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MO-KAN SFPE WELCOMES NEW OFFICERS

2/6/2017

 
At the February 6th general meeting, the Missouri-Kansas Chapter of Society of Professional Engineers elected new officers to lead the chapter for 2017 and 2018. The officers are

President | Mike Bullimore, Business Development Manager at Keller Fire and Safety

Mike graduated from Platt College with an Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology and also spent time at Missouri Western State University. He started his career as a Sales Engineer with Ferguson Machine in St. Louis, Missouri, selling Automation-Robotics Equipment around the Midwest. His involvement in fire protection began with Fike Corporation as Western Regional Manager for Explosion Protection in 2000, covering the western United States.

In 2002, Mike became the Western Regional Manager for Fike responsible for Clean Agents and the introduction of ECARO-25, covering the western United States. In 2005, he moved to Keller Fire and Safety (purchased by Fike in 2004) as a Sales Consultant selling Fire Alarm and all Special Hazard Fire Protection. 

In 2015, Mike became the Business Development Manager at Keller Fire and Safety where he currently resides. Mike held the Vice-President and President Positions with the Missouri-Kansas Society of Fire Protection Engineers from 2006-2008.

Vice-President | Drew Poole, EI, Fire Protection Engineer at Poole Fire Protection, Inc.
Drew is a Spring Hill, Kansas native and a Fire Protection Engineer at Poole Fire Protection in Olathe. Drew was a live-in firefighter in Silver Spring, Maryland for over two years while attending college. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering (2011), M.E. in Fire Protection (2012), and a M.S. in Engineering Management (2014). He is involved in a wide variety of projects including fire alarm, mass notification, sprinkler design, foam suppression (hangers and petroleum), fire modeling, code consulting, and performance based design.

In addition to SFPE Mo-Kan he is also affiliated with SFPE National, Society of Military Engineers (SAME), NFPA, etc. Drew has also been appointed to the follow technical committees for NFPA:
  • NFPA 72 SIG-NAS, Notification Appliances for Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems
  • NFPA 75 ELT-AAA, Electronic Computer Systems
  • NFPA 101 SAF-DET, Detection and Correctional Occupancies
  • NFPA 409 AIS-AAA, Airport Facilities
  • NFPA 5000 BLD-DET, Detection and Correctional Occupancies


Treasurer | Maryann Quinto, Service and Sales Representative at National Fire Suppression
Maryann is longtime supporter of our local chapter having served terms as Treasurer and Vice-President in years past.  With 20 years of diverse experience in the life safety industry, her passion is building relationships and providing fire safety and life safety solutions for customers. She is multifaceted and well versed in estimating, sales and project management of a wide variety of fire protection and life safety system applications, NFPA standards and local codes for inspections of both fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems.

Secretary | Jessie Warren, Fire Protection Engineer at Poole Fire Protection, Inc.
Jessie is a recent (May 2016) graduate from the Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology program at Oklahoma State University. While at OSU, he was elected for many chair positions in different organizations including President of the OSU Firefighter Combat Challenge Teams, Training and PPE Officer for OSU’s Fire Protection Society, Sports chair for OSU’s Fire Protection Society tasked with organizing participation in intramural sports, and was on the Apparatus Committee for OSU’s Fire Protection Society that was tasked with the restoration and preservation of OSU’s two relic fire engines.   


The board of officers can always be reached at info@mokansfpe.org.

MO-KAN CHAPTER EARNS SILVER AWARD FOR CHAPTER EXCELLENCE

7/25/2016

 
Congratulations to the members and board for the Missouri-Kansas Chapter, as we recently recieved the Society of Fire Protection Engineers Silver Award for Chapter Excellence. The SFPE Board of Directors established the Award for Chapter Excellence (ACE - formerly known as the Chapter Excellence Awards) to recognize Chapters that demonstrate excellence in contributing to the needs of their members and the Society.  Three levels of recognition are awarded – Gold, Silver and Bronze.  

This is a great indicator of the growth and interest in our chapter, and we couldn't be more thankful for our members who have brought about the interest that brought us this distinction. Thank you to all of our members, sponsors, and volunteers who have helped make this happen!

MO-KAN SFPE REMEMBERS CHARLES A. ROULT SR.

1/21/2016

 
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The Missouri-Kansas Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers remembers Charles Andrew Roult, Sr. of Olathe Kansas. Charles (Chuck) co-founded the Great Western Automatic Sprinkler Company, Protection Sprinkler Company, and the Fabrication and Supply Company. He was a lifetime member of the National Fire Protection Association and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and served as President of our local chapter. Our chapter sends sincere condolences to his family. More information about Charles A. Roult including service information, online condolences, and obituary can be found here.

2015 - 2016 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

7/11/2015

 
The Missouri-Kansas Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers is happy to announce the 2015-2016 scholarship award winners. The three winners are Daniel Ricker, Glynis Thompson, and Kaitlin Beeman.

Daniel Ricker will be a Junior in Architectural Engineering at the university of Kansas. He is involved in the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows (SELF) program and has interned with Paric Corporation in the St. Louis area during 2015. He is interested in pursuing a career in the fire protection industry.

Glynis Thompson will be a Senior in Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas. She has been a resident assistant at the university and is currently interning with Fire Dynamics, a division of Henderson Engineers in Kansas City. 

Kaitlin Beeman will be a Senior in Architectural Engineering at Kansas State University. At the university Kaitlin has served multiple important roles within the University Panhellenic Council. She has held internships at JE Dunn Construction and Burns & McDonnell, both in the Kansas City area, which led to her involvement and interest in fire suppression systems. 


The scholarships for local students is made possible by the annual golf tournament held by the chapter each fall. More information about scholarships, current and past award winners can be found at our Student page.

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3/3/2015

 
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OPEN COMMENT PERIOD FOR NEW KANSAS CODE, STANDARD ADOPTIONS

2/18/2015

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From the Kansas State Fire Marshal:

The Office of the Kansas State Fire Marshal is preparing to update our adopted codes and standards and we would like to offer you the opportunity to provide comments or other input. In the upcoming months we will begin preparing the regulations to adopt and a formal public hearing and comment period will be scheduled. At this time, we wanted to solicit any input and give everyone the opportunity to become involved in the process as early as possible.

We are currently operating under the 2006 International Building Code (IBC), 2006 International Fire Code (IFC), 2006 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, and various other NFPA documents.

Please see the list of the intended codes and standards to be adopted.

Questions and concerns should be sent to: Mende Barnett, mende.barnett@ksfm.ks.gov.

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