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Upcoming Live Events
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Live Perspective Webinar: AquaMist ULF - Low Pressure Water Mist Systems for Building Protection in Accordance with EN 14972 (VdS, FM)
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Protection for Mission Critical Facilities
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Protection for Mission Critical Facilities - What's The AHJ Got To Do, Got To Do With It
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Protection for Mission Critical Facilities - What will it be like in five years?
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Live Member Webinar: How Should Lithium-ion Batteries that are NOT an Energy Storage System be Stored and Handled?
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
FRA Session 1
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
FRA Session 2
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Protection for Mission Critical Facilities
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
FRA Session 3
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
FRA Session 4
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Session 5
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Session 6
Past Live Events
Introduction to Fire Risk Assessment
Substantiating the Suitability of a Fire Model
Tue 10:00 AM EDT
Research in Fire Engineering: New Research in Structures - Design Workflows and Green Materials
Thu 7:30 PM EDT
Course Wrap Up - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Course Wrap Up - Tuesday's Session
Thu 7:30 PM EDT
Office Hours
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Service Webinar: Where are Batteries in Built Environment? It's more than ESS
Thu 7:30 PM EDT
Explosion Control - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Explosion Control - Tuesday's Session
Thu 7:30 PM EDT
Special Hazards Systems - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Special Hazards Systems - Tuesday's Session
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Detection and Alarm - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Detection and Alarm - Tuesday's Session
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Office Hours
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Live Member Webinar: Stair Pressurization and Considering Open Doors - A CONTAM and FDS Study
This presentation will provide results from an internal study utilized to find closure on the historic battle of considering open doors during the design of a...
Wed 11:00 AM EST
Live Perspective Webinar: Using Nitrogen gas to avoid corrosion in fire sprinkler systems
This webinar will discuss the problems with corrosion in fire sprinkler systems and the technology and industry standards available to stop the corrosion process and...
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Water Supplies - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Water Supplies - Tuesday's Session
Tue 11:00 AM EST
Live Member Webinar: Addressing Warehouse Sprinkler Design and Fire Service Disconnect
A spate of major fires in very-large warehouses has renewed a long-standing concern about the ability of the fire service to complete final extinguishment as...
Fri 11:00 AM EST
Live Perspective Webinar: An introduction to Dual Technology Air Sampling Detection, installation methods, and applications with Cirrus Hybrid
This webinar will provide an introduction to Dual Technology Air Sampling Detection, installation methods, and applications.
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Water-Based Systems - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Water-Based Systems - Tuesday's Session
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Office Hours
REGISTER: Protecting Flammable and Combustible Liquids
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Means of Egress - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Means of Egress - Tuesday's Session
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Human Behavior - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Human Behavior - Tuesday's Session
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Passive Systems - Thursday's Session
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Dust Explosion Session 8
Wed 11:00 AM EST
Dust Explosion Session 7
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Passive Systems - Tuesday's Session
Tue 11:00 AM EST
Dust Explosion Session 6
Mon 11:00 AM EST
Dust Explosion Session 5
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Smoke Control - Thursday's Session
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Dust Explosion Session 4
Wed 11:00 AM EST
Dust Explosion Session 3
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Smoke Control - Tuesday's Session
Tue 11:00 AM EST
Dust Explosion Session 2
Mon 11:00 AM EST
Dust Explosion Session 1
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Office Hours
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Fire Dynamics Pt. 2 - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Fire Dynamics Pt. 2 - Tuesday's Session
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Fire Dynamics Pt. 1 - Thursday's Session
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Live Perspective Webinar: AquaMist ULF - Low Pressure Water Mist Systems for Building Protection in Accordance with NFPA 750 (VdS, FM)
The webinar will discuss the application opportunities and benefits of Low-pressure Watermist Systems.
Wed 11:00 AM EST
Live Member Webinar: Construction Fire Safety Best Practices
This webinar introduces inspectors to the codes that safeguard buildings undergoing construction, major renovation, and demolition. The course discusses best practices...
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Fire Dynamics Pt. 1 - Tuesday's Session
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Fire Hazard Analysis - Thursday's Session
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Fire and Life Safety Design of Very Tall Buildings: Challenges and Strategies - Day Three
Wed 11:00 AM EST
Fire and Life Safety Design of Very Tall Buildings: Challenges and Strategies - Day Two
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Fire Hazard Analysis - Tuesday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Fire Hazard Analysis - Tuesday's Session
Tue 11:00 AM EST
Fire and Life Safety Design of Very Tall Buildings: Challenges and Strategies - Day One
Thu 7:30 PM EST
Fire Protection Analysis - Info Analysis - Thursday's Session
Tue 2:30 PM EST
Fire Protection Analysis - Info Analysis -Tuesday's Session
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Live Perspective Webinar: A Baker's Dozen - 13 Things You Might Not Know About CPVC Fire Sprinkler Systems
This webinar will discuss how using CPVC fire sprinkler pipe and fittings saves lives and protects property while providing unique benefits to architects, building...
