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Day One
Welcome and Student Introductions
Basic Fire Safety Concepts
- Fire safety goals
- NFPA 550
Major Codes and Standards
- Fire protection system design
- Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
- Model codes
- Referenced publications
- Building code tradeoffs
Fire Sprinkler Systems
- Introduction and overview
- System types
- Components
- General requirements
- Commodities and occupancies
- Design approach
- Pipe support and hangers
Day Two
Alternate Suppression Systems
- High Pressure Mist
- Droplet size and surface area
- Cooling and oxygen displacement
- Pump and piping distribution
- Automatic Gas Suppression
- Principle of operation
- Clean agen options
- Tank storage
HVAC System Requirements
- Applicable codes and standards
- Duct smoke detection
- Smoke management systems
- Smoke containment systems
- Smoke and fire dampers
Standpipe System
- Introduction and overview
- System types
- Components
- Design
Overview of Fire Pumps and Hydraulics
- Introduction
- Pressure loss formulas
- Design process
- Hydraulic calculations
- Fire pump selection
- Hydraulics worksheet
Day Three
Fire Alarm System Features
- Smoke and heat detection planning
- Common spacing rules
- Heat detector types
- Heat detector layout
- Smoke detectors
- Ionization
- Photoelectric
- Projected beam
- Air sampling
- Duct smoke detectors
- Zoned initiating devices
- Addressable initiating devices
Coordinated System Operation
- Sprinkler water flow alarms
- Other extinguishing systems
- Supervisory signals and devices
- Elevator recall and controls
- Emergency communication
- Commissioning and integrated testing
Special Facility Considerations
- Assembly occupancies
- Industrial / Storage
- Hospitals - NFPA 99
- Labs - NFPA 45
- Data centers - NFPA 75
- Cultural resources - NFPA 909
Future ESS Requirements
- Regulations and standards
- Changes in the ICC codes
Instructors
William Koffel
Senior Director, Special Projects
William Koffel, P.E., FSFPE is President of Koffel Associates, a fire protection and life safety engineering design and consulting firm, and is recognized as an expert in the fire protection and life safety aspects of codes and standards. Headquartered in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area and with New England and Southeast regional offices, the firm provides consulting; engineering design and construction administration; codes and standards development; seminar development and training; product testing and evaluation / representation; and litigation support to public and private clients worldwide. He remains active in the development process of the industry’s governing codes, standards and design guidelines including International Code Council (ICC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) and Underwriters Laboratory (UL). He is a member of many NFPA Technical Committees including the NFPA Correlating Committee on Signaling Systems, and is the Chair of the NFPA Technical Committee on Emergency Communication Systems and the Committee responsible for NFPA 25. He is the immediate past Chair of the NFPA Life Safety Correlating Committee. A former code official with the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, he is a Past President of the SFPE.
William (Bill) Sullivan
Fire Marshal
Bill Sullivan is the Fire Marshal for the City of Madison Fire Department (MFD). Bill oversees the Fire Prevention Division which applies state and local codes as well as multiple national standards covering everything from fire protection systems, hazardous material storage, emergency responder features, elevators, public education, emergency management and everything in between. Sullivan has worked for a fire sprinkler contractor, was the first fire suppression/fire alarm system plan reviewer for the State of WI, and worked for a world renowned fire protection engineering firm. Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire & Safety Engineering from Eastern Kentucky University, is a licensed WI Commercial Building and Fire Protection Systems Inspector, chairs the Wisconsin Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition, and a chief fire officer with his local combination fire department.
Program Director
Mark Malkin