SOCIETY OF FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

Upcoming events

    • 20 Jan 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Hiller Fire - Training Center: 1601 W Orangewood Ave., Orange, CA 92868
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    Fire Alarm 101 - NFPA 72 Overview & Lab

    Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026. 9am - 2pm


    Location: Hiller Fire - Training Center: 1601 W Orangewood Ave., Orange, CA 92868


    Free Onsite Parking. Lunch included! 


    Limited Availability - First Come, First Served!


    Meeting Flier:  Click Here

    The Southern California Chapter of SFPE invites you to an in-person, hands-on fire alarm training focused on NFPA 72 fundamentals, plan review expectations, and real-world commissioning and troubleshooting. This session is designed for engineers, designers, AHJs, and industry professionals who want a practical refresher and deeper field-aligned understanding of fire alarm system application and performance.

    Registration will be limited due to space. This event is sponsored by Hiller Fire and AutoCall.

    Presenters:

    • Lenny Belliveau, PE
    • Mathew Mershimer, PE

    Agenda (summary):

    • Check-in, networking, and opening remarks

    • Codes and standards, fire alarm design lite

    • Break

    • Plan review and drawing requirements

    • Lunch

    • Commissioning and troubleshooting

    • Hands-on fire alarm lab

    • Close-out and post-event networking

    Registration fees (includes lunch):

    • SoCal SFPE Member, in-person: $75
    • Non-member, in-person: $125
    • AHJ: $50
    • Virtual options not offered
    • 27 Apr 2026
    • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • 5660 Orangewood Ave, Cypress, CA 90630

    10th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

    Location: Navy Golf Course

    Date: Monday, April 27, 2026

    Save the Date: SoCal SFPE 10th Annual SFPE Golf Tournament

    This is a Charity event to benefit the UCI Regional Burn Center Survivor Program.



Past Events list


NFPA 72 2025 Edition - Key Updates and Insights,  March 24th, 2025,  Maria Marks

Hazardous Area Notification - Avoiding the Big Bang,  February 10th, 2025,  Andrew Dodsworth

Fire Protection with CPVC:  The Flameguard Solution,  January 13th, 2025,  Mario Orlando

Battery Energy Storage: Getting to Yes,  December 9, 2024,  Mike Nicholas

Professional Fire Protection Engineering Licensure in California,  October 14th, 2024,  Ric Moore

Combustible Dusts & Explosion Protection,  May 8th, 2023,  Geffrey Mitchell

Product Showcase - New & Emerging Fire Protection Technology,  April 10th, 2023

AIM Act Impacts to FP Industry + Viking OXEO Gaseous Suppression Systems,  March 13th, 2023, Doug Meyers

Basic Hazardous Materials and Major Code Changes,  February 13th, 2023,   Elley Klausbruckner

2022 CBC - Significant Changes,  January 9, 2023,  Steven Dannaway

Flame Detection, November 14, 2022, Bob Barker

Annual Symposium Event, October 25, 2022

SFPE Foundation, September 12, 2022, Joseph Talbert

Beam Smoke Detection for Large Spaces, June 13, 2022, Dean Rushin

Hybrid NFPA 770 Systems, May 9, 2022, Frank Broidy

Clean Agents and Foam, April 11, 2022, Doug Meyers

Confessions of a Fire Marshal, March 14, 2022, James Frater

Current Topics in Hazmat: Pharma and Extraction Facilities, February 14, 2022, Elley Klausbruckner

Latest Tools & Resources from NFPA, ICC, & UL, January 10, 2022, Ray Bizal & Susan Dowty, & Jon Roberts

Annual Symposium Event, December 6 & 7, 2021, Various Speakers

Protection of Top-Loading Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems, November 8, 2021, Wes Baker

Please contact a board member with any suggestions you have for the chapter. We hope to see you at our next event.

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