ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER | ORLANDO, FL
CONFERENCE & EXPO JUNE 17–19 | TECHNICAL MEETING JUNE 20–21
EDUCATION SESSIONS
LIFF: LATEST ISSUES FACING FIREFIGHTERS
(LEARNING ANNEX)
Fire Protection Systems for First Responders
Hook Up and Stretch: High-Rise and Mid-Rise Operations
Emergency Response to Electric Vehicle Incidents
Reducing Cancer in the Fire Service: A No-Nonsense Approach
Ignite Your Leadership Potential
Influencing Proactive Firefighters 2.0: Addressing Bias as an Obstacle
to Prevention
At The Command Post: Managing BESS Emergencies
PFAS and Firefighter Bunker Gear: Sorting Through the Emotion and
Rhetoric to Get to the Truth
Fire Alarm Systems for First Responders
NATURAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RECOVERY
(LEARNING ANNEX)
Electrical Safety Before, During, and After a Natural Disaster
Why Do Certain Buildings Survive Disasters? Good Design Matters.
Building Health Care Resiliency: From Design to Consequence Management
Mother Nature Gone Wild: How Your Workplace Should Develop Emergency Plans
for Natural Disasters
Missed Opportunities: NFPA 1600 and the Lahaina Wildfire on Maui
Facility Natural Disaster Preparedness, A Panel Discussion
BATTERY SAFETY
Mitigating Battery Energy Storage System Explosion Hazards Using
UL 9540A Data: A Panel Discussion
Strategies and Best Practices for Mitigating Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in
Micro-Mobility Devices
Fire and Plume Modeling for Battery Energy Storage Systems
Battery Energy Storage System Workshop
CPSC Update on Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Work
The Energy Storage Roadmap: Which Way is Straight?
Development of Standardized Performance Testing for Detection and
Suppression of Lithium Ion Battery Energy Storage
Large-Scale Sprinklered Fire Tests of Lithium-Ion Cells in Plastic Trays
Within a Rack Storage Configuration
FIRE SUPPRESSION
Halogenated Clean Agents and PFAS – an FSSA/Industry Panel Discussion:
Human & Environmental Health and Related Regulatory Developments
Sprinkler System Corrosion Inhibitors
Fire Protection: Plastics to Fire Pumps Case Study
Transitioning to Fixed Fluorine Free Foam Systems
Water Mist: How It Works and Where It Can Be Applied
ITM of Standpipe Systems and Pressure-Reducing Devices
Panel on Artificial Intelligence and Fire Safety Usage
Design Alternatives for a High Rise Standpipe System
Automatic Sprinkler Protection for Additive Manufacturing Metal
Powder Storage
Window Sprinklers and Water Curtains: A Deeper Look Into Sprinklers in
Alternative Applications
Investigating Obstructions
NFPA 25: Five Changes You Need to Know in 2023 and Some Gray Areas
NFPA 420
Commercial Hood Installation and Venting
Plan Review: Jump Started and Streamlined
Planning for Electric Vehicle Charging in New and Existing Parking Garages
What Is New in NFPA 13 for 2025?
Automated Storage Systems (ASRS, MFC, AMR): From a Storage Occupancy to a
Process Occupancy with Combustible Load
Fire Extinguisher Selection and Placement Workshop
FIRST RESPONDER
Assessment of the Effectiveness of EV Firefighting Tactics and the
Impact on Stranded Energy
Firefighter Health and Safety: Recent Research on Fatalities, Injuries, and
Fitness Programs
Rick Bucher – A Dialogue on Mental Health and Hope
Grant Funding for Fire Response
Firefighting Foams: Fire Service Roadmap Updates
Identifying Challenges to Fire Service Response in Storage Facilities
Using Immersive Next-Gen Technology to TRAIN Responders
Growing and Sustaining a Community Wide Active Shooter Hostile Event
Response Program With NFPA 3000
Fire Fighter Safety Concept: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

