Automatic Fire Alarm Association - 2022 Annual Fire Expo - May 2 - 4, 2022 - Palm Coast, Florida
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Automatic Fire Alarm Association - 2022 Annual Fire Expo
May 2 - 4, 2022 - Palm Coast, Florida
Thank you to our Event Sponsors
HYPERSPIKE
When the Message Matters
Thank you to our Individual Sponsors
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Schedule of Events
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Event Speaker / Sponsor Time Room
MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022
8:00 AM - Flagler
AFAA Board of Director’s Meeting Multiple 2:00 PM Room
Exhibitor Set-up 12:00 PM - Ocean
*Exhibitors must be set-up by 4:30 PM for the Welcome Reception 4:30 PM Ballroom
5:00 PM - Ocean
Welcome Reception with Exhibitors 7:30 PM Ballroom
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022
Moderated by: Rodger Reiswig (AM) & Tim Knisely (PM)
7:30 AM - Ocean
Breakfast with Exhibitors - 9:00 AM Ballroom
9:00 AM - Atlantic
Keynote Speakers: After the Fire! Shawn Simons & Alvaro Llanos 11:00 AM Ballroom
11:00 AM - Atlantic
Refreshments Break 11:15 AM Ballroom Lobby
Kathleen Almand & Victoria 11:15 AM - Atlantic
NFPA 72 Research - Past, Present and Future Hutchinson 12:15 PM Ballroom
12:15 PM - Ocean
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:30 PM Ballroom
1:30 PM - Atlantic
ITM Data Collection & Application Fred Leber 2:30 PM Ballroom
1:30 PM - Ocean
Exhibitor Tear Down - 4:30 PM Ballroom
2:30 PM - Atlantic
2021 ICC/NFPA Model Codes: Summary of Changes Tim Knisely 3:30 PM Ballroom
3:30 PM - Atlantic
Refreshments Break - 3:45 PM Ballroom Lobby
Fire Safety in Very Tall Buildings & the Revised SFPE 3:45 PM - Atlantic
Chris Jelenewicz
Guide 4:45 PM Ballroom
4:45 PM -
Free Time - -
8:00 PM
7:00 PM -
‘First Time Attendee’ Happy Hour - Lobby Bar
8:00 PM
Putting
Fun Activity: 8:30 PM - Course/Grand
Glow in the Dark Putting 10:00 PM Event Lawn
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Schedule of Events
Event Speaker / Sponsor Time Room
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2022
Moderated by: Jim Loftus (AM) & Larry Rietz (PM)
Breakfast: 7:30 AM
Ocean
Breakfast followed by AFAA Business Meeting Multiple Meeting:
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Ballroom
9:00 AM - Atlantic
Fire Pump System Supervision & NFPA 72 John Denhardt & Kevin Hall 10:00 AM Ballroom
10:00 AM - Atlantic
Refreshments Break - 10:15 AM Ballroom Lobby
10:15 AM - Atlantic
ERCES/BDA 2021 NFPA/ICC Code Updates Alan Perdue 11:15 AM Ballroom
11:15 AM - Atlantic
Introduction to UL2524 Standard for ERCES Chris Creamer & Todd M. Iaeger 12:15 PM Ballroom
12:15 PM - Ocean
Lunch - 1:15 PM Ballroom
1:15 PM - Atlantic
NFPA Updates & NFPA 72-2022 Updates Shawn Mahoney 2:15 PM Ballroom
Merton Bunker, Rodger Reiswig, 2:15 PM - Atlantic
AFAA Panel Discussion on NFPA 72-2022 Updates & Larry Rietz 3:15 PM Ballroom
3:15 PM - Atlantic
Refreshments Break - 3:30 PM Ballroom Lobby
3:30 PM - Atlantic
NEC - How Does it Apply to Fire Alarm Systems? Tom Parrish 4:30 PM Ballroom
4:30 PM -
Free Time - -
5:00 PM
Grand Event
5:00 PM -
AFX President’s Dinner Multiple Lawn*
8:00 PM *Weather permitting
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Free Day Discounts available at several 8:00 AM - -
resort amentities 11:59 PM
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Educational Sessions
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - AFTER THE FIRE!
Alvaro Llanos and Shawn Simons | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Their journey of recovery and the investigation into the criminal acts of the arsonists are documented in the New
York Times Best Sellers book “After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and Survival” and later turned into an
award-winning documentary “After the Fire: A True Story of Heroes and Cowards.” Shawn and Alvaro travel the
country speaking to college and high school students about the most difficult time of their lives and the
importance of fire safety and prevention both on and off campus. Their story is one of overcoming adversity
despite the challenges, becoming comfortable in their burned skin and how their bond with each other, as well as
their families, friends and community helped them get back their lives. A true testament that you can have a life
“After the Fire.”
Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos were both inner city kids from New Jersey, who despite violence, drugs, and bad influences in their
neighborhoods, made education a tool to get out of those conditions. Both first-generation college students, they attended Seton Hall
University in South Orange, NJ in the fall of 1999. Meeting for the first time after being assigned to room together in the freshmen residence
hall, Boland Hall, they hit it off and found that they had many things in common. Though Alvaro was very shy and reserved, and Shawn was
very outgoing and the life of the party, they found an equilibrium that complimented each other. Shawn and Alvaro did well in their classes
their first semester, but little did they know their biggest test would come on the morning of January 19, 2000. While the two roommates
slept, two classmates, as a drunken fraternity prank, set a banner on a bulletin board on fire in the third-floor lounge and ran off without
pulling any alarms or alerting any of the residents. As a result of prior months of false fire alarms in the freshmen residence hall, many
students, including Shawn and Alvaro, took their time getting out the building when the alarm was finally pulled. Three students perished
and fifty-eight others were injured due to the arson. Shawn and Alvaro were amongst the most severely burned and injured.
RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NFPA 72 - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Kahleen Almand & Victoria Hutchinson | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
The Fire Protection Research Foundation has conducted more than 30 research programs for the fire alarm industry
in the last twenty years, each enhancing the regulatory framework for fire alarm technology and its installation. This
presentation will review these programs and their impact, with a particular focus on current initiatives. The results
of a recent planning workshop which prioritized research needs to support new developments in the industry will be
presented.
ITM DATA COLLECTION AND APPLICATION
Fred Leber | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Big Data is a catchword these days. The acquisition and use of data have become ubiquitous in our society allowing
companies to determine everything from who buys ketchup to which where it should be located in the store.
Nevertheless, it seems that access to detailed information is severely limited in the fire detection and alarm
industry. Digital tools are used by almost everyone serving the life safety industry, but it seems the information
they can collect is not widely distributed. Real-time, real-life data could help us make better decisions and greatly
improve life safety. At the very least, economies of scale could be achieved by directing efforts where they are most
needed. Relevant codes and standards could be developed or updated based on real data. Many updates are simply
based on fine tuning historical requirements or because of a single anecdotal, incident or a committee’s best guess. The tools to provide
us with needed information are available but as William Gibson pointed out to us “the future is here it’s just not evenly distributed.” This
presentation reviews industry norms in ITM, Codes and Standards development and application while showing how inspection, testing and
maintenance can and does provide data to further industry objectives. Real time testing programs and current (2021) statistical information
will be provided with analysis of lessons learned.
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Educational Sessions
2021 ICC / NFPA MODEL CODES: SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Tim Knisely | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
An informative 60-minute discussion that provides an overview of the new requirements in the International Code
Council (ICC) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) model codes for in-building emergency responder
radio enhancements systems (ERCES), pull stations, low frequency audible fire alarm signal, visible notification
appliances, emergency voice alarm communication (EVAC) systems, carbon monoxide (CO) detection systems and
smoke detection.
Presentation Agenda: 2021 I-Code Changes: 2021 NFPA Code Changes:
• International Fire Code (IFC) • NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
• International Building Code (IBC) • NFPA 1, Fire Code
• International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
FIRE SAFETY IN VERY TALL BUILDINGS & THE REVISED SFPE GUIDE!
Chris Jelenewicz | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 | 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Very tall buildings, because of their highly specialized design requirements and the unusual risks for the occupants
created because of the building’s height, demand special fire safety considerations. These buildings are being
constructed according to various regulations, codes, and standards, many of which did not contemplate buildings
of the heights that were being built. This presentation will discuss issues unique to very tall buildings and how the
revised SFPE Engineering Guide on Fire Safety in Very Tall Buildings addresses the topics that affect the
performance of tall buildings and their occupants during a fire. Topics to be discussed will include egress and
evacuation, emergency access, communications/situation awareness, fire resistance/resiliency, reliability of water
supply, active fire protection systems, and facades. The presentation will focus on implementing an integrated approach that looks beyond
simply complying with codes and standards and considers how the height of the structure impacts safety and how the various fire safety
features in the building complement each other to achieve the building’s fire safety goals. Specifically, it will focus on how these goals can
be implemented in a performance-based fire safety design.
As a result of this presentation, participants will be able to:
• Discuss the unique attributes of very tall buildings that adversely affect the fire safety of a building.
• Describe how the design concepts discussed can be implemented into the overall building design process using performance-based
fire protection engineering concepts
• Understand the different types of evacuation strategies that can be applied in the design of very tall buildings.
• Identify specific fire safety design issues that are inherent in the design of very tall buildings including emergency access,
communications/situation awareness, fire resistance/resiliency, reliability of water supply and active fire protection systems, and facades.
