Last Update 3/8/10
Two positions are opening on the Chapter Executive Board. If you would like to nominate someone to fill one of these positions, send their name and a brief bio to Brian McGraw at totalfiresolutions@comcast.net. This is a two year committment with terms beginning June 1, 2010.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
(click links for more information)
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Saturday, April 24, 2010 - Chapter Event in Conjunction with Greater DC Cares
SERVATHON - COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT
LET'S HELP THE DC AREA with a DAY OF SERVICE!
NEW INFO: If we get 25 participants by March 17th, Greater DC Cares will have our team name printed on our shirts!!!
Would you like to do something good for the community? Do you have children in need of community service hours for school? Are you looking for something fun to do with neighbors?
Help raise money and/or participate in a day of service in the Washington, DC area. Invite your friends, encourage your family, and brag to your coworkers about helping the SFPE Chesapeake Chapter paint a school, clean up a park, or build a jungle gym for area kids. This event will be held as part of the Greater DC Cares Servathon 2010. Everyone is welcome especially non-chapter members!
Keep this date free! Click here for more information.
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April 29-30, 2010 - Activities by SFPE International
SFPE ADVANCED FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS DESIGN SEMINAR
Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Get advanced system design insight that builds on your NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm & Signaling Code, knowledge. This two-day seminar details the process of performance-based design and how it is applied to the design of a fire alarm system.
To register for this course, follow this link to the conference website
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - Chapter Event
ANNUAL GOLF OUTING
Location: Glen Dale Golf Course
Who: All members, friends, affilates, and guests
Where: Glen Dale Golf Course
When: 7:00AM - Check-in and registration
8:00AM - Shot Gun Start
Lunch: BBQ
Cost: $100 members/$125 non-members before April 7, 2010
$125 members/$150 non-members after April 7, 2010
Sponsorships are available. Please go to the on-line form to request and pay for a sponsorship opportunity.
RSVP: All RSVPs must be submitted by April 21, 2010 either on the website by clicking here or to Danielle Leikach, dleikach@pegroup-inc.com.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 - Chapter Meeting
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, ELECTIONS, AND STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
Location: University of Maryland, Department of Fire Protection Engineering
Come hear about the status of our Chapter, elect new leadership, all while supporting the future of fire protection engineering.
Who: All members, friends, affilates, and guests
Where: University of Maryland, Department of Fire Protection Engineering
3rd Floor of the J.M. Patterson Building
When: 11:30 AM - Check-in and Registration
12:00 noon - Lunch
12:45 PM - Business Meeting
1:15 PM - Student Presentations
2:00 PM - Conclude
Lunch: A pizza lunch will be served
Cost: $15 for members / $20 for non-members / students are free with I.D.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010 - Chapter Meeting
FM GLOBAL DATA SHEETS 2-0 AND 8-9
Location: TBD
In 2010 FM Global combined the sprinkler installation guidelines from Data Sheets 2-2 (Suppression Mode Sprinklers), 2-7 (Control Mode Specific Application Sprinklers) and 2-8N (Control Mode Density Area Sprinklers) into Data Sheet 2-0, Installation Guidelines for Automatic Sprinklers. Besides providing guidelines focused solely on the installation of automatic sprinkler systems, this new data sheet incorporated the new terminology of Storage, Non-Storage and Special Protection Sprinklers now being used by FM Global. Also in 2010, a new version of FM Global Data Sheet 8-9, Storage of Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and Plastic Commodities, was released. With the change in sprinkler terminology from Suppression Mode, Control Mode Specific Application (CMSA) and Control Mode Density Area (CMDA) sprinklers to Storage sprinklers, coupled with the combining of Class 3 protection options with Class 1 and 2 as well as combining Class 4 along with cartoned unexpanded plastics, the number of protection tables was able to be reduced from 42 down to 10. Flexibility and simplicity was further introduced with the elimination of storage height and aisle width as a design parameter. This seminar will discuss the major changes that were incorporated into Data Sheets 2-0 and 8-9, the reason for them, how to use the new version of Data Sheet 8-9 as well as potential additional future changes to both data sheets.
