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• 2026 NCNSFPE Annual Seminar

  • When
    April 30, 2026
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    8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Russ Building Conference Room, 235 Montgomery Street, Floor 21, San Francisco, CA 94104
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  Join us for the NCN-SFPE Annual Seminar on April 30, 2026

  Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
  Time: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (PST)
  Location: Russ Building Conference Room, 235 Montgomery Street, Floor 21, San Francisco, CA 94104

  
  

  Agenda: 

  8:00 - 9:00am      Breakfast and Networking

  9:00 - 10:00am    Review comparison between EV and internal combustion engine vehicles by James Milke, PhD and Karli Steranka (Fire & Risk Alliance)

  10:00 - 10:15am  Break
  

  10:15 - 11:15am   2027 International Building Code Changes by Sagiv Weiss-Ishai (SFFD)

  11:15 - 11:30am   Break
  

  11:30 - 12:30pm  Lahaina and Los Angeles post wildfire investigation by Xareni Monroy (IBHS) 

  12:30 - 2:00pm    Lunch and Networking

  2:00 - 3:00pm      Presentation by James Milke, PhD and Karli Steranka (Fire & Risk Alliance)

  3:00 - 3:15pm      Break

  3:15 - 4:15pm      Single Stair Buildings in California by Robert Marshall (UL)

  4:15 - 4:30pm      Closing and Q/A
  

  5:00 - 7:00pm      Happy Hour at local bar Sponsored by Victaulic

  
  

  Hosted by the Northern California-Nevada Chapter of SFPE.

  Proceeds from this seminar will benefit the Chapter Scholarship Fund for fire protection engineering students.

  Breakfast sandwiches, beverages and lunch buffet will be provided.

  Russ Building is conveniently located within walking distance from Montgomery BART station. Paid parking is also available at Russ Building and 555 California with early bird reduced rates of $28 (entering before 8 am).

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• NCN SFPE May Meeting and Happy Hour

  • When
    May 14, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Jensen Hughes, 1220 Concord Avenue Conference Room, Floor 1 Concord, CA 94520
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   Join us for the NCN SFPE Monthly Presentation and Happy Hour! 

  Presentation Title:  Fire Department Access: Bridging the Gap between Codes and Operations, sponsored by Jensen Hughes

  Date: Thursday, May 14, 2025
  Time: 5 pm. Presentation starts at 5:30pm
  Location: Jensen Hughes - 1220 Concord Avenue Jensen Hughes_Concord CA_SFPE Event Guide.docx

  Presentation Summary: 

  This 1-hour course will cover fire department access requirements including fire water supply, vehicular access, and special use access provisions from the 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) and 2025 California Fire Code (CFC), as well as some local amendments, operational approaches, and typical experiences.  The IFC and CFC provides the general criteria for designing fire department access established as the primary method for fire department response to a fire event in a building.  Where code-compliant fire department access is not achievable, a fire access variance may be permitted by the authority having jurisdiction.  Please note that this presentation addresses code requirements from the IFC and CFC but does not include a thorough evaluation of jurisdiction-dependent requirements or preferences.  Each fire authority will apply their operational goals to support their firefighting team.

  Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • Define various fire department access components.
  • Understand requirements for firefighter safety during a fire event.
  • Evaluate whether a building or facility is provided with adequate fire department access.
  • Apply fire department access requirements to a variety of building configurations.

  Presenter Bios: 

  Mati Shaeffer, PE, PMP, is a senior fire protection engineer and civil engineer with nearly a decade of engineering experience at Jensen Hughes.  She went to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, to complete a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in fire protection engineering. Her area of expertise at Jensen Hughes is fire / nonstructural life safety code consulting and she has worked directly with fire code officials across the West Coast to review project designs and negotiate alternative design requests related to fire department access.

  Don't miss out the fun, networking, appetizers and drinks*! This event is sponsored by Jensen Hughes and is free to NCN-SFPE members. Donations will go toward our annual scholarship.  

  *Tickets include two drinks and snacks. 
  

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