Luncheon Presentations

Unless otherwise noted, all luncheon sessions start at 11:45 A.M. at the Downtown Toronto Board of Trade - 1 First Canadian Place. Click here for a map to the Board of Trade. 

Contact Ed Koe, our Program Chair, if you have a suggestion for a Luncheon topic.

2011/2012 Luncheon Presentations
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Date	Program Topic	Speaker
September 13, 2011	Research on Automatic Sprinklers and Hazard Assessment of stored Commodities	Kathleen Almand, Fire Protection Research Foundation
October 11, 2011	The Bow: A Design Review	Jon Winton, Leber/Rubes Inc.
November 8, 2011	Insulated Wall Panels	Daniel Fournier, Norbec Architectural Inc.
December 13, 2011	Sprinklers Gone Wrong	Robert J. Shirer, R.J. Shirer & Associates Inc.
January 10, 2012	Unique Fire Safety Challenges in Data Centers and Post Disaster Buildings	Jack Keays, Larden Muniak Consulting Inc.
February 14, 2012	Fire Protection Systems Commissioning & The New CAN/ULC-S1001-11 Standard	Simon Crosby, Randal Brown & Associates Ltd.
March 13, 2012	TBA	TBA
April 10, 2012	TBA	TBA
May 8, 2012	TBA	TBA

2010/2011 Luncheon Presentations
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Date	Program Topic	Speaker
September 14, 2010	Fire Forensics Investigation	Robert Shirer, R. J. Shirer & Associates
October 12, 2010	Fire Alarm Monitoring	Chris Newsome, Fire Monitoring of Canada Inc.
November 9, 2010	Fire Stopping	Ryan Fusina, Hilti (Canada) Corporation
December 14, 2010	Case studies of Unique Fires Involving Electrical Issues	Bruce Paterson Office of The Fire Marshall
January 11, 2011	Fire Protection in a Highly Automated Retail Distribution Centre	Randal Brown, Randal Brown & Associates Ltd.
February 8, 2011	Fire Engineering in the Gulf Region	Amal Tamim, Arencon
March 8, 2011	Advances in Sprinkler Technology	Paul Janusauskas, FM Global Canadian Operations
April 12, 2011	Fundamentals of NFPA 96 Commercial Cooking and Exhaust Systems	Sean Tracey, MIFireE – Canadian Regional Director NFPA
May 10, 2011	New Sprinkler Requirements for High Rise Residential Buildings	Matthew Osburn, Canadian Automatic Sprinkler Association

2009/2010 Luncheon Presentations
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Date	Program Subject	Speaker
September 15, 2009	A Forensic Look at Sprinkler Failures	Scott Grainger, Grainger Consultants
October 20, 2009	A Fire Research Topic and Update on the University of Waterloo Fire Lab and Engineering Program	Beth Wickman, University of Waterloo
November 10, 2009	Characteristics of Combustible Materials in Retail Buildings	Alex C. Bwalya, Institute for Research in Construction
December 8, 2009	NFPA 13 Revisions	Larry Keeping, Vipond Fire Protection
January 19, 2010	Fire Protection of Steel Structures	George Frater, Canadian Steel Construction Council
February 9, 2010	Living With Forest Fire at the Canadian Wildland-Urban Interface	Steve Taylor, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
March 9, 2010	Fire-Rated Expansion Joints	Al Shaw, Fireline 520 LLC and Jason Frigon, Emseal Joint Systems Ltd.
April 13, 2010	Explosion Venting	Andrew W. Wong, Executive Officer Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service
May 11, 2010	NFPA 101, Chapter 43 Building Rehabilitation & Chapter 11 OBC	Sean Tracey, NFPA