Wed 4:00 PM EST
Live Webinar: Investigating Existing Software Tools and Schema Integration into Existing BIM-to-FSE Workflows
In this webinar, we will discuss the results of the SFPE Foundation-funded research project on "Fire Protection Engineering and Building Information Modeling (BIM)...
Wed 11:00 AM EST
Live Webinar: Maximizing LinkedIn for Your Career and Current Role
November 8th, 2023 at 11 a.m. EDT. In this webinar, Colleen McKenna, Principal of Intero Advisory, will introduce and dive into their It's Business, Not Social™...
Fri 11:00 AM EDT
Live Webinar: Boundaries, Balance, & Flourishing in the 2020s
Live Webinar: November 3rd, 2023 from 11:00 - 12:00 AM EST. In this webinar, Cynthia Mills will discuss how to design your life, deliver your messages effectively,...
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Live Webinar: Fiber Optic Linear Heat Detection
October 19, 2023 at 11 a.m. EDT. This webinar will educate the audience on the technology and application of fiber optic linear heat fire detection.
REGISTER FOR: Introduction to Fire Risk Assessment
This two-day course is an intensive introduction to the SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition, which will provide participants with a high-level overview of...
REGISTER FOR: Smoke Control Essentials
This course provides the fundamentals concepts and principles needed to design state-of-the-art systems effectively – the focus is on practical design. Topics include...
Sun 3:00 PM EDT
Introduction to Ethics for Fire Protection Engineers Conference Seminar
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Course Wrap Up: Thursday
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Course Wrap Up: Tuesday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 15, 16 Office Hours: Thursday
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Live Perspective Webinar: Commercial Farm Applications
This webinar will discuss methods of advanced monitoring and control systems for poultry houses.
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Explosion Control: Thursday
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
Sustainability and Fire Resilience - Webinar 3: Research Directions in Sustainability and Fire
This webinar will build upon the first two webinars by providing a snapshot of current and future international research that links both sustainability and fire to the...
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Explosion Control: Tuesday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Special Hazards Systems: Thursday
Wed 1:00 PM EDT
Fire Service Webinar: Standpipes for the Fire Service
This webinar will discuss standpipe systems types, classes and pressure-reducing devices found in pre & post 1993 design from the perspective of the firefighter.
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Special Hazards Systems: Tuesday
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Live Webinar: How to Network & Build Relationships for Engineering Professionals
It’s doubtful that you’ll ever see a class in an engineering school related to building strong relationships. However, one could make a case that your network along...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 11 - 13 Office Hours: Thursday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Water-Based Systems: Thursday
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Water-Based Systems: Tuesday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Water Supplies: Thursday
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Water Supplies: Tuesday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Detection & Alarm: Thursday
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Detection & Alarm: Tuesday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 6 -9 Office Hours: Thursday
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Live Member Webinar: Considering DE&I and Sustainability in the Context of Your Global Strategy
In this webinar, you’ll learn everything you need to know to get global ready — from the basics to real-world examples with DE&I and sustainability in mind to help you...
Mon 10:00 AM EDT
Sustainability and Fire Resilience: Seminar 2 - Fire Safety Perspectives Relative to the Three Pillars of Sustainability
This webinar features experts dealing with questions of sustainability and fire safety from different points of view. They will lead with short presentations...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Means of Egress: Thursday
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Means of Egress: Tuesday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Human Behavior: Thursday
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Energy Storage Systems - Lessons Learned, a panel discussion
This panel discussion will outline current approaches and changes to managing large-scale battery failures and fires.
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Human Behavior: Tuesday
Mon 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Going Beyond Industry Standards for Fire Testing
This presentation will discuss designed a large-scale fire test by Fluence that goes above and beyond the requirements of UL 9540A testing in order to evaluate the...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Passive Systems: Thursday
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Battery Energy Storage Systems - Battery Fire Risk: Imperfect Testing, Harsh Realities, and Bridging the Gap with Codes and Training
The webinar will discuss current code requirements and enforcement as it relates to large scale ESS and identify gaps in safety and best practice.
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Passive Systems: Tuesday
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Energy Storage - Storage Battery Code History and the AHJ
This presentation will review the codes and standards history relative to storage batteries, the use of current codes and standards for ESS installations, and what...
