But wait! We have one more holiday gift for you! The latest issue of Life Safety Digest has dropped...and just before the ball!
Happy Holidays from FCIA!
In honor of the Christmas and New Years holidays, the FCIA Office will be closed December 24-26 and December 31 - January 1. We'll see you in 2025!
And just like, we come to the end of an era...the Cathy Burns era. Please join us as we thank Cathy for 9+ years of dedicated service to FCIA and the firestop industry. Her contributions are many and great and far too many to list here. She will be missed...by members, Board, and Staff alike. Enjoy retirement!
Big thanks to everyone who attended today's webinar, 'Comparing and Contrasting Reaction to Fire Standards and Fire-Resistance Standards', with Rich Walke (CTI) and Bill McHugh (FCIA). Missed it? No problem! Find the Presentation here. FCIA Members can listen to the recording in Members Only.
It's here! It's finally here! The newest issue of The FireStop is online and ready for your reading pleasure. Check it out today
We're so thankful for you - your support, your trust, your commitment to fire and life safety.
In honor of the US Thanksgiving holiday, our US-based office will be closed November 28-29.
Gobble gobble, y'all!
Guess what? The Fall issue of Life Safety Digest is here!
Read it online today!
Special thanks to Keith Pardoe (SDSLF, LLC) for yesterday's webinar, 'A Constant State of Readiness: Fire Doors Have One Job!' We're so honored to get to work with experts like Keith for first-rate education!
Find the Presentation Here
FCIA Members can access the recording in Members Only!
FCIA is heading to the IFMA World Workplace '24 in San Antonio, TX this week! Be sure to stop by our booth (2854) to say "Hi!"
#WeMakePassiveFireProtectionWork
The countdown to FIC '24 begins...T-minus 36 days and counting!
If you're not registered yet, better get on it!
Last week's PasFiPro '24 Calgary was AWESOME! Huge thanks to our faculty, sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees for filling the room and bringing the fire-resistance! Stay tuned for photos from the event.
#WeMakePassiveFireProtectionWork
PasFiPro '24 Calgary, the FCIA-NFCA Passive Fire Protection Symposium, opens this week! It's two-days jam-packed with education on structural and compartmentation fire-resistance. Dynamite speakers. The FM & UL Firestop Exams. Exhibitors. Networking. Can't wait to see you, Canada!
Tons of thanks to our panel from today's 'Engineering Judgements (EJs) & UL Solutions' Technical Evaluation Developer Program (TEDP)'! The session was one of our biggest yet!
Missed it? Find the Presentation in our Archives
Members can find the Recording in Members Only
Did you know that FCIA has a selection of Video Resources available for your viewing pleasure? Check them out!
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Ready to change the world? Or maybe just take a reading break...
The Firestop is here!
Hey, Health Care Facility enthusiasts! Guess who is exhibiting at the ASHE Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference in Anaheim?
That's right! FCIA is! Stop by and say hi - booth 1063!
Registration is open for the expert panel discussion on 'Engineering Judgements (EJs): What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You'.
When: August 14
Time: 10:00 am CDT
Register Today
Thanks to all who attended today's webinar.
Missed it? Find the presentation online here
Register today for 'Restoring STC Through Proper Firestopping' with Tim Mattox (STI), the July webinar in the FCIA Educational Webinar Series.
When: July 17
Time: 10:00 am CDT
Register Today
Been thinking about joining FCIA but haven't pulled the trigger yet?
Now's the time! Enjoy membership discounts through the end of 2024.
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Sup...just kidding! But it IS the newest issue of The Firestop! (It's almost as good as Superman.)
Read it online today!
Registration is Now Open for the June program in the FCIA Educational Webinar Series.
Join us this June 13 at 10:00 am CDT for 'What Code We Do For You? A Look at the Recent Code Change Proposals' with Rich Walke (CTI) and Bill McHugh (FCIA).
Register Today!
Have you met our new Director, Middle East & Asia yet? Join us in welcoming Abhishek Chhabra to the FCIA team!
Oops! We did it again...
Hosted another awesome webinar, that is! Thanks so much to Ron Geren (RLGA Technical Services) for sharing his expertise on the 07 84 00 Firestop Spec. It's always great hearing from experts!
Find the presentation here
Check out this informational bulletin from FCIA on Mineral Wool Availability and Firestop Systems.
It's time for The FireStop, the FCIA newsletter!
Read it online today
Big thanks to Corey Zussman (Pepper Construction) for presenting today's webinar, 'Firestop Installations: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly'.
Corey's seen it all, and yes, we mean IT ALL. It's inspiring to partner with someone who is as passionate about properly installed firestop systems as FCIA members are!
Check out the presentation here
Did you know FCIA Members are the global experts and providers of life safety passive fire and smoke protection systems.
It's true! Nobody knows firestopping like FCIA Members do!
Find a FCIA Member near you!
The FCIA Contractor and Special Inspection Agency Member Only 'FCIA Education for the Firestop Exams - MENA Edition' webinar originally scheduled for January 30 has been rescheduled to Feburary 19. Apologies for the inconvenience!
Congrats to our 2024 FCIA Board of Directors leaders - Gus Mancini (Vice President), Joe Wilkinson (Secretary), and Mark Dietz (Treasurer)! Looking forward to big things from this group of changemakers!
The FCIA Board of Directors meets this week to tackle industry issues, focus the direction of the Association, and work on developing future goals for the Association and industry. We appreciate the time and talents of this group of volunteers who consistently show their commitment to improved fire and life safety around the world!
What a great start to 2024 - another awesome FCIA webinar!
Did you miss 'The Future Looks 'DIIM'...and That's Good!' with Rich Walke (CTI) and Bill McHugh (FCIA) today? That's ok! Find the presentation - and so many others - in our Webinar Archive!
Happy New Year, from FCIA! Can't wait for all the exciting things coming this year for the fire and life safety industry! Thanks so much for supporting FCIA and improved fire and life safety in buildings around the world!