FIRE PUMP SYSTEM SUPERVISION
John Denhardt & Kevin Hall | Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Depending on what standard or code you are using, “supervision” could mean several different things for a
water-based fire protection system. While the alarm industry is familiar with supervisory signal initiating devices,
the sprinkler industry uses “supervised” and “monitored” interchangeably in a more general context. This
presentation will review the supervision requirements for sprinkler systems (NFPA 13/13R/13D), standpipe systems
(NFPA 14), fire pumps (NFPA 20), and water storage tanks (NFPA 22); where initiating devices are requires; what
other forms of “supervision” are permitted; and how those requirements interface with the Fire Code (NFPA 1), Life
Safety Code (NFPA 101), and Alarm and Signaling Code (NFPA 72).
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Educational Sessions
2021-2024 NFPA & IFC CODE UPDATES PERTAINING TO BDA & ERCES
Alan Perdue | Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
The Safer Buildings Coalition’s 2021 - 2024 NFPA and IFC Code Updates pertaining to BDA and ERCES is designed to
provide attendees with an understanding of the technologies, design considerations, and application of model fire
codes and standards (National Fire Protection Association Standards 72, 1221, and 1225, and the ICC-IFC) related
to In-Building Public Safety RF Booster Systems. This talk delves deeply into describing the problem, the benefits,
RF and Technology Basics, FCC requirements, extensive discussion about relevant Fire Codes, standards and listings,
and future technologies.
INTRODUCTION TO UL2524 STANDARD FOR ERCES
Christopher Creamer & Todd Iaeger | Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
The presentation will cover the requirements for Emergency Responder Communications Enhancement Systems
based on NFPA 1225/1221, IFC, IBC and NFPA 1. Attendees will understand the requirements for the UL Standard
for listing of these products (UL2524). There will be a discussion covering the differences between UL2524 and UL
60950 requirements. These two standards are similar, however, the UL2524 requirements provide more the life
safety aspects of the ERCES system product listings.
NFPA UPDATES & NFPA 72-2022 UPDATES
Shawn Mahoney | Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Join Shawn Mahoney, P.E. as he provides an update on everything at the National Fire Protection Association that
pertains to Fire Alarm, this includes some of the major changes to the 2022 Edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm
and Signaling Code® such as the new requirements for Cybersecurity, and a quick overview of new offerings
available from the NFPA including trainings, content, and a look into using NFPA LiNK and its enhanced content.
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Educational Sessions
AFAA PANEL DISCUSION ON NFPA 72-2022
Merton Bunker - Bunker & Associates, Rodger Reiswig - Johnson Controls,
Larry Rietz - Jensen Hughes | Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
This presentation will feature an in-depth look at some of the more significant changes made to the NFPA 72-2022 Edition.
What changes have been made to Remote Access allowances and how does that relate to the changes and additions to Cy-
ber Security? Extensive changes were made to Pathway Survivability levels and options. What is the latest regarding chang-
es made to UL 268 and UL 217 for smoke detection? What changes have been made to fire alarm batteries as a secondary
power source? And finally, what changes made to UL 1221 might affect NFPA 72 fire alarm systems? Please join us for this
fast-paced, but in-depth look at some of the changes made to NFPA 72-2022.
This presentation will feature the following learning objectives:
• What important changes were made to Remote Access and Cyber Security?
• How can the changes to Pathway Survivability affect how survivable circuits are installed in the future?
• How will changes to UL 268 and UL 217 affect smoke detection products in the future?
NEC- HOW DOES IT APPLY TO FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS?
Tom Parrish - Telgian | Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
The National Electrical Code (NEC) can be a daunting code to learn and understand. Too many people involved in
the fire alarm industry fail to realize that you need to look at much more than Article 760. This session will attempt
to de-mystify the NEC and allow the attendee to gain an understanding of how it works, and which sections may
need to be consulted when installing fire alarm systems.
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Exhibitors
1 2 3 4 5 6
O c e a n B a llr o o m
19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12
EXHIBITORS
Alliance Communications, 8 HyperSpike, 5 Radix Wire, 22
Armstrong Fluid Technology, 9 Inspect Point, 23 SDi, 1
Autocall, 4 Jeron Electronic Systems, Inc., 14 Service Trade, 6
Cintas Fire Protection, 10 Mircom, 7 Space Age Electronics, 16
Comba Telecom, Inc., 24 NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc., 13 TELECO, 3
Eaton, 2 NOTIFIER by Honeywell, 19 Telguard, 20
FFE, 11 Potter Electric Signal Company, 15 Radio VITAlink, 17
Honeywell Fire (Focused on BDA/Fiplex), 18 Solutions, 12
Honeywell Fire (Focused on CLSS/Alarm
Transmission/Pathway), 21
ASSOCIATION ALLEY
American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) Florida Automatic Fire Alarm Association Safer Buildings Coalition
AMRACI National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA)
11 Electronic Security Association (ESA) NICET
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