2025 WINTER educational SEMINAR agenda

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7:30am – 8:30am

Breakfast (included with registration fee)

8:30am – 4:00pm

2018 IBC Fire & Life Safety Principles

Speaker: ICC Representative

This seminar addresses the critical concepts of the 2018 IBC regarding fire and life safety issues. These concepts provide a basis for the correct use of the code in building planning, classification of buildings and occupancies, fire-resistance-rated construction, fire protection systems and means of egress. The content addresses issues that are necessary for many designs and plan review decisions. During this training, participants will be listening to a lecture and viewing examples, as well as discussing sections of the IBC that pertain to fire and life safety principles in building. They will participate in activities that involve a set of discussion, quizzes, questions, and answers individually and in groups.

Course Objectives...

• Classify uses into occupancy groups
• Determine the type of construction of a proposed building
• Calculate actual and allowable building height and floor area
• Identify required fire-resistance-rated assemblies
• Determine interior finish requirements
• Identify any fire protection systems required
• Determine means of egress design and component requirements

11:30am – 12:30pm

Lunch (included with registration fee) 

7:30am – 8:30am

Breakfast (included with registration fee)

8:30am – 9:00am

State Fire Marshal’s Update

9:00am – 10:30am

NFPA – Steps to Safety

Speaker: Meredith Hawes

10:45am – 12:15pm

Marijuana

Speaker: To be determined

12:15pm – 1:00pm

Lunch (included with registration fee)

1:00pm – 2:30pm

EPSS Systems – Generators

Speaker: Steve Works, Blanchard Power Systems

2:45pm – 4:15pm

MFIS Talks – Brief Hot Topic Discussions on Home Sprinklers, Cold Storage Warehouse, and Electronic Plan Review

Speakers: Rick Boisvert – MFIS Trustee, Bret Groendyke – Holland Fire Dept., Chris Mantels – Saugatuck Twp. Fire Dept.

4:15pm – 5:30pm

Networking Reception

7:30am – 8:30am

Breakfast (included with registration fee)

8:30am – 10:00am

Kitchen Hood Suppression

Speakers: Ryan Evers and Jason Thomas, HOODZ  International

10:15am – 11:45am

Fire Alarms Plan Review Basics

Speaker: Brad Cronin – Strategic Code Solutions

11:30am – 12:30pm

Lunch (included with registration fee)

12:30pm – 3:45pm

Zero to 60: Career Survival & Emotional Wellness

Speakers: Terry Bykerk and Mike Wierenga, Two the Rescue, LLC

3:45pm

Adjourn