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29 Dec 2019

2019

by: Lindsey Dutkiewicz

12/30/19: The latest issue of Life Safety Digest is here! Read it online today!


12/20/19: The latest FCIA Newsletter is here. Check out all that’s happening at FCIA.


12/18/19: Thank you to all who attended’The FCIA Educational Webinar Series: A Year in Review’, the final session in the 2019 FCIA FREE Educational Webinar Series. Couldn’t make it? That’s ok! Find the recording here.

Check out the 2020 schedule.


12/12/19: February 2020, FCIA will be heading to Doha and Dubai with Symposiums, Membership Meetings, and the FM & UL/ULC Firestop Exams. Stay tuned for more information and registration.


12/10/19: Looking for a Specialty Firestop Contractor, FM 4991 Approved or UL/ULC Qualified Firestop Contractor, or Special Inspection Agency? FCIA Members do it best! Find an FCIA Member near you.


12/4/19: Want to know where to find FCIA events in 2020? Check out the Events page!


11/26/19: Happy Turkey Day! The FCIA Office will be closed November 27-28 in honor of Thanksgiving. Have a safe and healthy holiday!


11/21/19: Looking for future educational sessions on the firestop and effective compartmentation industry? Check out the 2020 FCIA Educational Webinar Series schedule for a list of upcoming program dates.


11/20/19: Thanks to all who participated in today’s ‘The First Step is Maintenance’. Weren’t able to attend? Find the Presentation Here.


11/14/19: For the first time ever, get your FCIA swag ALL YEAR LONG! FCIA Branded Shirts, Pullovers, and Tumblers are the perfect Christmas gifts for your staff (and yourself). To receive by December 24, place your order by November 30.

Order Today!


11/13/19: FCIA Members – find copies of the FIC ’19 Presentations in the Members Only section. Need help logging in? Let us know!


11/8/19: Wrap-up to a successful week at FIC ’19 – the FCIA Firestop Industry Conference & Trade Show – in Miami. Thanks to all who attended and celebrated with us!


11/7/19: FCIA celebrates 20 Years today! Thanks to so many who have helped the industry grow and have shaped the Association. Here’s to many more industry-shaping years to come!


11/6/19: Golfers hit the links today in support of the FCIA Memorial Golf Tournament, funding the FCIA President’s Memorial Scholarship for Fire Protection Engineering students. Thanks to all who sponsored and all who participated!


11/01/19: FCIA’s FIC ’19 opens next week in Miami.


10/17/19: FCIA Marketing Committee Chair, Ben Urcavich (Performance Firestop, Inc.), and Marketing Committee member Taylor Benay (Northeast Firestopping Solutions) represent FCIA at IFMA’s World Workplace in Phoenix, AZ.


10/16/19: Three weeks until FIC ’19 in Miami, FL. Contractor Members – make sure to cast your vote for the 2020 Board of Directors! And plan to attend the FCIA Member Contractor Only sessions!


10/15/19: Thanks to all who attended today’s webinar, ‘Fire-Resistance-Rated = Fire Wall…Right?’ with Bill Koffel (Koffel Associates). Find the Presentation here.


10/08/19: FIC ’19 is around the corner and shaping up to be our biggest yet! Will you be there???


10/03/19: The Fall issue of Life Safety Digest is here! Read it online


10/03/19: NOTICE – FCIA Voting Contractor and Special Inspection Agency Members – Elections for the FCIA Board of Directors are here! Every vote counts. Meet the candidates, and then submit your vote* today!

MEET THE CANDIDATES!

*One vote per Voting Member company.


10/02/19: Who will be at FIC ’19 in Miami, FL this November 5-8? Check it out!


10/02/19: Made your plans for FCIA’s FIC ’19 yet? Early Registration and Hotel discounts end October 7! Don’t delay…


09/25/19: The FCIA ‘DIIM’ Symposium opened today in Montreal, QC. 100+ in the room, and a lot of them AHJs! Thanks to all who presented and attended and are actively working to improve fire- and life-safety in Canada! Find the Presentations here.


09/24/19: Thanks FCIA Canada Task Group Committee Members, Jim Smiley (Icon Insulation, Inc.) and John Sharpe (Pro-Firestop, Inc.), for working FCIA’s booth at CHES this week.