Past SFPE Luncheon Topics

Date	Program Subject	Speaker
May 12, 2009	Large Fire Loss – Queen Street (Toronto)	Doug Horn Office of the Fire Marshal
April 14, 2009	Sunrise Propane Explosion & Fire	Frank Lamie Toronto Fire Services
March 10, 2009	OFC Division B Part 4 and Industrial Occupancies	Andrew Wong City of Vaughan
Feb. 10, 2009	ULC Fire Standards Development Process	Emmanuel Sopeju ULC
Jan. 13, 2009	Gypsum Wallboard Firewalls	Bob Mercer CGC Inc.
Dec. 9, 2008	Challenges in Property Damage Restoration	Michael Flatt First General Services
Nov. 18, 2008	Fire Rated Duct Enclosure Systems	Michael McClure ThermoFire Systems
Oct. 21, 2008	Detection and Suppresssion of Moving Fires	Ajwad Gebera Nadine International
Sept. 9, 2008	Survivability of Fire Alarm Systems	Ken Baird Leber Rubes
May 13, 2008	Fire Underwriters’ Survey (FUS) & GIS System Geographic Mapping of Fire & Water SErvices	Alan Pang, CGI
April 8, 2008	Combustion Fuel Heating Equipment – Valve Train Controls	Richard Ilomaki FM Global
March 11, 2008	Flammability and Consumer Product Safety	Wendy McNalley & Nadira Rambritch Health Canada
February 12, 2008	Quell Systems	Cliff Hartford Tyco Fire & Building Products
January 8, 2008	Dust Explosions A Soluble Problem	John Cholin
December 11, 2007	2007 Ontario Fire Code	Krystyna Paterson Office of the Fire Marshal
November 13, 2007	Best Practice Guide on Fire Stops and Fire Blocks	Ken Richardson Ken Richardson Fire Technologies Inc.
October 2, 2007	Fire Alarm Systems Past and Present	David Sylvester Morrison Hershfield
September 11, 2007	Daimler-Chrysler Automobile Assembly Plant Fire, July 9, 2000	Len Papp Brampton Fire & Emergency Services
May 8, 2007	Fire Protection in Nuclear Facilities	Barry Fleet OPG
April 10, 2007	GTAA Air France Crash	Richard Turgeon GTAA
March 13, 2007	Water Mist Systems	Dan Dye Marioff
February 13, 2007	Impacts of Photoluminescent Marking on Human Behaviour and Evacuation	Dr. Gulene Proulx National Resarch Council
January 9, 2007	NFPA 13, 2007 Edition	Larry Keeping Vipond Fire Protection
December 12, 2006	Dura Systems: Passive Fire Protection	Graham Prodger & Craig Pickering DuraSystems
November 14, 2006	NIST Study on World Trade Centre Collapse	Mr. Abbas Nanji ULC
October 17, 2006	Protecting Critical Assets	Andrew Turchet & Tom Stilwell Vision Fire & Security
September 12, 2006	Fires on Wood Frame Construction Sites	Donald Keefe Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada
May 9, 2006	Significant Fire Protection Changes in the 2005 National Codes	Igor Oleszkiewicz National Research Council
April 11, 2006	Fire Protection in Asia	Richard Ilomaki FM Global
March 14, 2006	SFPE Engineering Guide for Fire Exposures to Structural Elements	Randal Brown Randal Brown & Associates Ltd.
February 14, 2006	Recent Developments and Improvements in Fire Protection Systems	Lorne Leveque Viking Supplynet
January 10, 2006	Horizon PLastics Fire, Cobourg	Deputy Chief Mike Vilneff Cobourg Fire Department
December 13, 2005	Gaseous Agent Fire Protection Systems	Gary Taylor   Seneca College
November 15, 2005	New Urbanism, Preparedness and Fire Department REsponse	Chief Bill Stewart   Toronto Fire Services
October 18, 2005	Residential Sprinklers	MPP Linda Jefferies Government of Ontario
September 13, 2005	Emergency Preparedness	Dr. James G. Young Government of Ontario
May 10, 2005	Recent Loss Lessons	Ian Daunt Crawford Adjusters
