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Presentations Archive

FCIA's Educational Seminar in Abu Dhabi, UAE

FCIA, Firestop Testing, Systems, & ASTM E 2174 & ASTM E 2393 Inspection Standards, and IAS AC 291 Inspection Agency Accreditation - Bill McHugh

Perimeter Fire Contiainment Systems - Tony Abou Rjeily, STI

FM 4991 - The Standard for Approval of Firestop Contractors - Mark Tyrol, FM Approvals

FM Global, FM Approvals - Bob Azimi Approvals

UL Qualified Fierstop Contractor Program - Ahmed Eldidi, Underwriters Laboraroirs, Inc.

Maintenance of Firestopping, Amir Toma, HILTI


FCIA Programs for Industry

Fire and Life Safety Through Effective Compartmentation and Firestopping CSC 2009

FCIA Presented at AWCI’s Annual Convention
FCIA welcomes new members who join in addition to their AWCI Membership

The Firestopping Quality Process
This is the updated program as of 1/23/07

Compartmentation Symposium
By CSI, as of 03/28/06

The Firestopping Quality Process
(20 MB PowerPoint presentation), This presentation is approved for AIA CES Continuing Education Units.  This is the 2006 Program

Outline, FCIA Firestopping Quality Process Program, This Document explains the Powerpoint Presentation listed above (Word document)

Lessons Learned - An International Airport Project
by Richard Smits - This program disusses the concept of organzing penetrating items during design stage, to minimize conflicts with structural, mechanical and electrical systems, minimizing reworking penetrations to meet firestop systems requirements.  Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, Nov 2003 (WARNING: 16 MB PowerPoint presentation)

FCIA EFC Maintenance, Maintenance of Effective Compartmentation Presentation - Bill McHugh and Scott Rankin

Effective Compartmentation Testing - Rich Walke, PE, UL Speaker, presented to FCIA's 2004 Firestop Industry Conference Attendees this excellent primer about testing protocols for products. This supports an industry strategy that Effective Compartementation performs well when properly designed with tested and listed systems, installed by FCIA Member, FM 4991 Contractors, Inspected to ASTM E 2174 protocol, and Maintained per FCIA's new Maintenance of Effective Compartmentation recommendations.

FCIA Duct Fire Protection Systems Presentation - Dana Decker, 3M Fire Protection Products, Nov 2004

FCIA Code Efforts by Bill Koffel, May 2003

Risk Management by Robert Larson, Nov 2002

Quality Control Manuals by Jeff Gould, Nov 2002                If you are attempting to become FM Approved, and want help writing your quality manual, check out this presentation. 

NFPA 5000 Code Update by Bill Koffel, Nov 2002

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