09/23/19: FCIA heads to Montreal this week for the FCIA Firestp & Effective Compartmentation ‘DIIM’ Symposium Canada. Thanks to the many Contractors, Special Inspection Agencies, AHJs and more who are registered. See you there!


09/19/19: Looking ahead to plan for FCIA events in 2020? Make sure to attend ECA ’20 in Kansas City, MO, May 10-14, 2020.

NOTE: Take special notice of the dates for ECA ’20. The event will begin on Monday, May 11 with the Education for the Firestop Exams sessions and will end on Thursday, May 14 at the conclusion of the Education & Committee Action Conference.


09/18/19: Thanks to all who attended today’s webinar. ‘FCIA and Identification Systems – Labeling of Firestopping’. Missed it? Check it out online


09/18/19: The latest edition of the FCIA newsletter is here! Check out all that’s happening at FCIA.


09/17/19: FIC ’19 opens in Miami this November 4. Have you registered yet?


9/10/19: Only 2 weeks until FCIA heads to Montreal with our Firestop & Effective Compartmentation ‘DIIM’ Symposium Canada. Be there for critical firestop education specific to the construction industry in Canada.


09/03/19: Know someone who would be a great addition to the FCIA Board of Directors? The Call for Nominations is going on now! Contact FCIA Staff with nominees.


08/29/19: Thanks to all who attended today’s webinar, ‘Construction Without Oversight’ with Douglas Evans, P.E. It was a great session with great interaction and questions. Check it out!


08/21/19: Four weeks until FCIA’s Firestop & Effective Compartmentation ‘DIIM’ Symposium Canada at the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal in Montreal, QC. Special hotel rates expire August 26. Are you REGISTERED yet?


08/19/19: The FCIA Board of Directors meets this week. Thanks to all the Board volunteers for working together for the betterment of the FCIA.


08/14/19: FCIA and OFSEC 2019 partner to bring fire- and life-safety awareness to Oman. Learn more


08/13/19: FCIA Members are the best resource for all your firestopping and effective compartmentation needs. Find an FCIA Member Near You Today!


08/08/19: The latest FCIA Newsletter is here! Check out the latest FCIA News and Updates.


08/07/19: Only seven (7) weeks until the FCIA Firestop & Effective Compartmentation ‘DIIM’ Symposium Canada opens at the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal in Montreal, QC, September 25. REGISTER TODAY!


08/06/19: Registration is NOW OPEN for FIC ’19, the FCIA Firestop Industry Conference & Trade Show. Celebrate with us this November 5-8 at the Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, FL as we celebrate 20 Years!


07/31/19: FCIA is proud to once again partner with OFSEC 2019, the Oman Fire, Safety & Security Exhibition, this October 21-23. Stay tuned for more details.


07/29/19: Want to attend CONSTRUCT for FREE this October 9-11 in National Harbor, MD? Get your FREE Attendee Pass courtesy of FCIA here!


07/24/19: Thanks to all who participated in today’s FCIA webinar, ‘Fire-Resistance Testing’ with Rich Walke (UL). Missed it? Find the Presentation here.


07/23/19: Today FCIA was honored to participate in a great event for the NASFM. Lots of new connections made, and lots of great work coming up!


07/22/19: FCIA will be exhibiting this week at the Annual Conference for the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) in Annapolis, MD. Look for us there!


07/15/19: FCIA leadership, along with FCIA Members Aideen Doneski (Gleeson Powers) and Vice President Ben Urcavich (Performance Firestop), are representing FCIA at this week’s ASHE Annual Conference in Baltimore. Stop by Booth 1514 and say hi!


07/08/19: Need a firestop installation or inspection expert? FCIA Specialty Firestop Contractor and Special Inspection Agency members are the experts you need. Find one near you today!


7/03/19: The FCIA office will be closed 7/4-7/5 in honor of Independence Day. We will resume normal business hours 7/8. Happy 4th!


06/27/19: The new edition of the FCIA Newsletter is here. Read it online today!


