High Pile Storage Fire Protection Training Webinar

High Pile Storage

High Pile Storage Fire Protection Training Webinar

Webinar presentation will educate facility managers, building and fire officials and service providers on the hazards and fire protection associated with high-piled combustible storage.

A new webinar has been prepared by Fire Smarts, LLC to educate facility managers, building and fire officials and service providers worldwide on the hazards and fire protection associated with high-piled combustible storage. This training is an overview of the hazards associated with high-piled combustible storage. It will familiarize attendees with the International Fire Code (IFC) requirements and specifically some of the provisions of Chapter 32. The webinar is part of the online training resources offered by Fire Smarts.

The “Introduction to High Pile Storage Requirements” webinar will be presented by fire protection industry expert, Tracey Bellamy, P.E., CFPS, on Thursday, January 11 at 2:00pm Eastern. During this 90-minute training, Mr. Bellamy will provide an understanding of the basic high pile storage requirements as well as what factors make these requirements applicable including commodity classification, aisle requirements and access doors.

Registration is open to all interested parties. For more information and to register for this webinar click here Introduction to High Pile Storage Requirements.

“With modern packaging and storage methods the fire risk associated with high piled storage is demanding more attention and enforcement,” said Ryan J. Smith, Executive Director of Fire Smarts, LLC. “This webinar presentation will benefit all stakeholders in understanding high piled storage hazards and when enhanced fire protection requirement need to be considered.”

The webinar qualifies for one contact hour of continuing education training as approved by the International Code Council (ICC) and recognized by NICET for professional development. Certificates will be issued to attendees following the webinar. Registered participants unable to attend the live webinar will have access to the webinar recording to view at a later time.

“With the creation of enhanced storage methods comes the need to increase fire protection for occupancies with high piled storage” said Tracey Bellamy, P.E., CFPS. “This training will provide an essential foundation of understanding about the hazards and protection requirements of high pile storage.”

Webinar instructor, Tracey Bellamy, P.E., CFPS, has more than 25 years’ experience in the fire protection community including all areas of the fire sprinkler industry. He has extensive experience with fire suppression system design, fire hazard analysis and fire protection system inspection and testing. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in 49 U.S. states, District of Columbia and Guam and a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS). He serves on several NFPA technical and correlating committees including NFPA 13, 15, 16, 25, 30, 30B, 101 and 5000 (building code).

This presentation is part of the monthly training webinar series organized by Fire Smarts to deliver quality NFPA based fire protection training. For more information and to register for this webinar visit https://training.firesmarts.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=256

About Fire Smarts, LLC: Fire Smarts is a nationally recognized provider of fire protection education and training services. With specialized expertise in the NFPA standards the company’s team of internationally recognized instructors create and deliver custom fire suppression and fire alarm training solutions for building and fire officials, service providers and business organizations. Fire Smarts is a Preferred Provider with the International Code Council to deliver approved training programs for CEU’s toward ICC Certifications. To learn more about Fire Smarts visit https://www.firesmarts.com/.