Conference Agenda
Sunday, July 30th
9:00am-3:00pmNASFM Executive Board Meeting
Laurens Room
3:30pm-5:00pmNASFM Model Codes Committee Meeting
Laurens Room
2:30pm-5:30pmConference Registration and Information
Mezzanine Level
Monday, July 31st
7:00am-5:00pmConference Registration and Information
Mezzanine Level
7:30am-8:50amState Fire Marshal’s Only Forum
Pinckney Room
Open to NASFM Principal andAssociate Members only.
General Session, Colonial Room
9:00am-10:15amOpening Ceremony – Class “A” or Business Attire Required
- Presentation of Colors-Charleston Fire Department Honor Guard with Pipe and Drum Corps
- Invocation - Chaplain Shane Bowers; Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy
- Welcome and Recognition of Dignitaries; Chief Jonathan Jones, South Carolina State Fire Marshal
- Presidents Welcome – Chief Butch Browning, Louisiana State Fire Marshal
- Swearing in new NASFM Officers – J. William Degnan, New Hampshire State Fire Marshal
- Presentation of Awards
- Olin Greene Outstanding Fire Prevention Service Award
- President’s Award (Sponsored by Global Health & Safety)
10:15am-10:30amBreak
10:30am-12:00pmTall Wood Buildings Panel Discussion with Kelly Nicolello, UL, Steve DiGiovanni, Clark County Fire Department, and Sam Francis, American Wood Council – Moderated by Jim Tidwell, Tidwell Code Consulting.
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch – Sponsored by Global Health and Safety
1:00pm-3:00pmCodes, Technology and Change: What Are We Doing? Panel discussionwith Jim Pauley, President NFPA; Dominic Sims, Chief Executive Officer ICC; Mike Pfeiffer, Senior Vice President ICC; and Don Bliss, Vice President NFPA.Moderated by Dwayne Garriss, Georgia State Fire Marshal
3:00pm-3:15pmBreak - Sponsored by Marriott Fire Protection & Life Safety
3:15pm-4:30pmFire Protection During Construction - Rob Neale, ICC and Jim Tidwell, Tidwell Code Consulting - ICC CEU’s are offered for this presentation
6:00pmEvening Event TransportationLeaves Hotel Lobby
6:30pm-9:30pmUSS Yorktown Lowcountry Boil & BBQ Social Event(Please dress casually for summer heat)
Tuesday, August 1st
7:00am-5:00pmConference Registration and Information
Mezzanine Level
7:30am-8:50amState Fire Marshal’s Only Forum
Pinckney Room
Open to NASFM Principal andAssociate Members only.
8:50am-9:00amBreak
General Session, Colonial Room
9:00am-10:15amFire Investigator Scene Safety and Health - Mike Donahue, Consultant; Asst. Chief (Ret) Montgomery County, MD
10:15am-10:30amBreak – Sponsored by American Pyrotechnics Association
10:30am-11:15amThe National Fire Incident Reporting System: What We Know, Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going – Dr. Denis Onieal, Deputy US Fire Administrator
11:15am-12:00pmNational Disability Rights Network- Codes and Disabilities; Building a Bridge to Improve Safety - Mark Larson, National Disability Rights Network
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch – Sponsored by Intertek
1:00pm-1:40pmNational Fire Sprinkler Association Retrofit Initiative - Vickie Pritchett, National Fire Sprinkler Association
1:40pm-2:20pmOSAC: Improving Fire Investigations through Accreditation - Dr. Craig Beyler, Chair NIST OSAC Subcommittee on Fire and Explosion Investigation
2:20pm-2:30pmBreak
2:30pm-6:30pmExhibit Hall Open with Exhibitor Reception from 5:00-6:30
Wednesday, August 2nd
7:00am-12:00pmConference Registration and Information
Mezzanine Level
7:30am-8:50amState Fire Marshal’s Only Forum
Pinckney Room
Open to NASFM Principal andAssociate Members only.
General Session, Colonial Room
9:00am-9:45amLightning Protection Issue for the Fire Service - Mitchell Guthrie, Lightning Protection Institute
9:45am-10:15amPipeline Emergency Preparedness and Response - Gwenyette Broussard, Shell Pipeline, LP & Philip Oakes, NASFM
10:15am-10:30amBreak
10:30am-11:15amGrowing Pains: Fire Safety in the Budding Marijuana Industry - Ray Bizal, NFPA
11:15am-12:00pmNASFM Foundation Project FAIL-SAFE: “Sprinkler Trade-offs” Lit Review and Computer Modeling – Professor Nick Dembsey, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
12:00pm-1:00pmLunch – Sponsored by Restaurant Technologies
1:00pm-2:30pmNASFM Foundation Project FAIL-SAFE: Risk Evaluation MATRIXTM Tool – Jon Narva, NASFM Staff
2:30pm-4:00pmState Fire Marshal’s Only Forum
Colonial Room
Open to NASFM Principal andAssociate Members only.
Thursday, August 3rd
8:00am-11:00amBonus State Fire Marshal’s Only Forum
Pinckney Room
Open to NASFM Principal andAssociate Members only.