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WEEKLY TAKEAWAYS AS A FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER

Fire Protection Outlets to Track in 2018

4/22/2018

 
I once nearly fell asleep when taking an ACT Exam. It was an Saturday morning and the Reading portion of the exam was by far my weakest.

Trying to digest short stories on the "sleeping tendencies of bats in river caves" in the early morning after a (17-year old's) Friday night could put just almost anyone to sleep. Needless to say, I bottomed out on that test and I'm still not sure my mother has forgiven me for it. 

Now? I love reading. I try to consume anything I can, especially on fire protection. That and I write in the wee early morning.

The irony of my 180-degree turnaround is not lost on me. I've written before about how knowledge is not just gleaned from education, and also about how we have to be adamant consumers of technical content if we want to lean and grow as fast as we can. 

Despite my beginnings as an awful reader, I am now always looking for sources that can help deepen my understanding for fire protection. Here's three you may not know about that I'm excited to be following in 2018:

1. The Code Coach

If you haven't come across Aaron Johnson's writing and website, check out TheCodeCoach.com. Aaron is an author and freelance consultant who has written over four-hundred articles, white papers, and various pieces centering around fire service, fire protection practices, and life safety considerations.

Aaron has written several works, including his latest Fire Prevention Blueprint: Seven Disciplines for Building Effective Fire Prevention Organizations, a free guide The Consultative Approach to Fire Prevention Problems, Risk Assessment Guide for Aviation Facilities, and Sun Tzu and the Art of Fireground Leadership.
Fire Prevention Blueprint: Seven Disciplines for Building Effective Fire Prevention Organizations
The Consultative Approach to Fire Protection Problems
Risk Assessment Guide for Aviation Facilities
Sun Tzu and the Art of Fireground Leadership
Aaron is a published author and speaker who posts regularly at TheCodeCoach.com
Aaron also is a regular speaker at industry conferences, is a member of the International Code Council, National Fire Protection Association, ARFF Working Group, and the Florida Fire Chiefs Association. See more about his work at Aaron's contributions to the industry at TheCodeCoach.com.
the code coach blog

2. NFSA's TechNotes

There are so many gray areas to code, and even more people in fire protection that can read the same verbiage and interpret it different ways.

The National Fire Sprinkler Association offers an "Expert of the Day" service to members, where industry veterans provide informal interpretations on fire sprinkler codes and standards. This is a tremendous value for designers and AHJs both as an impartial party of experts that can help weigh in on issues.

While this service is worth the value of the membership alone, these Expert of the Day questions and answers are summarized monthly and distributed to members as TechNote email updates. I can't begin to state how much I've learned about fire sprinkler systems through these informal explanations.
NFSA'S WEBSITE

3. NFPA 25 Inspector's Forum

Want to see what's happening in the field? If you're interested in a rowdy, photo-rich view of field installations and inspections, then this public Facebook group is for you. 

The NFPA 25 Inspector's Forum has it all; the "here's today's repair" to "what were they thinking?," often with the vulgarity to go with it. I very much enjoy seeing the variety of opinions and issues that this group surfaces.
Multi-Riser, Courtesty of John R. Wilson
Upright Installed as Pendent, Photo by Dany Morissette
Happy Standpipe, Photo Courtesy Doug Wilson
Daily posts from a group of over 2,000 field experts serves a range of questions, head-scratchers and funny posts.
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These are the information outlets I'm currently excited about. What do you follow that you find helpful? Comment here.

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4/25/2018 01:12:23 pm

An easy source of info or getting a question answered quickly is on Reddit. The "subreddit" is called FirePE (reddit.com/r/firepe ). 660 subscribers and its pretty diverse with pipe fitters, inspectors, designers, and consultants.

The guys there have helped me tremendously with getting started in design.

Aaron link
4/26/2018 09:09:41 am

Great list! Honored to be included!


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