06/26/19: Thanks to all who attended today’s webinar, ‘The FM 4991 Approval Process for Firestop Contractors’ with Joseph Nunes (FM Approvals). Find the presentation online


06/25/19: The Summer Health Care issue of Life Safety Digest is here! Read it online today


06/20/19: Thanks for NFPA for another successful partnership with FCIA, Life Safety Digest, at the NFPA Expo. Also, thanks to Ben Urcavich and Chuck Fogg for helping tell FCIA’s ‘DIIM’ story to many.


06/19/19: Tracy Smith, FCIA Accreditation Committee Vice-Chair, traveled to UL’s Northbrook headquarters today to discuss FCIA and the Firestop Contractor program with UL’s UL QFCP Auditors. Thanks Tracy for presenting at this event!


06/19/19: Look who stopped by FCIA’s booth at the NFPA Expo today: NFPA Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal Award recipient, Dr. Joseph Su, PhD, from the National Research Council of Canada. Congrats!


06/17/19: FCIA and Life Safety Digest are proud to partner with NFPA at the exciting NFPA Expo once again.


06/11/19: Check out the Agenda for FCIA’s Firestop & Effective Compartmentation ‘DIIM’ Symposium Canada.


06/04/19: Join FCIA this September 25-26 at the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal in Montreal, QC for the FCIA Firestop & Effective Compartmentation ‘DIIM’ Symposium Canada.


05/23/19: The latest issue of the FCIA Newsletter is here! Check it out today!


05/22/19: Thanks to all who attended today’s webinar. Find the presentation here


05/21/19: FCIA and Life Safety Digest partner with CONSTRUCT again this October. Learn more


05/16/19: FCIA’s Canadian Symposium heads to Montreal, QC this September. Check back often for more info.


04/29/19: The City of Chicago gets a new building code. FCIA was honored to participate in the Code Development Process to keep fire-resistance a key safety item in the code. Watch for more on the Chicago amendments to the International Building Code in Life Safety Digest.


04/28/19: ECA ’19 wrapped up Friday at the InterContinental Chicago Mag Mile. Check out the presentations at FCIA.org’s Members Only Section.


04/25/19: Special thanks to Commr. Judy Frydland with the City of Chicago Department of Buildings for presenting at ECA ’19! So many exciting things coming for the Windy City!


04/17/19: Thanks to all who participated in today’s rescheduled webinar, ‘FCIA & Identification Systems – Labeling of Firestopping’. Couldn’t attend? Find the presentation here


4/16/19: Interested in advertising in Life Safety Digest? Learn more


04/04/19: FCIA Members know firestopping. Find an FCIA Contractor or FCIA Special Inspection Agency member near you.


04/02/19: FCIA Executive Director, Bill McHugh, was able to comment at the ASTM Member Luncheon, thanking ASTM President Kathy Morgan for ASTM’s Staff, process and open discussion on critical industry issues.


03/27/19: The next issue of Life Safety Digest is out! Read it online


03/26/19: FCIA leadership participates in the ASTM meeting taking place in Denver next week.


03/21/19: FCIA partners with the UAE Ministry of Interior and Civil Defence’s 9th Annual Fire Safety Forum this April 29 in Dubai. Learn more


03/20/19: Want to know who will be in Chicago for ECA ’19? Check the list here


03/19/19: What’s ECA ’19 missing? YOU! Early registration discounts expire March 31.


03/15/19: The latest FCIA Newsletter is here. Check it out today!


03/13/19: Today’s webinar, ‘UL Firestop Programs’, welcomed guest presenter Ruben Sandoval (UL), and featured an extended session with Bill McHugh. Find the presentation here


03/12/19: The ECA ’19 Agenda is finalized. Check it out!


03/06/19: FCIA Marketing Committee Member, Alan McDurmon, presented to the Fire Inspectors Association of Broward County today. Thanks to FIABC for inviting FCIA to present and for all who attended. Thanks also to Alan for representing FCIA.


03/04/19: Many thanks to Abhishek Chhabra of Thomas Bell-Wright for organizing the tour of their impressive fire-test lab in Dubai.


03/03/19: FCIA’s Fire & Smoke Barrier (FSB) Firestop & Effective Compartmentation ‘DIIM’ Symposium Doha opened today at the Oryx Rotana. Thank you to all who attended!