Thu 2:30 PM EDT
Smoke Control: Thursday
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Stand Out, Build a Strategic Network and Unlock LinkedIn's Potential
During this interactive webinar, Colleen McKenna, Principal of Intero Advisory, will introduce and dive into their It's Business, Not Social™ approach to LinkedIn. In...
Tue 6:30 PM EDT
Smoke Control: Tuesday
Tue 10:00 AM EDT
Sustainability and Fire Resilience: Webinar 1 - Setting the Scene
This webinar features experts dealing with questions of sustainability and fire safety from different points of view. They will lead with short presentations...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 1-4 Office Hours: Thursday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 4 (Thu) - Fire Dynamics, Part 2
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Fire Dynamics, Part 2: Tuesday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Fire Dynamics, Part 1: Thursday
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Fire Dynamics, Part 1: Tuesday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Fire Hazard Analysis: Thursday
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Risk and Performance Assessment Framework for a Sustainable and Fire Resilient Building Environment (SAFR-BE)
The webinar will present the proof-of-concept version of SAFR-BE, a framework for assessing fire resilience and environmental sustainability of the built environment....
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Fire Hazard Analysis: Tuesday
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Fire Protection Analysis: Thursday
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Live Perspective Webinar: A Large-scale Sprinklered Fire Test of Lithium-ion Cells in Plastic Trays within a Rack Storage Test Configuration
This presentation will begin with the fundamental hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries. It will discuss the publicly available large-scale fire testing of...
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Fire Protection Analysis: Tuesday
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
FDS Session 8 -
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
FDS Session 7 -
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
FDS Session 6 -
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
FDS Session 5 -
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Live Member Webinar: International Culture, Communications, and Business Etiquette
If going global was easy, everyone would do it. The truth is, not every organization is meant to go international. You want to make sure you do it right from the...
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
FDS Session 4
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
FDS Session 3
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Active Fire Protection - Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion of all speakers who presented in the Active Fire Protection Using Special Systems webinar series. This is a great opportunity to ask our panelists...
Tue 10:00 AM EDT
Live Member Webinar: Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings - Global Design Guide
This webinar will present the new book Fire Safe Use of Wood in Buildings - Global Design Guide, published in 2022. It introduces the behavior of fires in timber...
Mon 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Special Systems Alternatives
In this presentation we will discuss when alternatives to an automatic sprinkler system should be considered with emphasis on the use of systems to protect special...
Thu 1:00 PM EDT
FDS Session 2
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Fire Fighting Foam in Fixed Systems
This presentation will discuss the history of fire fighting foam in fixed systems and new system transition considerations for changing market conditions.
Tue 10:00 AM PDT
FDS Session 1
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Gaseous Fire Suppression Systems for Special Hazards
This webinar gives an overview of the features and appropriate application of gaseous fire suppression agents and systems. Includes Halocarbon and Inert Gas Clean...
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Water Mist Fire Protection Systems
This webinar covers the fundamentals of water mist fire protection systems used for equipment and occupancy applications. It will review suppression mechanisms,...
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Session 6:
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Session 5:
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
FRA Session 4
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Live Perspective Webinar: Quell™ Methodology Overview - Challenges and Solutions for cold storage
Sponsored by Johnson Controls, this webinar will review the various challenges with protecting cold storage and provide a description of the methodology that supports...
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
FRA - Session 3
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
FRA Session 2
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
FRA Session 1
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Fighter Air Replenishment Systems and Design Criteria
Fire Fighter air replenishment systems (FARS) and Design Criteria. We will cover the fundamentals of FARS and their design. While these systems are not commonly...
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Alarm - Session 8
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Live Perspective Webinar: Storage Fire Protection Strategies in Modern Warehouses
Sponsored by Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc. This presentation will review the history of ceiling only fire protection strategies and large scale testing that...
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Alarm - Session 7
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Alarm - Session 6
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Alarm - Session 5
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Alarm - Session 4
Thu 10:00 AM EDT
Environmental and Health Impacts of Fire and Fire Suppression Activities During Large-Scale Fire Events
In this presentation, we will review findings from the SFPE Foundation funded research project “Environmental and Health Impacts of Fire and Fire Suppression...
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Alarm - Session 3
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Alarm - Session 2
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Alarm - Session 1
Wed 9:00 AM EST
Live Member Webinar: Recent Updates to FM Global Data Sheets
This presentation will look at recent updates to FM Global guidelines related to sprinkler installation as well as how final extinguishment can be achieved in...
