Online Resources and Past Speaker Presentations

Past Speaker Presentations

Click on the links below to view and / or download presentations for SFPE Chesapeake Chapter meetings.
 

October 18, 2018: Updates to NFPA 13
                            Kenneth E. Isman, P.E., FSFPE
                            Clinical Professor, University of Maryland Fire Protection Engineering

April 10, 2018:       Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Fire Protection Standards and Research
                            Dan Gorham, P.E., Research Project Manager
                            NFPA Research Foundation

January 7, 2016:    Updates to NFPA 13
                            Kenneth E. Isman, P.E., FSFPE
                            Clinical Professor, University of Maryland Fire Protection Engineering

March 11, 2015:     Antifreeze Update-2015
                            Kenneth E. Isman, P.E., FSFPE
                            Clinical Professor, University of Maryland Fire Protection Engineering

January 8, 2014:    Performance and Reliability of Active and Passive Fire Protection Systems
                             Jim Milke, Ph.D., P.E., FSFPE
                             Professor and Chair, University of Maryland Fire Protection Engineering

January 16, 2013:   Advanced Technologies in Clean Agent and Special Hazard Systems
                             Todd Stevens, SET, CFPS
                             Minimax USA, LLC.

July 15, 2010:        FM Global Changes to Data Sheets 2-0 and 8-9
                            Weston Baker, AVP, Sr. Engineering Technical Specialist
                            Engineering Standards Group
                            FM Global Reseach

March 10, 2009:    Changes in Protection & Preservation: The Case of the Star Spangled Banner
                            James H. Call, PE
                            Fire Protection Engineer
                            Smithsonian Institution, Office of Safety, Health, and Environmental Management

Nov. 13, 2008:      Smoke Control: Recent Progress and Areas for Improvement
                           Jim Milke, PhD, PE, FSFPE
                           Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland

Online Resources

Associations and Groups

• American Fire Sprinkler Association

• Automatic Fire Alarm Association (National)

• Halon Alternative Research Corporation

• Metro-Atlanta Inspectors Association

• National Assoc. of Fire Equipment Distributors

• National Association of Fire Investigators

• National Association of State Fire Marshals

• National Fire Protection Association

• National Fire Sprinkler Association

• Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs

• Society of Fire Protection Engineers (International)

Colleges and Universities

• University of Maryland – Fire Protection Engineering

• Cal Poly – Fire Protection Engineering

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Fire Protection Engineering

• Oklahoma State University – Fire Programs

• University of Waterloo - Fire Safety Engineering

• University of Edinburgh - Fire Safety Engineering

Governmental Agencies

• Nat’l Institute of Urban Search and Rescue

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

• Nat’l Institute of Standards and Technology

• National Interagency Fire Center

• National Volunteer Fire Council

• National Safety Council

• National Wildland Fire Information

• United States Fire Administration

Career Resources

• Careers in Fire Protection Engineering (SFPE)

• Fire Science Online

Fire Testing Facilities

• Factory Mutual

• Norwegian Fire Research Laboratory

• Southwest Research Institute

• Underwriters Laboratories