BUILDING AND LIFE SAFETY
Life Safety Evaluations: What They Are and Why They Are Important
Leveraging Cone Calorimeter Testing for Modeling Fire Growth Scenarios
NFPA 461: Overview of Spacecraft Design and Spaceflight Hazard Analysis
Life Safety Drawings that Actually Work for Facilities
Major Changes to NFPA 101 and NFPA 99 2024 Editions and the Impact on
Health Care
Code Compliance Challenges in Giga Projects
Abu Dhabi Guideline to Determine Safety Requirements in Existing Buildings
LiNKing Various NFPA Codes and Standards in Healthcare Design
Fire Hazard Evaluation of Exterior Building Façades: A Property Insurance
Perspective
Fundamentals of Fire and the Future of Building Safety in the US
ITM’s Enduring Role in Building/Life Safety Code Design Allowances
Changes to NFPA Health Care Codes and Standards
Ensuring Data Center Resilience: Best Practices in Fire and Life Safety
CMS Updates
Fundamentals of CMS Life Safety Survey Compliance
Fire Safety in Animal Housing Facilities: A Case Study
Debate on Safety: Life Safety Versus Infection Prevention
Fire Door Inspection and Testing 101
Change of Occupancy: The Fire Marshal’s Guide to Getting It Right
Residential Occupancies: A Holistic Overview for Building a Safer Home — Case
Studies from the MENA Region
Resiliency for Health: A Holistic Approach to Building Performance
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL SAFETY
Oops, We Did It Again! Reducing Human Error-Induced Accidents
Inherently Safer Design: A Driver of Critical Chemical Safety Change
Explosion Protection: Usage and Examination of Explosion Isolation Systems
Key to Safety in Distilleries
Designing Fire Protection Systems for Hydrogen Tank Truck Loading Racks
Practical Guide to Hydrogen Hazard Detection System Design and Operation
Before and After a Dust Hazard Analysis: What to Expect from a DHA and
Next Steps
Understanding Ignition Risks from Electrostatic Sources Involving
Plastic Containers
The Critical Role of Accurate Hazmat Classification
NFPA 241: How a Hot Work Tragedy Resulted in Statewide Policy Change
Hazardous Materials, NFPA 400, Back to the Basics
EDUCATION SESSIONS
ELECTRICAL
Enabling Electrification: Using Energy Management Systems to Solve
Modern Challenges
An Introduction to Special-Purpose GFCIs: A Proactive Approach to
Personnel Protection
Demystification of AFCIs
How Complacency Nearly Killed Me
The NFPA 70E Risk Factor: Concepts for Risk Assessment and Reduction in
Electrical Safety
Twins! Putting Power System Data to Work
Are Your Qualified Workers Truly NFPA 70E Qualified?
Cybersecurity: How to Protect Our Electrical Infrastructure?
NEC® and ICC A117.1: Updates to Kitchen Receptacle Requirements for
People with Disabilities
Reducing Risk When Performing Energized Work on Batteries
The Value of Being Involved in the NFPA Standards Development Process
The New Era of Energy and Electrification
The Importance of Wind Turbine Technician Certification
Electrical Equipment Maintenance and Electrical Safety in the Workplace:
Incorporating NFPA 70B and NFPA 70E Standards
Electrical Safety During Electrification: EVSE, Overloads, and Workplace Injuries
WILDFIRE
Stakeholder Perceptions of Wildfire Mitigations for Homes
The Role of Community Risk Reduction in Wildfire Solutions
Planning for Wildfires: Australian Planning and Building Practice
Beyond Parcel-Level Risk Assessment and Mitigation: Engaging Fire Service
and Community Stakeholders
WUI… Do We Even Know Where It Is Anymore?
Urgent New Approaches: Wildfire Mitigation and Management
Recommendations to Congress
FIRE ALARM
ERCES Certification and Qualifications of Personnel
Best Practices for Mass Notification Risk Analysis
Video Fire Detection: Evolution to a Mature Detection Technology for
High-Risk Environments
False Fire Alarm Prevention Methods
Creating and Reviewing Fire Alarm Calculations
Proposed Significant Changes to NFPA 72®
 EDUCATION SESSIONS
COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SOPE: SPOTLIGHT ON PUBLIC EDUCATION
Operationalizing Your Information Sounding the Alarm on Innovation and Collaboration: Operation SAFER (Smoke
Engaging Fire Operations Crews in Community Risk Reduction: Alarms for Every Residence) and Test Your Smoke Alarm Day
Maximizing Impact Addressing a Trending CRR Issue: Multi-Agency Collaboration for Home Oxygen
From Capitals to Communities: CRR Leadership Paving the Way for Safety Burn Injury and Fire Prevention

WUI + CRR = Win Using AI to Enhance Educational Messages and Outreach

Collaborative Solutions for Community Risk Reduction Achieving Fire Safety in Residences Affected by Hoarding
Using Strategy to Create Successful School Programs

SPANISH: SPOTLIGHT ON LATAM Fire Safety Education on a Budget: The Power of Creative Partnerships

Desarrollo e implementación de un programa para formar técnicos en Seguridad What We Fail to See: Serving Blind Community Members with Care and Respect
Humana y Protección Contra Incendios en Latinoamérica Proven Strategies to Prevent Construction of Substandard Homes and Get More
International Panel Homes Built with Fire Sprinklers: A Case Study Driven Presentation

Panama City Tower Blast: Case Study Building Interactive Activities to Enhance Engagement and Increase
Knowledge Retention
Performance-Based Analysis of Water-Based Fire Protection System in a
Mining Conveyor Belt
WOMEN IN STEM
Engineering the Magic Presented by the NFPA Women in STEM