Rob Sontag, CFPS, FM, CFPE, CFI-II, CFEI, EFO has joined TERPconsulting as a senior fire protection consultant in the company’s Denver office. He has amassed more than 25 years of...
Mark Hopkins, P.E., FSFPE, has written a chapter focused on fire sprinkler corrosion for the new edition of the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Fire Protection Handbook, 21st Edition. This...
In an ironic twist of fate, the fourth deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history was caught on videotape when tragedy ensued on February 20, 2003. A Rhode Island news crew...
The Great Chicago Fire, which occurred over 48 hours on October 8-10, 1871, is considered one of the most famous fires in U.S. history. Urban legend has spurred...
The North Las Vegas Fire Department has a highly trained arson investigator on its team who nose how to sniff out intentionally set fires. Relying on good old-fashioned detective work...
TERPconsulting regional director Mark Hopkins, PE, FSFPE, will be joining several of his esteemed colleagues in the fire protection engineering field for a live panel discussion at the SFPE22 Annual...
Mark Hopkins, PE, FSFPE will be making a presentation at the 7th Annual Rocky Mountain SFPE Symposium on Thursday, May 12 in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Mark’s presentation, entitled “Corrosion Investigation...
The fire took place at the MGM Grand Hotel on The Las Vegas Strip, which today is Bally’s Las Vegas. The fire resulted in more than 600 injuries and the...
Over the last decade, climbing gyms have become very popular. We’ve heard from a few of our clients that there is some confusion on what design criteria should be used...
Key professional associations and building standards organizations from around the world have formed the International Fire Safety Standards (IFSS) Coalition. There are more than 30 member organizations including, the International...