Fire Protection Playbook

For the last several years I have made the nearly 2 hour pilgrimage to the closest Orr Protection Seminar that I could find. Why do I make this trip? Because the value this training provides is worth it.

These four hour fire protection seminars are packed with useful information on fire protection and detection systems. This years topics continued to raise the bar from previous years.  The theme of this years seminar series is Fire Protection Playbook.

The #2018SeminarSeries provides a playbook to help fire protection professionals, AHJ’s, and facility managers better understand the essential elements of fire protection and life safety systems.  A special emphasis is placed on inspection/testing/maintenance (ITM) of these systems.  Some of the systems covered include fire sprinkler systems, water mist systems, clean agent systems, fire extinguishers, air sampling, and fire alarm systems. There are opportunities for hands-on demonstrations for fire protection products and service tools. Design guidance to lower maintenance costs and improve serviceability is also provided.

At the end of the main seminar presentation is a “Q and A” panel session with the experts.  Audience questions are submitted and the panel of experts provides answers and solutions to the questions posed.

Every Orr Protection seminar series includes a bonus session. This year’s session is very timely, as it relates to the hot topic of commissioning and integrated systems testing. The presenter, Lee Kaiser, presents an overview of the commissioning process and provides and in-depth explanation of the correct sequence of operation for integrated systems testing.

If your attending the seminar be sure to use #2018SeminarSeries and #FireProtection tags so we can all follow along!

#FireProtection: Technologies Impacting the Future

Every industry seems to have an abundance of conferences, events, and educational opportunities. Deciding which ones to attend and which ones will provide the greatest value, can  present a real challenge when planning out your year.  As I plan ahead, I choose my conferences and events based on three priorities:  lesson, leader, location.

• Lesson - What is the training topic? Is it something I am interested in? Is it a topic that immediately concerns my organization?
• Leader - Who is the instructor, presenter, or speaker?  Is it an expert in the field? Is it a famous personality that I have wanted to hear?
• Location - Is it local (convenient for small travel budgets)? Is it exotic (Las Vegas, Miami, New York)?  What other activities are there (all work or some fun)?

From these priorities I can easily select the handful (2 or 3) of conferences that will be most beneficial, economical, and valuable. Every year the event that quickly rises to the top, that most effectively meets these three criteria, is the “Training With the Experts Seminar Series” sponsored by Orr Protection Systems.

The lesson and training content is always timely and of great value. This years topic is “Trending Now! #FireProtection Technologies Impacting the Future”.  This topic will explore developing technology in fire protection and how it will impact the facilities that we work in and with.  Some of the technologies to be discussed include: smart devices and apps, selecting voice evacuation/mass notification systems, data center design considerations, and new developments in clean agent, water mist, and air sampling technologies.  Additionally, there is always a “bonus session” which offer just as much value as the main session.  This years bonus session will be on, “Causes and Cures for False Alarms”.

Orr Protection Systems is the leader in mission critical fire protection systems.  The expert presenter is Lee Kaiser, Engineering Manager for ORR. Lee, has a personality that is instantly likable.  With Lee at the helm one can trust that the information will be presented in an entertaining and informative manner, without the use of engineering terms and gobbledygook.  Lee has a presentation style that effectively engages the mixed audience of facility managers, architects, engineers, inspectors, public fire service personnel, and AHJ's.

The location can’t be beat! From San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale, Phoenix to Philadelphia, and in between, this “Training With the Experts Seminar Series” is coming to an area that is local and easy to get to. Click here to see all the locations!

Having attended this event in the past, and looking forward to attending in the future, there is no other conference that offers as much value for the investment as this!  I highly recommend this to anyone within the facilities management, contracting/design, fire protection, or public service sectors.

Register for, Trending Now! #FireProtection Technologies Impacting the Future

Become a Fire Protection Champion

This week I had the privilege of attending an ORR Protection Systems "Training with the Experts" seminar.  The theme is Become a Fire Protection Champion: Carry the Torch of Life Safety: Inspecting, Testing, and Designing for Serviceability.  This seminar is four hours packed with useful information and valuable resources. 

The expert presenter is Lee Kaiser, Engineering Manager for ORR, he has a personality that is instantly likable.  He presented the information in an entertaining and informative manner, without the use of engineering terms and gobbledygook.  His presentation style adequately engages the mixed audience of facility managers, architects, engineers, inspectors, public fire service personnel, and AHJ's.

The seminar very adequately accomplished its stated goal of helping "you understand the essential elements of your life safety fire systems, the current NFPA code changes you need to know, and what is required for inspection, testing, and maintenance to keep your facilities in compliance."

This seminars objectives are:

• Learn the key elements for Inspection, Testing & Maintenance of sprinkler, fire alarm, and suppression systems.
• Discover how to avoid the biggest fire system design problems that can cause maintenance nightmares for facility managers.
• Learn how to react properly to fire panel alarms, as well as supervisory and trouble signals.
• Learn what the NFPA code requires for building compliance.

Especially beneficial, for me, was their bonus session.  The bonus session is all about air sampling smoke detection and VESDA systems.  These are systems that many jurisdictions and AHJ's, myself included, do not get much experience with.   So, it was very helpful to get an overview of these systems and obtain an understanding of how they work.

This seminar is traveling the country through May.  They are coming to a city near you!  Click the link below for dates and to register!

REGISTER for "Training With the Experts"