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• Sony Entertainment Tour in Culver City

  • When
    21 Aug 2019
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:30 PM (PDT)
  • Location
    4080 Overland Ave Culver City, CA 90232
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  • Registered
    25 registrants

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  Field Trip to Sony Pictures Entertainment

  The Southern California Chapter of SFPE is hosting a special additional tour to our 2019 schedule! There will be a limit of 25 attendees, so please register early. Parking is free but all attendees will be responsible to purchase their lunch in the Commissary after the tour. A photo ID is required! Please join us for networking and technical information.

  Description
  

  • A general tour of the studio lot where we will discuss the challenges of fire prevention in a campus that was mostly built in the 1920's. Construction, fire protection, space separation, fire lanes, etc.
  • A tour of the UL Listed Central Station where all of the fire signals are received
  • A tour of the very unique studio fire pump system, installed on op of an underground tank built in 1914.
  • Discuss and demonstration of the wireless heat detection systems used on the stages within the sets
  • Demonstration of the CAFS Fire Apparatus

  Tour Host

  Scott Falkenstein, PE, CBCP is the Vice President of Crisis Management and Emergency Services

  Schedule
  

  10AM: Meet up and tour

  Noon: Lunch in Commissary

  1:30PM: Conclusion of Meeting

  Instructions Upon Arrival

  • Guests will enter in through the Overland Entrance and provide their name at the gate and then proceed to park in the Overland Parking Structure.
  • Once parked, walk to the visitor center, where you must provide a photo ID to obtain a guest pass.
  • Once you have the pass, you will be allowed onto the lot.
  • When inside the lot, we will assemble and meet on the right, just outside the visitor center.

  

  Event Flyer: 8-21-19 Meeting Flyer.pdf

  Refund Policy
  

  There are no refunds even if you don't attend.

  
  

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• Ceiling Sprinkler Protection

  • When
    09 Sep 2019
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Quiet Cannon, 901 N. Via Clemente, Montebello, CA 90604
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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  Topic:  Ceiling Only Sprinkler Protection for Building Heights Beyond 45 and 48 Feet Tall

  Date:  September 9, 2019

  Location:

  Quiet Cannon

  901 N. Via San Clemente

  Montebello, Ca 90604

  Schedule

  11:30AM: Registration and Networking

  12:00PM: Meeting and Lunch

  12:30PM: Key Note Presentation

  1:30PM: Conclusion of Meeting

  Monthly Meeting Sponsor (NEW)

  Monthly meeting sponsor $150.  SFPE SoCal is pleased to announce the introduction of a single meeting sponsor for regularly scheduled monthly meetings. The monthly meeting sponsor is provided with a 6 foot display table, and 5 minutes at the beginning of the meeting to address the audience.  If provided, the sponsor’s logo will be on the monthly meeting flyer and identified on the event on the website.  Set up for the display is at 11:30am the day of the meeting and tear down is after the meeting at 2pm.

  Event Flyer

  9-9-19 Meeting Flyer.pdf
  

  Speaker

  Gregg Vlahakis - National Technical Representative for Viking Corporation

  Description
  

  This presentation will cover the evolution of storage sprinklers right up to the latest technologies of today.

  Biography
  

  Gregg has represented the Viking Corporation for the past 29 years serving as a Territory Manager, National Technical Representative, and Business Development. Gregg's responsibilities include educating both contractors and engineers in the United States on current Building and NFPA codes, fire sprinkler heads and devices and their application. As the National Technical Representative/Business Development for Viking the past 18 years, Gregg has been responsible for the training and educating MEP firms, architects, consulting engineers, Fortune 500 company engineers, fire sprinkler contractors, and fire protection authorities throughout the Western region of the United States and Canada. Gregg has conducted training seminars for various sprinkler associations and has served as Co-Chairman of the Southern California Chapter of the American Fire Sprinkler Association. Gregg sits on the NFPA 140 Committee and is a Professional Member on the National level of SFPE. Gregg has served for the past 10+ years on the SFPE SoCal chapter.

