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| Disaster Resiliency and NFPA Codes and Standards |
| Kenneth Dungan, Performance Design Technologies, Inc. |
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NFPA codes and standards address the full spectrum of preparedness, from built-in resiliency in structures and systems, to emergency planning and response. This presentation will review a recently published Guide for the incorporation of resiliency concepts into existing NFPA codes and standards, including an explanation of the role of codes and standards in the promotion of community disaster resiliency, the creation of an NFPA glossary of terms for consistent application, and a framework for the consideration of non-fire events.
Presented by:
Kenneth Dungan, Performance Design Technologies, Inc.
Ken Dungan is the co-founder and former President of Performance Design Technologies, Inc., an engineering design and consulting firm. He holds his BS from the University of Maryland, where he majored in Chemical Engineering and Fire Protection Engineering. He received his MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Tennessee and is a registered professional engineer in Tennessee and Pennsylvania. Ken has been an active contributor to the fire protection profession. He is a past president and fellow of SFPE, and a recipient of the Harold E. Nelson Service Award. He also served for more than a decade on the Board of Governors of SFPE's Educational and Scientific Foundation. He serves on several NFPA technical committees and formerly chaired the Technical Committee on Initiating Devices as part of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code, and the Technical Committee on Electric Generating Plants.
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