Samuel S. Dannaway

Samuel S. Dannaway

Samuel S. Dannaway, P.E., FSFPE, is a licensed fire protection engineer and mechanical engineer with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering. He is a past president and fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. He is vice president of Fire Protection Technology at Coffman Engineers Inc., a multidiscipline engineering firm with over 360 employees across eight offices. Sam can be reached at dannaway@coffman.com.

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FPE Corner

The Trouble With (Some) AHJs

Young fire protection engineers need mentors to help them use good judgment.
December 3, 2018
Samuel S. Dannaway
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Ah yes, AHJs. You cannot live with them and you most definitely cannot live without them. The official NFPA definition of an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) is “An organization, office or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation or a procedure.”
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FPE Corner

2019 Editions of NFPA 20 and NFPA 14

Code changes for stationary pumps and standpipe/hose systems.
November 3, 2018
Samuel S. Dannaway
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The National Fire Protection Association Standards Council issued the 2019 edition of NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, with an effective date of May 24, 2018. 
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2019 NFPA 13D and 13R

Code changes for residential sprinkler systems.
October 5, 2018
Samuel S. Dannaway
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NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, is effective as of Sept. 3, 2018. NFPA 13R. Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies, is effective as of May 24, 2018.
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Ordinance 18-14: Safety Gaps

Honolulu’s first retrofit fire safety legislation for high-rise apartments leaves room for tragedy.
June 26, 2018
Samuel S. Dannaway
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Honolulu’s first retrofit fire safety legislation for high-rise apartments needs to serve as a building block for the inevitable complete sprinkler mandate that is to come.
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National Engineering Landmark
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Red Hill Tunnel Part 2

Project improves safety to the environment from the potential for leaking tanks.
February 20, 2018
Samuel S. Dannaway
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This is the second installation in a series of columns that will discuss the amazing engineering achievement within a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
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