  Refund Policy
  

  There are no Refunds since fees are still paid by SFPE Socal to restaurant even if you don't attend.

  
  

  
  

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• 2019 Fire Protection Engineering Symposium

  • When
    02 Oct 2019
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    The Grand Conference Center 4101 E Willow Street Long Beach, CA 90815
  • Registered
    46 registrants

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  The SoCal Chapter of SFPE is hosting the 2019 Fire Protection Engineering Symposium. Invited speakers will present hot topics in the fire protection industry and the newest fire safety technologies will be exhibited. Proceeds benefit the Chapter Scholarship Fund! Come learn about fire protection engineering and support students.

  Check out the event flyer here:

  FPE Symposium Registration 5-10-19.pdf

  Agenda:
  

  Cal Poly Fire Protection Engineering Program Update

       Dr. Rick Emberley, Cal Poly SLO

  California State Fire Marshal's Programs Update

       Chief Mike Richwine, Acting State Fire Marshal

  Energy Storage Systems

       Howard Hopper, Underwriter's Laboratories

  Automated Retrieval System Protection

       Wes Baker, FM Global

  New Technology in Fire Alarms

       Dr. Shane Clary, Bay Alarm

  3D Printed Buildings

       Howard Hopper, Underwriter's Laboratories

  2019 California Building Code Update

       Kevin Reinertson, CAL-Fire Riverside County

  Fire Protection Engineering as a Career

       Nicole Testa Boston, SFPE

  Implementation of ESFR Sprinkler Obstruction Research

       Garner Palenske, WJE

  *Lunch is included in the cost of registration for the event.

  Interested in being a Sponsor or Exhibitor?

  Please see the flyer below for more information.

  FPE Symposium Exhibitors Sponsors 5-10-19.pdf
  

  
  

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• Soot Characterization of Porous Wildland Fuel Combustion

  • When
    11 Nov 2019
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Quiet Cannon, 901 N. Via Clemente, Montebello, CA 90604
  • Registered
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  Topic:  Soot Characterization of Porous Wildland Fuel Combustion

  Date:  November 11, 2019

  Location:

  Quiet Cannon

  901 N. Via San Clemente

  Montebello, Ca 90604

  Schedule

  11:30AM: Registration and Networking

  12:00PM: Meeting and Lunch

  12:30PM: Key Note Presentation

  1:30PM: Conclusion of Meeting

  Monthly Meeting Sponsor (NEW)

  Monthly meeting sponsor $150.  SFPE SoCal is pleased to announce the introduction of a single meeting sponsor for regularly scheduled monthly meetings. The monthly meeting sponsor is provided with a 6 foot display table, and 5 minutes at the beginning of the meeting to address the audience.  If provided, the sponsor’s logo will be on the monthly meeting flyer and identified on the event on the website.  Set up for the display is at 11:30am the day of the meeting and tear down is after the meeting at 2pm.

  Event Flyer

  11-11-19 Meeting Flyer.pdf
  

  Speaker

  Delaney Seeburger - Reax Engineering

  Description
  

  This presentation will discuss the characterization of soot produced under varying oxygen/nitrogen concentrations during combustion of pine needles. These experiments were performed to analyze the effect variations in soot particle size may have on radiation in wildland fires. Because of the increasing frequency and severity of wildland fires, understanding the mechanisms of fire spread and the role soot particles play is of critical importance.

  Biography
  

  Delaney Seeburger graduated from California Polytechnic State University with an MS in Fire Protection Engineering in June of 2019. Over the past two summers, she has interned with the National Park Service and Jensen Hughes. During her last term at Cal Poly, Delaney worked as a research assistance at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, helping with various wildland fire projects. She is currently working for Reax Engineering in the Bay area, assisting with several projects on proactive de-energization thresholds for utility companies. Delaney is a member of SFPE, NFPA, and IAWF.

  Refund Policy
  

  There are no Refunds since fees are still paid by SFPE Socal to restaurant even if you don't attend.

  
  

  
  

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