Who: All members, friends, affilates, and guests
Where: TBD
When: 11:45 AM - Check-in and Registration
12:00 noon - Lunch
12:30 PM - Business Meeting
12:45 PM - Presentation
1:45 PM - Conclude
Lunch: TBD
Cost: TBD
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Saturday, August 7, 2010- Chapter Event
ANNUAL CRAB FEAST & PICNIC
Location: Acredale Park, Prince George's County
Once again the SFPE Chesapeake Chapter will be holding it's Saturday of Fun! Typically we have about 85 people come out to share burgers, hot dogs, beer, snacks, and, of course, CRABS!!!
Don't miss the annual "My Company is Better than Yours" volleyball tournament either. See if your co-workers, friends, and family can beat the defending champs.
More information to follow.
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September 2010 - Chapter Event in Conjunction with AFAA and AFSA
SEMINAR & TRADESHOW
The annual chapter seminar and tradeshow has always been a great success. Please be on the lookout for more information regarding this event to be held in conjunction with AFAA and AFSA. This is a great opportunity to mix and mingle with the local representatives from the Fire Alarm industry.
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Recent Activity:
Our 2009 Holiday Happy Hour & Toy Drive was a huge success! We had tons of food, fun, and friends to kick off the holiday season with. Thanks to everyone who helped out to make our Wednesday, December 9, 2009 event such a blast! Check out pictures by clicking here.
The Tyco FireXchange Mobile Display Unit was at EBL Fire Engineering's office on November 18, 2009 as part of its national tour. Cliff Hartford with Tyco was on hand with staff to show off the hands-on, multi-spectrum, fire protection demonstration unit. Many Chesapeake Chapter members and friends participated along with the EBL team, MEP and Architectural firms, as well as the local AHJs.
The field trip to the WMATA facilty was great! Check out the attached page for a brief 
synopsis of the event and pictures. Thanks to all who helped make this event a spectacular one and a special thanks to our speaker, Tom Jones with WMATA.
Our Annual Crab Feast and Picnic, held on Saturday, August 1, 2009, was a HUGE success. In fact, we had so many participants that we had to send for more crabs! Thanks to Brian Derr for coming through with an extra bushel and a peck at the last minute.
At the end of the extremely hot day, we had devoured more than 5 bushels of crabs, 40 hot dogs, 40 hamburgers, and an uncountable amount of snacks. 
Special thanks go out to all those that helped with set up, clean up, pick up, and delivery. Also, thanks to all that participated in the volleyball tournament and those that just made the day fun for all!
Please mark your calendars for next August and plan to join us for the 2010 Crab Feast and Picnic.
Pictures from other past events can be found here or by clicking the link on the left.
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Chapter Membership:
Chapter membership provides many benefits. For only $15.00 for one year or $27.00 for two years, Chapter members gain access to meetings and events at a reduced rate, receive advanced notice of Chapter activities, and are provided with the bi-annual Pyrogram newsletter which contains valuable information regarding Professional Registration, SFPE International activities, and member updates.
Click the Membership Application and Renewal link on the left to register for one or two years. To check if your registration is active click on the List of Members link on the left of this page.
Membership is classified into two groups: Member Grade, paying chapter members who are also members of SFPE International, and Friend, paying chapter members who are not members of SFPE International. Please consider upgrading your chapter membership by contacting Elle Andracsek at eandracsek@sfpe.org.
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Meetings and Activities:
Chapter meetings occur every other month from September to May. These meetings always include a technical speaker presenting on a topic relevant to our membership. The last meeting of the Chapter's fiscal year occurs in May and includes the annual board meeting where elections occur for our Executive Board.
Speaker Presenations from past chapter meetings can be found by following the link on the left.
The Pyrogram is the Chapter's periodic newsletter. Read the Winter 2009 issue.
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Constitution & By-Laws:
Read the Chesapeake Chapter Constitution & By-Laws.