April 12, 2005	Determining the Combustibility of Building Materials	Tony Crimi A.C. Consulting Solutions Inc.
March 8, 2005	Smoke Evacuation in Transit Stations	Ray Sinclair Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
February 8, 2005	Terrorism in Canada	Steven J. Rocke Security Intelligence Office - Airport Division of Peel Police
January 11, 2005	Smoke Detection in Mechanical Air Handling Systems	Gary Lougheed National Research Council of Canada
December 14, 2004	Electrical Blackout August 14, 2003	Bruce Weaver and Barry McKinnon Office of the Fire Marshall (Ontario)
November 9, 2004	Greater Toronto Airport Authority Fire and Emergency Services	Mike Figliola and Frank Lafond GTAA Fire & Emergency Services
October 19, 2004	Arcing Ground Faults and Arc Flash Hazards	Ajit Bapat Schneider Electric Canada
September 14, 2004	New Developments in Fire Sprinkler Technologies	David Stevens Jr. Tyco Fire & Building Products
May 11, 2004	Recent Loss Lessons	Jeff Yuill Starr Technical Risks Agency
April 13, 2004	Recent NFPA Fire Investigations and Updates to NFPA Codes and Standards	Sean Tracey NFPA
March 9, 2004	Fire Modeling with Fire Dynamics Simulator and Smokeview	Dave McGill, Seneca College
February 10, 2004	ULC Standard CAN/ULC S561-03 and Other ULC Updates	Bruce Paterson UL of Canada
January 13, 2004	Proposed Amendments to the OFC	Krystyna Paterson Office of the Fire Marshall (Ontario)
December 9, 2003	Ontario's Electrical Safety Code 2002 Amendments & Other Issues	Leslie Stoch L.Stoch & Associates
November 12, 2003	Fire Protection for Strucutral Steel - An Update	Don Falconer A/D Fire Protection Systems
October 14, 2003	Kemano Smoke Alarm Study	Tony Crimi A.C. Consulting Solutions Inc.
September 16, 2003	Residential Clandestine Marijuana Grow Labs	Gary Jarrett Brampton Fire & Emergency Services
April 8, 2003	Novec 1230 - Fire Protection Fluid	Jim Newton 3M
March 11, 2003	Ford Rouge Complex - Power House Explosion	Hank Budesky Ford Motor Company
February 11, 2003	NFPA 13 Revisions	Sean Tracey NFPA
January 14, 2003	Electrical Equipment Maintenance - Thermal Imaging and Transformer Fluid Analysis	Bill Himmen GE Power Systems
December 10, 2002	Technical Standards and Safety Authority - A Public Protection Organization	Muhammad Tarig TSSA
November 12, 2002	Developing Pre-Incident Plans - Emergency Planning	Cyril Hare Leber Rubes Inc.
October 8, 2002	Study of Building Performance in the World Trade Centre Disaster	James Milke University of Maryland
September 10, 2002	Fire Suppression - Water Mist Systems	Dan Dye Marioff Inc. Canada
April 9, 2002	Latest Sprinkler Technology	Kevin Maughan  Tyco Fire Products
March 12, 2002	Central Station Reliability	Gary Richardson Uponor Wirsbo Canada
February 12, 2002	Bill 124	David Brezer Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing
January 15, 2002	Smoke Control vs Smoke Exhaust	Walter Schachtschneider Bell Canada
December 11, 2001	High Rise Building Evacuation	Eric Esselink Leber Rubes Inc.
November 13, 2001	Argotec Fire Extinguishing Clean Agent	Stephanie Shaffer Control Fire Systems Inc.
October 16, 2001	Fire Stopping of Penetrations Through Fire Rated Assemblies	Ralph Pasquini 3M Canada
September 18, 2001	Voluntary Sprinkler Replacement Program by Central Sprinkler	James Golinveaux Tyco Fire Products

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