Scott A. Futrell, PE, FSFPE, CFPS, SET, CFEI, is a fire protection consultant with Futrell Fire Consult & Design Inc., in Osseo, Minn. and has more than 40 years’ experience designing, specifying and investigating fire protection systems. He is a fellow in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, co-author of “Designers Guide to Automatic Sprinkler Systems”, and can be reached by email at: scottf@ffcdi.com, or visit ffcdi.com.