Mon 1:00 PM EST
Beyond the Checklist: A Virtual Handbook of Engineering Resources for WUI Property Fire Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Over the course of the past year SFPE and Jensen Hughes have worked closely to develop a handbook of engineering and science-based principles and guidance for fire...
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Smoke Control Essentials - Session #5
Tue 11:00 AM EST
Smoke Control Essentials - Session 4
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Smoke Control Essentials - Session #3
Tue 2:00 PM EST
Water Supply and Climate Change: The Impact of Water Stress on Fire Protection Systems
This presentation focuses on how fire protection system design and water supply system design must begin to include the concept of climate change, specifically water...
Tue 11:00 AM EST
Smoke Control Essentials - Session 2
Thu 2:00 PM EST
Fire Service Webinar: SFFD requirements for Fire Service Access Elevators per 2021 IBC, 2022NFPA 72 and 2022 SFFD AB # 5.08
The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) had started enforcing Fire Service Access Elevators (FSAEs) for new high-rise buildings in the city of San Francisco since...
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Smoke Control Essentials - Session 1
Tue 11:00 AM EST
Live Member Webinar: Interrupting Microaggressions
This interactive session will give members an opportunity to learn more about what microaggressions are, hear examples that might happen in the workplace, and learn...
Tue 12:00 PM EST
Live Member Webinar: The Impact of Li-Ion Energy Storage Systems on Residential Garage Fire Dynamics
This presentation will summarize the findings of each test series as it relates to the interests of AHJs, the fire service, and insurance industry. In 2022, UL...
Mon 6:00 PM EST
Session 12: Smokeview & Validation
Wed 6:00 PM EST
Session 11: Radiation; Detectors & Sprinklers
Tue 12:00 PM EST
Fire Service Webinar: Fires in an Urban Environment
This presentation will illustrate real fire scenarios with which urban fire departments must deal on a regular basis. The fire service is confronted daily by an...
Mon 6:00 PM EST
Session 10: Gaseous Fuels Reactions
Mon 6:00 PM EST
Session 9: Extra Species & Visibility
Thu 1:00 PM EST
Premium Webinar Series: Evacuation - Panel Discussion
Wed 6:00 PM EST
Session 8: Pyrolysis & Flame Spread
Tue 11:00 AM EST
Live Perspective Webinar: Fire Protection Antifreeze - Everything You Need to Know About Fire Sprinkler Antifreeze System Compliance
Sponsored by Lubrizol Corporation. This webinar will review the key items fire protection industry professionals should understand about ensuring safe and compliant...
Mon 6:00 PM EST
Session 7: Jet Fans & Wind
Mon 1:00 PM EST
Evacuation Premium Series: Considering Diverse Populations
This presentation will encourage the attendee to recognize the diverse nature of building populations and accommodate this in the engineering process. It will draw on...
Wed 6:00 PM EST
Session 6: HVAC & Leakage
Tue 1:00 PM EST
Evacuation Premium Series: Modelling Trends
This presentation will introduce evacuation modelling methods: from hand calculations to more sophisticated computer simulation tools. It will draw on the latest...
Mon 6:00 PM EST
Session 5: Boundary Conditions
Wed 6:00 PM EDT
Session 4: Custodial & Control Functions
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Evacuation Premium Series: Human Behavior in Fire and Supporting Data
The presentation will introduce the expected evacuee behaviour, decision-making and movement during a response to a fire, and the data-sets available to support the...
Mon 6:00 PM EDT
Session 3: Multiple Meshes & Grid Sizes
Wed 6:00 PM EDT
Session 2: PyroSim Creating Geometry
Mon 6:00 PM EDT
Session 1: Introduction
Mon 12:00 PM EDT
Women in Fire Protection Engineering - Ignite Your Ambition
Live Webinar: Monday, October 24, 2022, 12-1:30 PM. The truth is that men and women experience leadership differently, but we rarely discuss this in professional...
Mon 7:00 PM EDT
Office Hours - Special Hazard Systems /Explosion Protection
Thu 7:00 PM EDT
Office Hours - Detection & Alarm /Water-Based Systems
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Live Member Webinar: Fire Safety of Building Envelopes - An International Perspective
On-demand access to the October 4 live webinar. Significant building envelope fires are continuing to happen all over the world. The presentation will describe some...
Thu 7:00 PM EDT
Office Hours - Passive /Human Behavior /Means of Egress
Thu 7:00 PM EDT
Week 17 - Office Hours: Fire Dynamics/Smoke Control
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Fire & Life Safety In Health Care - Panel Discussion
On-demand access to the September 21 webinar. The panel will consist of fire protection engineers with significant health care experience. The panelists will be asked...
