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 anticipated by various fire sprinkler standards. Some large property insurers define final extinguishment as when all burned material is removed from the building so that a rekindle cannot occur. This presentation is from the perspective of a fire protection engineer who deals with warehouse sprinkler designs almost daily and was also a 19-year fire fighter with operational firefighting experience in very-large warehouses.

Learning Objectives:
- Understand the gap in expectations between fire protection engineers and operational firefighters.
- Understand specific steps that can be taken by the individual fire protection engineer to narrow or eliminate this gap for their projects.
- Understand the up-to-the-minute status of organized efforts to reduce this gap.

Target Audience:
Fire protection engineers and others who design warehouse fire protection, AHJs who approve designs, and operational firefighters who respond to large warehouse fires.

Speaker:
John Frank, PE

Professional Development Credits:
1.0 PDH

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