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Building Official
Bob Lennen                                                                                                                                                                8am-10am

As public servants responsible for building safety and the care of the population, how can we as managers and front line staff, do our jobs while making a contribution to the Customer Experience (CX)?  Our manner, style, and empowerment has the ability to provide great CX simply through awareness and support. A buy-in to the CX thought, provides a more engaged staff, better customer relations, more positive branding, and a new team influence that includes the general public.

Exploring NFPA 80, & 105 Annual Inspections
Hal Kelton                                                                                                                                                                 8am-10am

Join us for an engaging discussion on the latest updates to NFPA 80 and NFPA 105. We'll cover the 13 key inspection points, providing real-life examples and offering practical solutions to ensure compliance.

Situation Awareness Specialist - Certificate Course
Justin J. Gardiner                                                                                                                                                  8am-10am

The Situation Awareness Specialist® (SAS) professional certificate training program was designed to educate an individual in the craft of situational awareness - to help build and enhance the capacity to better understand and deal with the dynamics of random and potentially threatening events. 

Understanding Smoke Controls Design Methods, Plan Checking Comments, Inspection Criteria & Testing Sequences
Armondo Herrera                                                                                                                                                      8am-10am

Provide knowledge in the realm of smoke control for design, plan checking, testing and inspecting. The knowledge will be presented by Armando Herrera who has over 20 plus years of smoke control experience. The presentation provides not only code references but actual drawing review comments that are not typically picked up during the initial submittal, videos of testing sequences and videos of typical issues found during the final acceptance testing of smoke control systems.

Using Modeling to Plan Safer Communities
Matthew Crockett & Scott Eckardt                                                                                                                       8am-10am

This seminar will provide an overview of current wildfire hazard and risk modeling tools, available data sets, and modeling software and techniques. These tools are critical components to understanding wildfire vulnerabilities at the regional, community, or project scale. The seminar will explore the functions and limitations of various software packages focused on wildfire hazard and risk modeling, providing examples of their use at different planning scales.

ESS Plan Review
Robert Marshall                                                                                                                                                           8am-12pm

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of residential energy storage systems (ESS) with a focus on safety and compliance. It covers the latest fire codes and guidelines, including the California Fire Code and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 855 standard, which governs the installation, maintenance, and operation of energy storage systems. Students will learn about battery technologies, system design considerations, risk mitigation strategies, and the critical requirements for fire safety in residential applications. Through real-world case studies and interactive exercises, participants will gain practical knowledge on how to apply these codes to ensure safe and effective implementation of ESS in residential settings.

Fire Resistive Assemblies (Horizontal/Vertical)
William A. "Sander" Moss                                                                                                                                         8am-12pm

Design, Plan Review, Installation and Inspection of Fire Resistance Rated Assemblies is a Team Effort.  A detailed presentation of the requirements of the CBC for Vertical and Horizontal fire resistive assemblies including Priority Walls (Fire Walls, Fire Barriers, Fire Partitions and Smoke Barriers), Wall Terminations, as well as, Floors, Floor-Ceiling and Roof-Ceiling assemblies with an emphasis on the use of listed designs and real world applications for plan review and inspection.  CBC Section 706, 707, 708, 709, 711 & 712..

Applied Verbal De-Escalation
Justin J. Gardiner                                                                                                                                                      10am-12pm

De-escalation employs verbal and nonverbal techniques to better manage a situation without having to potentially engage in a physical altercation. It can sometimes be described as the act (or art) of “talking someone down” during a disruptive or potentially violent encounter.

Fire Sprinkler Performance & Effectiveness
Jon Nisja                                                                                                                                                                         10am-12pm

This program reviews fire sprinkler performance and effectiveness for the U.S. and California based on data submitted to the United States Fire Administration’s National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) for the five-year period of 2019-2023. This program will also review the results of recent fire sprinkler tests conducted by the National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA).

Seismic Bracing For Fire Protection Piping Systems
Sam Boskovich & Hannah Gvillo                                                                                                                            10am-12pm

Learn more about when seismic bracing is needed for fire protection piping systems, relevant codes and standards, what the components of a typical seismic bracing system are, and what products and solutions can offer time-savings. 

The Fire Agency's Role in Community Wildfire Resilience
Rob Hazard & Dana Link-Herrera                                                                                                                          10am-12pm

This seminar will explore the critical role fire agencies play in enhancing community wildfire resilience. Participants will gain insights into the strategic planning processes for some of the various pre-fire planning projects that a fire agency can get involved in on the community scale. By the end of the seminar, attendees will have a comprehensive understanding of how fire agencies can effectively contribute to community wildfire resilience planning, the variety of projects they can undertake, and the funding sources available to support these initiatives. 

WUI Fire Protection Planning - Overview of Technical Documents That Will Help Your Decision Making
Michael Huff, Austin Ott, & Noah Stamm​​​​​​​                                                                                                            10am-12pm

This seminar will explore the various technical documents available to fire code officials to aid in determining compliance with applicable codes and acceptable level of risk including the following key topics: 

• Fire Protection Plans 
• Fuel Modification Plans 
• Fire Behavior Modeling 
• Emergency Response Time Analysis 
• Evacuation Analyses and Evacuation Studies 
• AM&M Reports in Wildland 
• Fire Master Plans