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Flame Detectors 101 - Understanding NFPA 72® Section 5.8
On-demand access to the September 20 live webinar. This presentation will explain flame detector essentials, with a focus on understanding and navigating the NFPA 72...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 16 (Thu) - Course Wrap-up and Final Review
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Fire & Life Safety In Health Care - Behavioral Health
On-demand access to the September 15 live webinar. Life Safety in health care occupancies poses challenges which are not present in many other occupancies. The...
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Live Member Webinar: Overview of the SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment
Live Webinar: September 14,12pm - 1pm ET. The presentation will provide an overview of the material in the second edition of the SFPE Engineering Guide on Fire Risk...
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 16 (Tue) - Course Wrap-up and Final Review
Mon 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Fire & Life Safety In Health Care - Transition to Operations with an NFPA 4 Twist
Occupancy of a new and renovated health care space triggers immediate regulatory and safety requirements including the location of emergency shut-off valves, accurate...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 15 (Thu) - Explosion Protection
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 15 (Tue) - Explosion Protection
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Fire & Life Safety In Health Care - An International Challenge
The fire and life safety risk in the health care setting is similar around the world. This presentation will discuss the risk of normal operations and emergency...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 14 (Thu) - Special Hazards Systems
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 14 (Tue) - Special Hazards Systems
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 13 (Thu) - Water-based Systems (Suppression Systems)
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Fundamentals of Fire Investigation - The Relationship Between Compartment Fire Dynamics and Resulting Post-Incident Damage Patterns.
On-demand access to August 24 webinar. Fire protection engineers generally have a good foundational understanding of principles of fire dynamics, but some may lack the...
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 13 (Tue) - Water-based Systems (Suppression Systems)
Mon 4:00 PM EDT
Development of Fire Protection Engineering Practitioner Tools
The presentation will provide a summary of the University of Centerbury research project surveying fire model usage amongst fire safety practitioners, current gaps and...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 12 (Thu) - Water-Based Systems - Water Supply
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Industrial Fire Protection - Power Hour
Panel Discussion of all speakers who presented in the Industrial Fire Protection webinar series. Panelists: Mark Fessenden; Timothy Carman; John LeBlanc; Moderator:...
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 12 (Tue) - Water-Based Systems - Water Supply
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Industrial Fire Protection - Explosions
This presentation will provide an overview on the science of explosions as well as guidance on determine when explosion hazards may exist in industrial occupancies and...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 11 (Thu) - Detection & Alarm
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Special Hazards - Fire Suppression for Industrial Applications
When preventive fire protection measures fail and fire occurs in the industrial environment, rapid response by an automatic suppression system is critical to prevent...
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 11 (Tue) - Detection & Alarm
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Industrial Fire Protection - Introduction
Ensuring continuity of operations is critical for any business enterprise, but minimizing losses associated with business interruption is especially critical for large...
Fri 12:00 PM EDT
In Building Public Communication Enhancement Systems- When/ How/ Which to Specify?
This presentation will help educate fire protection engineers on best practices to proper design methods for ERCES to achieve maximum usage while meeting the minimum...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 10 (Thu) - Mid-point Review
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 10 (Tue) - Mid-point Review
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 9 (Thu) - Means of Egress
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 9 (Tue) - Means of Egress
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 8 (Thu) - Human Behavior
Wed 1:00 PM EDT
Fire Service Webinar: Car Stackers - Hazards and Best Practices
This live webinar will provide an overview of the issues with car stackers, modern vehicle fire fuel loads and providing suppression in a fire event. We will also...
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 8 (Tue) - Human Behavior
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 7 (Thu) - Passive Building Systems
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Passive Fire Protection - Power Hour
Fire safety is achieved through a balanced design approach comprised of both active and passive systems. The Passive Fire Protection series will give an introduction...
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 7 (Tue) - Passive Building Systems
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 6 (Thu) - Smoke Control
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 6 (Tue) - Smoke Control
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 5 (Thu) - Fire Dynamics (Part 2)
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Passive Fire Protection - A Codes and Standards Perspective
This webinar will discuss the role of codes and standards in passive fire protection. The presentation will specifically examine the provisions for fire and smoke...
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 5 (Tue) - Fire Dynamics (Part 2)
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Passive Fire Protection - Introduction to the Fundamentals
This webinar is an introduction to the various products and materials which are relied upon as passive fire protection products and the relationship of these products...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 4 (Thu) - Fire Dynamics (Part 1)
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Dust Explosion - Session 7
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Dust Explosion - Session 6b
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 4 (Tue) - Fire Dynamics (Part 1)
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Dust Explosion - Session 6
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Dust Explosion - Session 5
Mon 10:00 AM EDT
Wind Turbines - Towering Inferno or False Alarm?
