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FPE Corner
Powering Tomorrow with Energy Storage Systems
If the ESS industry wants to see successful broad-scale proliferation, it needs to work with safety professionals to assure future success.
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Using W-Rated Firestop Sealants
No current code requirements specify a W rating, but it is something project owners and stakeholders have asked for over time.
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Modified Testing for Products: All Smoke and Mirrors?
How manufacturers are modifying the ASTM E84 standard to skew test results and provide favorable FSI and SDI numbers.
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Don’t Wait to Comply with New NFPA Antifreeze Standards
Guidance exists today to design and install fire sprinkler antifreeze systems using the industry's safest and most reliable practices.
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Inspecting, Testing Backflow Preventers Used in Fire Protection Systems
Using the forward-flow test is fairly straightforward unless a means to test is not provided, a situation not addressed in the NFPA codes.
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Fire Suppression: When Bad Things Happen to Good Systems
The primary cause for fire sprinkler system failures is an improperly or inadvertently closed system control valve.
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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.
