Upstate Fire Protection Engineering, PLLC

10/30/2020

Free Access is now available online for the first edition of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1700, Guide for Structural Fire Fighting.

The NFPA 1700, Guide for Structural Fire Fighting is the first document connecting fire dynamics research and its application to strategy, tactics, and best practices for firefighters in controlling fires within a structure.

The first edition was prepared by the Technical Committee on Fundamentals of Fire Control Within a Structure Utilizing Fire Dynamics and acted on by the NFPA membership during the 2020 NFPA Technical Meeting.

Since 2015, members of the UL FSRI team, Advisory Board, and Technical Panels have been part of this committee that has been responsible for documents relating to techniques and methods used in firefighting based on accepted scientific principles and research in the field of fire dynamics. We are honored to conduct our research alongside fire service leaders who are helping the results reach the streets around the world.

• Steve Kerber, UL FSRI
• Dan Madrzykowski, UL FSRI
• Gavin Horn, UL FSRI (previously IFSI Research)
• Jim Golondzinier, Los Angeles County Fire Department (CA),
Positive Pressure Ventilation Tech Panel
• Sean Gray, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services (GA),
Advisory Board
• Brad French, Dayton, Ohio - City Government Fire Department
(OH), Coordinated Fire Attack Tech Panel
• Jens Stiegel, Frankfurt Fire Department (Germany), Advisory
Board
• Nick Ledin, Eau Claire Fire Rescue (WI), Public Safety Education
Advisory Board
• Sean DeCrane, UL (OH), Advisory Board
• George Healy, New York City Fire Department (FDNY), Advisory
Board

An on-line interactive training course to support the implementation of NFPA 1700 into department SOGs/SOPs is currently under development. This project is led by the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) with collaborative support from others including UL FSRI and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and funded by Department of Homeland Security / FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grant.

We look forward to seeing the impact that connecting research to practice will have on firefighter safety and how departments will integrate this guide into their SOGs/SOPs.

09/25/2020

The Fire Protection Technology Department has moved...to the School of Computing and Applied Technologies!

Kevin Geidel has big plans for Onondaga Community College's Fire Protection Technology program. For decades it's been highly regarded as the place where the firefighters of tomorrow are trained. He's prepared to maintain that standard and highlight everything else the degree program can do for stude...

08/05/2020

There is always a need for FPEs!

07/08/2020

Who maintains YOUR fire protection systems?

12/20/2019

Congrats to the 2019 A. James Clark School of Engineering graduates, especially the group from the University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering! This year, our first graduate Fellow, Julie Bryant graduated with her Master's in Fire Protection Engineering. She is now a full-time Research Associate with the team. The UL FSRI team would also like to congratulate Bryan Giudice who served as an intern with the team this summer. Bryan graduated with his Bachelor's in Fire Protection Engineering and is currently a Lieutenant with the College Park Volunteer Fire Department (official).

Future grad students can apply today for the UMD/ULFSRI fellowship here: https://s.ul.com/2S7JGzW

11/11/2019

A construction safety tip from "The Far Side" by Gary Larson.

11/04/2019

UFPE was delighted to present at the 2019 CNY Engineering Expo! Topic involved combustion chemistry, heat release rates, compartment fires and the "tie-in" to NFPA prescriptive requirements for fire detector spacing & coverage area.

10/17/2019

Mike Klemenz will be presenting at the 2019 CNY Engineering Expo. Everything you need to know about "Compartment Fire Dynamics and It's Effect on Fire Protection System Design." See you there? Excellent, affordable source of PDH's.

Please join us for the 16th annual CNY Engineering Expo! Monday, November 4 Oncenter 411 Montgomery St, Syracuse, NY The CNY Engineering Expo is an excellent opportunity to network with other professionals in the area and earn PDHs to maintain your license. The event features multiple specialized tr...

08/24/2019

The time has come...for the Fall 2019 Fire Dynamics course!

08/22/2019

In less than one week, the Fall semester will commence at OCC. We are looking at a fuller-than-capacity Fire Dynamics class (FPT-158). Now is a good time to discover the numerous career paths that are available with an AAS degree in FPT from OCC.

Few careers are as demanding or take you as close to the danger. Few require the same degree of intensive training and hands-on knowledge of how to effectively operate state-of-the-art fire fighting equipment. But fewer still offer the satisfaction of saving what's priceless - human life. The duties...