The world is shifting to renewable energy and wind is one of its leaders. This webinar explores the impact of fire and the role of fire protection engineering on the...
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 3 (Thu) - Fire Hazard Analysis
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Dust Explosion - Session 4
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Dust Explosion - Session 3
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 3 (Tue) - Fire Hazard Analysis
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Dust Explosion - Session 2
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Dust Explosion - Session 1
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 2 (Thu) - Fire Protection Analysis
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 2 (Tue) - Fire Protection Analysis
Thu 6:30 PM EDT
Week 1 (Thu) - Introduction to the course, an overview of course materials, setting a study roadmap
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Mass Timber Structures - Research in support of code provisions
This live webinar discusses the extensive fire research conducted to address knowledge gaps related to the performance of mass timber buildings under fire conditions....
Tue 2:30 PM EDT
Week 1 (Tue) - Introduction to the course, an overview of course materials, setting a study roadmap
Thu 4:00 PM EDT
Mass Timber Structures - Application of codes and research (case studies)
This live webinar will outline how the prescriptive code changes have helped adoption of mass timber structures as demonstrated through the increasing number of mass...
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Mass Timber Structures - Codes and Adoptions
This live webinar will outline the new code requirements in the US model building codes pertaining to mass timber construction. Delineation between light frame, heavy...
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Creating the Work Experience of Your Dreams in the 2020s
May 12, 2022, 12-1:30 p.m. EDT. How can we address the era we live in, develop behaviors that influence our surroundings positively, engage in ways that elevate our...
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Expanding the Adoption of Performance-Based Structural Fire Design in the US
This webinar will provide an overview of a more detailed educational program being launched by SFPE and ICC in 2022. This webinar and the educational program are...
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Smoke Management - Power Hour
Panel Discussion of all speakers who presented in the Smoke Management webinar series.
Fri 12:00 PM EDT
Smoke Management System Design Case Studies
This webinar will show multiple case studies showing the application of the design approaches in traditional atrium spaces, and non-traditional spaces that use smoke...
Mon 12:00 PM EDT
Code Requirements for Elevator Fire Protection – Fire Service Access Elevators Included
This webinar will review the fire protection requirements for elevators. It will include a review of the different types of elevators and how the different types...
Thu 11:30 AM EDT
Women in the Workplace
Exploring why are women still fighting to close the leadership gap and how the pandemic has widened that gap based on traditional gender roles.
Wed 1:00 PM EDT
Challenges in Cannabis: Lessons Learned from an AHJ Perspective
This live webinar will provide attendees with a unique perspective from fire service enforcement agents and will explore the ongoing process of incorporation of...
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Smoke Management - Tenability Analyses and Selection of Design Fires
With many atrium smoke control designs involving tenability analyses, this webinar will provide an overview of a tenability analysis and the associated performance...
Tue 12:00 PM EDT
Premium Webinar Series: Fundamentals of Atrium Smoke Control
This webinar discusses fundamental concepts of the equation method including the axisymmetric plume, the balcony spill plume, the window plume, preventing plugholing,...
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Design of LARGE Dry-Pipe Fire Sprinkler Systems
What constitutes a “Large” Dry-Pipe system? We will discuss strategies for designing these systems, including valve types and inclusion of quick opening devices,
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Live Webinar: Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Gypsum Calcination under Fire Exposure
Fri 9:00 AM EDT
Introduction to Performance-Based Design and Regulation in Europe - Day 3
Wed 3:00 PM EDT
A Framework for More Robust Fire Safety Engineering - Power Hour
Panel Discussion of all speakers who presented in the Framework for More Robust Fire Safety Engineering series
Wed 9:00 AM EDT
Introduction to Performance-Based Design and Regulation in Europe - Day 2
Mon 3:00 PM EDT
A Framework for More Robust Fire Safety Engineering – Incorporating Sociotechnical and Safety Systems Concepts
The approach to performance-based design (PBD) for fire safety has not significantly changed since the early 1990s. This would not be a problem if PBD for fire safety...
Mon 9:00 AM EDT
Introduction to Performance-Based Design and Regulation in Europe - Day 1
This online seminar will provide an overview of The SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection. This process identifies methods that include defining...
Thu 11:00 AM EST
The DISCO model in Drama: Tools to deal with drama in the workplace
Hosted by the WiFPE group and FM Global. This workshop addresses different levels of engagement when dealing with drama in the workplace.
