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Argue with the AHJ
Featuring Chris Towski, Lieutenant for the City of Cambridge, MA Fire Department
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
DoubleTree Westborough in Westborough, MA
Social Hour 5:00-6:00PM
Dinner & Meeting 6:00-9:00PM
$50 for buffet dinner and meeting

Highlights include

  • Online Permitting in Cambridge
  • Safeguarding, Best Practices During Construction
  • Answer your questions regarding why the Code and Code Enforcement can differ
Chris Towski is a lieutenant for the City of Cambridge, MA, Fire Department with over 22 years of service. For nearly 10 years Towski has been in the Fire Prevention Office where the primary duties are to enforce state laws and codes related to fire prevention and protection. He is also a Massachusetts licensed electrician and construction supervisor. He is an EMT, and certified at Firefighter I and II levels, Fire Officer Levels I and II, Fire Instructor Levels I and II, and Fire Incident Safety Officer. He has been his department's electrical safety officer for almost 10 years. He is a technical committee member for the National Fire Protection Association standard number 241 for Safeguarding Buildings under Construction and Demolition, 18 for Wetting Agents, 18A for Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitigation, 1150 for Foam Chemicals for Class A Fires and 855 for Stationary Energy Storage Systems. In addition he is currently the second vice president of the Fire Prevention Association of Massachusetts, an AHJ member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers New England Chapter and a member of the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts.

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There will be a short ceremony before the meeting to honor the memory of John Stofa

2018 Massachusetts Fire Prevention Regulations Review
Featuring Jake Nunnemacher of the MA State Fire Marshal's Office
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
DoubleTree Westborough in Westborough, MA
Social Hour 5:00-6:00PM
Dinner & Meeting 6:00-9:00PM
$50 for buffet dinner and meeting

Highlights include

  • What's changed?
    • Inclusion of NFPA-1 2015 with the MA Amendments
    • Differences between the earlier version of 527 CMR (which was based on the NFPA 2012 code) and today's regulation
  • How these changes will impact your business
Jake Nunnemacher is a Fire Protection Engineer for the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Jake’s territory is communities South of the Mass Pike. Jake received a BA from Assumption College and BS from Worcester Polytechnic Instute.

He is a member of the New England SFPE and is a faculty member in the Fire Science Department at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, MA. Jake is also a member of the Su-on, MA Fire Department and a former member of the Auburn FD while a student at WPI.

We are expecting a full house for this exciting and informative meeting so please Register Early.

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NFPA 72 2016

April 28th - Join us for "RF Communications for Fire Alarm Reporting"

POTS lines are rapidly going the way of the dinosaurs. Radio and cellular technologies have gained major acceptance in our industry for some time.

Come and listen to 4 of the New England area's finest talk about their technology and how their individual products and methods can help you better understand this advancement in Alarm Reporting.

After our Moderator gives us a basic understanding of wireless reporting, each member of the dais will have an opportunity to differentiate themselves and give you the best application advice for their particular product.

At the end there will be a 45 minute Question & Answer panel discussion where you can have your questions and concerns answered.

Presenters

  • Tony DiFranco of RB Allen, Introduction & Moderator
  • Jeff Parent, Municipal & Industrial Alarm Reporting for RB Allen
    Will present the Digitize 1221 Radio Line
  • Steve Sargent, VP of Sales and Engineering for Keltron Corporation
    Will present the Keltron line
  • Paul Hoey, Eastern Regional Sales Manager for NAPCO Security
    Will present Cellular products
  • Mario Bulhoes, VP & General Manager for King-Fisher Company
    Will present the King-Fisher line
  • James Lynch, Northeast Regional Sales Manager for AES Corporation
    Will present the AES Mesh Network

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Date: April 28, 2016
Location: Double Tree Westborough, 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough, MA, 01581. TEL: 1-508-366-5511
Agenda: Dinner and meeting start at 6PM, Speakers 7-8:15PM, Q&A 8:15-9PM

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NFPA 72 2016

It's that time again - Join us for the 2016 NFPA 72 Update meeting

Mr. Dick Roux will be presenting the changes in the 2016 edition of NFPA 72. Some of the changes to be discussed include:

  • Chapter 7: Documentation
  • Chapter 10: Fundamentals
  • Chapter 12: Circuits and Pathways
  • Chapter 17: Initiating Devices
  • Chapter 18: Notification Appliances
  • Chapter 21: Emergency Control Function Interfaces
  • Chapter 23: Protected Promises Fire Alarm Systems
  • Chapter 24: Emergency Communication Systems
  • Chapter 26: Supervising Station Alarm Systems
  • Chapter 29: Single and Multiple Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems.

The more you know...

John Houlihan will present an overview of Senate Docket #2234 regarding Permitting in the Commonwealth and other alarm related Bills that are in various levels of the legislature.

Lastly

Several board positions are up for re-election. If you or someone you know wishes to be on the Board, nominations will be accepted on the floor. All of the incumbent Directors have indicated their desire to remain on the Board.

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Date: November 18th, 2015
Location: Four Points Sheraton, 1125 Boston Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02063
Agenda: Dinner and meeting at 6PM, on your way home by 9PM

The online registration page isn't quite ready, so you can either download the signup form below, or wait a few days and signup online.

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