFPA
Audio
T72 Oven, Furnace, and Dryer Explosion Relief Requirements--Results from the Incident Database Sreenivasan Ranganathan, Fire Protection Research Foundation
Richard Gallagher, Zurich Services
Audio
T73 Cartoned Lithium Ion Battery Storage Sprinkler Protection Benjamin Ditch, FM Global
Richard Long, Exponent, Inc.
Audio
T74 Interactive Overview of NFPA's New Technical Committee on Building Fire & Life Safety Directors Robert James, UL
Jack Murphy, JJM & Associates, LLC
Timothy Costello, JENSEN HUGHES
Greg Granados, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Audio
W01 NFPA 79-2018, Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery: First Revisions Mark Hilbert, MR Hilbert Electrical Inspections & Training Audio
W02 NFPA 70-2017, National Electrical Code: Changes (Panel 3 of 3) Keith Lofland, IAEI
Michael Johnston, NECA
Slides & Audio
W03 Predictive Community Risk Reduction -- Using Data Science to Reduce Fires Matt Hinds-Aldrich, Atlanta Fire Rescue Department
Mike Flowers, Enigma.io
Bill Schneider, Experian Marketing Services
Bistra Dilkina, Georgia Tech
Nathaniel Lin, NFPA
Audio
W04 Aging Populations, Independent Living, Home Health Care, Safety, and the Residential Environment Amanda Kimball, Fire Protection Research Foundation Slides & Audio
W05 Applying Building Information Modeling to Achieve Smart and Safe Building Fang Li, Jensen Hughes
Jimmy Chan, e-Design Management Consultants
Martin Reiss, JENSEN HUGHES
Audio
W06 Scene Safety for the Fire Investigator Jeffrey Pauley, Bedford County Fire & Rescue Audio
W07 Flammability Performance of Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic Products and Updates to UL 1703 Dwayne Sloan, UL
Chris Flueckiger, UL
Audio
W08 A Firewise Curriculum to Spark Learning Judy Reinhartz, The University of Texas at El Paso
Krys Nystrom, Wildfire Network
Audio
W09 Making Homes Less Vulnerable to Wildfire Through Home Ignition Zone Evaluation Beth Burnam, North Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council
Ryan Ulyate, North Topanga Canyon Fire Safe Council
Audio
W10 Student Safety in Science Labs Andrew Minister, Battelle Audio
W11 Confined Space Atmospheric Monitoring-Best Practices Guy Colonna, NFPA
Nancy Pearce, NFPA
Slides & Audio
W12 Test Your Knowledge: An Interactive Discussion of Fire Protection System ITM William Koffel, Koffel Associates, Inc.
Lennon Peake, Koffel Associates, Inc
Slides & Audio
W13 Clean Agent Systems Applied to High Air Flow Environments Eric Forssell, JENSEN HUGHES Audio
W14 Disaster Resiliency and NFPA Codes and Standards Kenneth Dungan, Performance Design Technologies, Inc. Audio
W16 NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code: Navigating the Plan Review and Documentation Process Warren Olsen, FSCI
David Lowrey, City of Boulder Fire Rescue
Audio
W17 NFPA 70-2017, National Electrical Code (NEC), Articles 690 and 691: Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems James Rogers, Town of Oak Bluffs
Bill Brooks, Brooks Engineering
Slides & Audio
W18 Fire Dynamics--From the Lab to the Fire Ground Daniel Madrzykowski, UL Audio
W19 Fire Drill Best Practices in Health Care Settings Rickey Nelson, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Rusty Thurman, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Slides & Audio
W20 Composite Insulated Panels (CIPs) or Insulated Sandwich Panels, The System, Fire Hazard, Loss Mitigation Didier Schütz, SCOR Re-insurance Audio
W21 Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Firefighters -- Prevalence, Correlates, and Points of Intervention Ian Stanley, Florida State University
Melanie Hom, Florida State University
Audio
W22 Garment Factory Fire Safety: A Bangladesh Perspective Kathleen Almand, Fire Protection Research Foundation
Randy Safer, NPFA
Olga Caledonia, NFPA
Noah Ryder, Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC
Ray Bizal, NFPA
Audio
W23 Community Risk Reduction - Shaping the Department's Direction and Public Education Programs Derrick Sawyer, Philadelphia Fire Department
Derrick Phillips, St. Louis Fire Department
Stephen Grasso, Sunrise Fire Rescue
Audio
W24 Reaching Youth Today to Impact Mitigation in the Future Cathy Prudhomme, NFPA Audio
W25 Rooftop Photovoltaic (PV) Systems -- Examining the Risks and Researching the Options Joel Sipe, Exponent – Failure Analysis Associates Audio
W26 NFPA Combustible Dust Standards--An Update Susan Bershad, NFPA
Kevin Kreitman, City of Albany, OR Fire Department
Paul Hart, American International Group, Inc.
Mark Drake, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Jason Reason, Lewellyn Technology, LLC
Timothy Myers, Exponent, Inc.
Mark Runyon, Marsh Risk Consulting
Slides & Audio
W27 Monitoring Waterflow in Sprinklered Warehouses -- Varied Perspectives Steven Sawyer, NFPA
Richard Gallagher, Zurich Services
Christina Francis, The Procter & Gamble Co
Slides & Audio
W28 Campaigning for Sprinkler Requirements -- Sharing Best Practices from Europe and North America William MacGillivray, British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association Audio
FP Feature Presentation - Smart Data for Smarter Fire Protection Bart van Leeuwen, Netage Audio