Wed 3:00 PM EST
Greater Design Responsibility and Enhanced Professionalism
In Australia, research at the Warren Centre and more recent research have suggested if fire safety engineers can achieve greater competency in design, take the lead...
Tue 11:00 AM EST
2022 - Smoke Control Essentials - Session 5
Mon 3:00 PM EST
A Framework for More Robust Fire Safety Engineering – QA of fire safety systems
This webinar will go through the steps in the process for checks on the quality of fire safety systems in New Zealand, and the roles and responsibilities of those...
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Live Member Webinar: Occupant Tenability Assessment Approach in PBD
The primary focus of the webinar will be on ASET and occupant tenability assessment and will review the basic equations that can be utilized to assess tenability,...
Thu 11:00 AM EST
2022 - Smoke Control Essentials - Session 4
Wed 12:00 PM EST
Premium Webinar: Fire Modeling - Power Hour
March 2, 12-1:30 PM EST. Panel Discussion of all speakers who presented in the Fire Modeling webinar series
Tue 12:00 PM EST
Live Webinar: Developing a Design Fire and Material Performance Database
This presentation provides an overview of the SFPE Foundation report on developing a Design Fire and Material Performance Database.
Tue 11:00 AM EST
2022 - Smoke Control Essentials - Session 3
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Office Hour: CONTAM focus
Wed 12:00 PM EST
Premium Webinar: Fire Modeling - Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Smoke Control Design for Transportation Infrastructure – Practice and Future Trends
In this talk, we will crash ‘what we can really simulate with CFD’ with the expectations of non-fire stakeholders. This covers not only the uncertainties of the CFD...
Thu 11:00 AM EST
2022 - Smoke Control Essentials - Session 2
Wed 12:00 PM EST
Understanding Model Validation and Uncertainty
On-demand access to Feb. 16 event. This webinar will discuss the process of model verification and validation and describe how one can determine if a model has been...
Tue 11:00 AM EST
2022 - Smoke Control Essentials - Session 1
Wed 12:00 PM EST
Premium Webinar: Fire Modeling - Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
Modern tools for fire modeling make it very easy to import CAD data and geometry into pre-processors. This talk takes a look at how this easy import process can make...
Mon 11:00 AM EST
Live Webinar: Suppression Fire Protection Systems for Storage Occupancies
This presentation will discuss the current trends and requirements involving the protection of storage occupancies. We will discuss the variables that influence when...
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Live Member Webinar: The SFPE Guide for Fire Protection in Very Tall Buildings
This webinar will provide information and advice on the use of the SFPE Guide to Fire Protection in very tall buildings, and some of the Principles behind its...
Fri 10:30 AM EST
Application of Fire Risk Assessment - Session 5 - 1/28/22
Thu 10:30 AM EST
Application of Fire Risk Assessment - Session 4 - 1/27/22
Wed 10:30 AM EST
Application of Fire Risk Assessment - Session 3 - 1/26/22
Tue 10:30 AM EST
Application of Fire Risk Assessment - Session 2 - 1/25/22
Mon 10:30 AM EST
Fire Risk Assessment - Session 1 - 1/24/22
Wed 11:00 AM EST
Firefighting Foam Considerations for Fire Departments
This webinar will review the current state of regulatory considerations for the use of these materials, and offer practical considerations for both flammable liquids...
Thu 11:00 AM EST
Live Member Webinar: Development of a Qualitative Design Review (QDR) for buildings >50m
This presentation will outline basic guidance applicable for high-rise towers within the United Kingdom, and discuss the situations where designers should consider...
Fri 11:00 AM EST
Session 3: Performance Based Design and the Codes
Wed 11:00 AM EST
Session 2: Performance Based Design and the Codes
Mon 11:00 AM EST
The IBC Since 9/11 – What Does the Future Hold
This live webinar will explore how 9/11 and in particular the World Trade Center changed the requirements for high-rise buildings in the context of the IBC. The...
Mon 11:00 AM EST
Session 1: Performance Based Design and the Codes
Fri 2:00 PM EST
Panel Discussion: System Reliability Power Hour
Premium Webinar Series: System Reliability Power Hour
Wed 2:00 PM EST
System Reliability in Practice: Sprinkler Systems, ITM, and Corrosion
Part 3 of the System Reliability webinar series. This webinar will provide an overview of an ongoing long-term corrosion experiment in addition to understanding the...
Tue 11:00 AM EST
The Introduction of Polymeric Fire Sprinklers in NFPA13D Applications
This presentation will introduce the first UL listed residential fire sprinkler comprised of mainly polymeric material and describe the changes made to UL199 (formerly...