02/27/19: Have you registered for ECA ’19 yet? Cutting-edge education. Networking. Exams. All coming to Chicago this April 23-26. Secure your spot today. Check out the Agenda.


02/27/19: FCIA is partnering with the IFMA Facility Fusion event in Atlanta this April 8-10. Grab your copy of Life Safety Digest while there!


02/26/19: The FCIA IBC Firestop & Effective Compartmentation ‘DIIM’ Symposium Dubai opened today at Le Meridien Dubai. Thanks to all who attended and to Thomas Bell-Wright International Consultants for hosting the group for a tour of their fire-test lab.


02/25/19: Interested in the UL/ULC Qualified Firestop Contractor Program but have questions? Find answers to some of your questions here.


02/21/19: FCIA and Life Safety Digest join forces with the NFPA Conference & Expo once again this June 17-20 in San Antonio, TX. Pick-up your copy of Life Safety Digest, then stop by the FCIA booth.


02/20/19: Today’s webinar, ‘FCIA & Firestop Inspection’, focused on Firestop Special Inspection. Find the presentation here


02/19/19: FCIA Members do it best. Find an FCIA Member near you.


02/13/19: The first edition of the FCIA Newsletter is here! Check out all that’s happening with your Association.


02/12/19: Did you know that UL’s Online Certification Directory is disappearing? Soon, it will be replaced by a new UL Search Engine. The UL Product Spec is staying alive, and links to the Search Engine are still located at the bottom of UL’s homepage. FCIA Members, UL is looking for comments on the new Search Engine. Submit your comments – good, bad, indifferent – here


02/06/19: FCIA and the BOMA International Annual Conference & Expo partner this June to bring Life Safety Digest to Building Owners and Managers. Learn more


02/05/19: FCIA Members – 2019 Membership Renewals are currently underway. Have you renewed yet? Contact Cathy for more info


01/31/19: FCIA Members know firestop systems. Find a Member near you


01/30/19: FCIA and Life Safety Digest partner with the AIA Conference on Architecture this June 6-8 in Las Vegas, NV.


01/29/19: The FCIA Board of Directors just wrapped their 1st Quarter Board Meeting. Many exciting things coming from the 2019 Board. Stay tuned for details.


01/24/19: Looking to attend an upcoming FCIA event? FCIA Members attend at a discount.

Existing Members: if you haven’t yet renewed, the time is now! Membership Renewals are underway. Contact us to renew.

If you aren’t a Member yet, it’s time to join! Contact FCIA to earn more about Membership Benefits


01/23/19: Thank you all who attended today’s webinar, ‘FCIA’s ‘DIIM’ – Back to the Basics’. Want to review it later? Find it online here.


01/23/19: You’ll find a full-day of education related to the Firestop & Effective Compartmentation industry at the FCIA FSB ‘DIIM’ Symposium Doha this 3 March. Learn more and Register


01/22/19: Attend the FCIA IBC ‘DIIM’ Symposium Dubai at Le Meridien Dubai this 26 February and participate in a private tour of the Thomas-Bell Wright Lab. Learn more and Register


01/18/19: FCIA announces a tour of UL’s Fire Test Laboratory at FCIA’s ECA Conference in Chicago on Friday. Schedule flights from O’Hare or Midway Airports Friday after 3pm. You’ll be glad you did!


01/15/19: FCIA’s 2019 Board of Directors meet soon for the Winter Board Meeting. While there, the Board welcomes new Board Members – Scott Rankin and Tracy Smith (returning). In December, Jim Smiley resigned from the Board. In his place, Tyler Ferguson was appointed to serve the term. Thank you all for your dedication to FCIA and the firestop industry.


01/10/19: Looking for Barrier Management solutions? Consult the FCIA Member List to find the Barrier Management Services Specialists in your area.


01/08/19: FCIA Members are the best resource for all your firestopping and effective compartmentation needs. Find an FCIA Member Near You Today!


01/03/19: Looking for speaker presentations from past FCIA Conferences and Symposiums? Members can find them in the Members Only Section.


01/02/19: The new issue of Life Safety Digest is hitting inboxes around the world now. Read it online today.


01/02/19: Happy New Year from FCIA! Stay tuned for exciting announcements from us soon…

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