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Reminder that this Thursday, May 6th from noon-1pm CST Ben Brooks Director of Fire Protection Services at Ross & Baruzzini, will be discussing the Recommended Minimum Technical Core Competencies for the Practice of Fire Protection Engineering.
Click HERE to sign up for the May meeting. Thursday, April 1st from noon-1pm CST Bob Sullivan, with NFPA, will be presenting on NFPA 855 – Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems. If you have any specific questions about NFPA 855 please submit them ahead of time so Bob can address them during the presentation. You can email questions to info@mokansfpe.org.
Click HERE to sign up for the April meeting. Visit our MOKAN SFPE Website for more info and to become a full-time member. Early bird pricing ends THIS MONTH! Join us for our first virtual 2021 MOKAN chapter luncheon, Thursday February 4th at noon! It is $5 for chapter members and $10 for non-members to sign up under our Calendar tab here: http://www.mokansfpe.org/calendar.html
John Denhardt, American Fire Sprinkler Association’s Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services. John will present the engineering changes and resources at AFSA and review significant changes to NFPA 13. Join us Thursday, October 4th, for our monthly meeting as Phil Gunning, Director of Education and Training with Globe Fire Sprinkler Corp., will be presenting High-Piled Storage Sprinklers and their limitations. Phil will be discussing the selection, operating principles, applications of these sprinklers and where they are commonly used.
Phil has over 23 years of experience in the fire protection industry. Phil worked as a Sr. Risk Consultant for Aon's Property Risk Control team until June of 2017 after spending 10 years at Tyco Fire Protection Products as the Senior Manager of Technical Services and Training. Prior to that, Phil spent 9 years as a fire protection consultant with two firms and conducted full-scale fire protection research for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory for 4 years. Phil has also held a position on the Board of Directors for the National Fire Sprinkler Association, is a member of SFPE National, NFPA, ASPE-NY, and was a NFPA 14 and 101 Technical Committee Member. Lunch begins at 11:30am with the discussion beginning at noon. We'll be at Cinzetti's Italian Buffet in Overland Park. You can RSVP and pay online ahead of time here: http://www.mokansfpe.org/calendar.html. Don't forget to register online for this monthly meeting and check-in with Maryann at the door. We look forward to seeing you there! Join us Thursday, May 3rd, for our monthly meeting as Bob Sullivan, Southwest Regional Director with NFPA, will be presenting about some of the latest NFPA standards under development, Including NFPA 3000 (Active Shooter Situations), NFPA 855 (Stationary Energy Storage Systems), NFPA 1700 (Structural Firefighting), NFPA 1300 (Community Risk Reduction), NFPA 241 (Buildings Under Construction), NFPA 770 (Hybrid Fire Extinguishing Systems), NFPA 1082 (Professional Qualification Standards for Building Fire & Life Safety Directors), and others. There will also be discussion about a new inspection tool called the Property Inspection Prioritization (PIP) Tool; new NFPA certifications available; as well as updates concerning NFPA membership and resources available on the NFPA website. Please bring your questions about ANY other specific NFPA-related topic you may wish to discuss!
Lunch begins at 11:30am with the discussion beginning at noon. We'll be at Cinzetti's Italian Buffet in Overland Park. You can RSVP and pay online ahead of time here: http://www.mokansfpe.org/calendar.html. Don't forget to register online for this monthly meeting and check-in with Maryann at the door. We look forward to seeing you there! Join us Thursday, December 7th, for our monthly meeting as J. Bryan Dehner will be presenting about the City Place Fire that occurred March 20, 2017. This fire was the recent apartment fire that occurred in Overland Park that not only spread throughout the entire structure, but also spread to neighboring homes. Mr. Dehner will be discussing topics such as the weather leading up to the fire, the cause of the fire, the strategy in attacking the fire, and the aftermath of the fire and ways to prevent future incidents of this magnitude.
Mr. Dehner's fire career began in 1987 as a volunteer with Southern Platte and Boone County Fire Protection Districts. In 2005, Mr. Dehner was selected as the Fire Chief for the City of Overland Park, Kansas. Today, he is responsible for the 181-member value driven organization providing fire, ALS emergent medical and special operations services to the 200,000 citizens of Overland Park and Merriam. He also continues to serve on the SAFE Public Safety Officer Advisory Board. Lunch begins at 11:30am with the discussion beginning at noon. We'll be at Cinzetti's Italian Buffet in Overland Park. You can RSVP and pay online ahead of time here: http://www.mokansfpe.org/calendar.html. Don't forget to check-in with Maryann at the door. We look forward to seeing you there! |
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