Fri 2:00 PM EST
Live Premium Webinar Series: Practical Implementation of Reliability and System Reliability in Fire Risk Assessment
Part 2 of System Reliability Webinar Series. This webinar summarizes practical approaches for modeling fire protection features and described how they can be...
Wed 2:00 PM EST
Live Premium Webinar Series: Fire Protection System Reliability
Now available on-demand! Live webinar presented on December 1, 2021 at 2 PM EST. This first part of the webinar series focused on system reliability will identify when...
Wed 11:00 AM EST
Live Perspective Webinar: What We’ve Learned Since the Introduction of Listed Antifreezes
In this panel-style webinar, we’ll take a dive deep into specific questions we’ve heard from the field about fire sprinkler antifreeze – listed and unlisted. We’ll...
Mon 11:00 AM EST
Live Member Webinar: Equivalent Protection Schemes for Fire Sprinkler Systems Full-Scale Fire Testing for Performance-Based Fire Protection
This presentation will review the opportunities and pitfalls of using a performance-based approach in lieu of application of prescriptive criteria. Performance-based...
Wed 1:00 PM EST
SFPE Fire Service Webinar: Tall Mass Timber Buildings & Fire Service Concerns
This live webinar introduces firefighters and fire inspectors to tall mass timber buildings, will outline the new code requirements and discuss the extensive fire...
Fri 11:00 AM EDT
Live Perspective Webinar: Designing Sprinkler Systems for Longevity and Easy Maintenance
This live webinar will provide an overview of common issues with auxiliary drains on dry fire sprinkler systems and corrosion in wet fire sprinkler systems and offer...
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Research in Fire Engineering: Fire Safety Challenges in Informal Settlements
The level of fire safety provided in residential and commercial properties varies with the income level of a region. An initial research effort has been conducted to...
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Member Webinar: Healthcare Facilities – A Holistic Fire Protection Approach
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Live Member Webinar: Protecting the Future of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Live Perspective Webinar: SmokeGuard
Tue 11:30 AM EDT
Leveraging LinkedIn: Staying Close to Clients in a More Virtual World
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Fire Tetrahedron: Part 4
Tue 1:30 PM EDT
WiFPE Conversation Circle - August 24
Fri 2:00 PM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Forensics and FPE - Part 5: Power Hour
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
The Role of Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems (ERCES) in Fire & Life Safety Solutions
Fri 2:00 PM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Forensics and FPE - Part 4: Systems Failure
Fri 2:00 PM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Forensics and FPE - Part 3: Applications of Fire Science in Forensics
Fri 2:00 PM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Forensics and FPE - Part 2: Engineering Analysis of Building Fires
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Aviation Lithium-Ion Cell Fire Protection: Developing Standardized Fire Testing to Evaluate New Technologies
Fri 2:00 PM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Forensics and FPE - Part 1: High-level Overview
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Cannabis - Power Hour - July 8
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Cannabis - Part 3: July 1
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Cannabis - Part 2: June 24
Fri 11:00 AM EDT
Beyond the Cause and Origin: Session 5
Thu 2:00 PM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Cannabis - Part 1: June 17
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Beyond the Cause and Origin: Session 4
Wed 11:00 AM EDT
Beyond the Cause and Origin: Session 3
Tue 11:00 AM EDT
Beyond the Cause and Origin: Session 2
Tue 10:00 AM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Facades - Power Hour - June 15
Mon 11:00 AM EDT
Beyond the Cause and Origin: Session 1
Wed 10:00 AM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Facades - Part 3: June 9
Thu 11:00 AM EDT
Live Perspective Webinar: Corrosion Prevention & Freeze Protection in Fire Sprinkler Systems
Wed 9:00 AM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Facades - Part 2: June 2
Fri 11:00 AM EDT
Principles of Fire Protection Engineering - Session 12
Thu 10:00 AM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Human Behavior - Power Hour
Tue 10:00 AM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Facades - Part 1: May 25
Thu 10:00 AM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Human Behavior - Part 3: Engineering Practice
Thu 10:00 AM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Human Behavior - Part 2: Tools for Evacuation Design
Tue 11:30 AM EDT
WiFPE Conversation Circle - May 11
Thu 10:00 AM EDT
Live Premium Webinar Series - Human Behavior - Part 1: Theory & Data
Wed 1:30 PM EDT
SFPE Fire Service Webinar: Fire Service Considerations with Lithium-Ion Battery ESS – An Investigation of the Surprise, AZ Incident