Fire Life Safety Presentations Keep All on the Same Page By Tiffannie Bond • Photos courtesy of Steve Osman
The National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) and CAL SMACNA presented a fire/smoke damper and smoke control systems class to the Orange County Fire Protection Officer Association (OCFPA) earlier this year. Since then, similar classes have been presented to fire professionals in New York, Northern California, Georgia, and Nevada. The presentations vary slightly from location to location, but they’re similar in content. During the Orange County class, NEMI provided information on regionally specific adopted codes and standards related to fire/smoke dampers and smoke control systems. SMACNA presented the new edition of the Fire, Smoke and Radiation Damper Installation Guide, and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) provided fire life safety ecosystem and fire/smoke damper and smoke control system resources. Participants also received an up-close and personal look at fire/smoke dampers, how they operate, and how smoke
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moves through a duct system. Austin Clark and Mario Corona, from ACCO Engineered Systems; Dion Abril, executive administrator of Western States Council; and Robert Vasquez and Eddie Orozco from Western Allied Mechanical led live demonstrations.
