Last Update 2/01/10
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)
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - Chapter Meeting
QUENCHING THE DRAGON: A CENTURY OF FIRE SCIENCE AT NBS/NIST
Location: NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
Humankind's awe of fire predates civilization itself. Over the ensuing millions of years, the fires of concern, the combustibles, and the concepts of acceptable loss have evolved. However, the overarching societal striving for fire safety has persisted. For the last 105 years, the prime responsibility in the United States for the fire science to mitigate fire hazards has rested with the National Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This presentation reviews the history of fire and key roles played by NBS/NIST staff in reducing fire losses in the 20th and 21st centuries, concluding with a look to the challenges ahead.
Speaker: Dr. Richard G. Gann, Fire Research Division, NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory
Who: All members, friends, affilates, and guests
Where: NIST, Building 101 Lecture Room A
Gaithersburg, MD
When: 11:30 AM - Check-in and registration
12:00 noon - Lunch
12:45 PM - Business Meeting
1:00 PM - Presentation
2:00 PM - Conclude
Lunch: Boxed Lunches
Cost: $15 members / $25 non-members / Free for students
RSVP: All RSVPs must be submitted by Monday, February 1, 2009 either on the website by clicking here or to Danielle Leikach, dleikach@pegroup-inc.com. NIST requires the names of all attendees in advance for security purposes. No access will be guarenteed to those who sign up after February 1, 2009. Therefore, late responses will not be accepted.
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February 14-20, 2010 - Activites by ASHRAE
NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK
The ASHRAE National Capital Chapter needs our help!
Eight volunteers are asked to go to schools in DC for a day and talk about engineering and their profession. These visits with the students are probably the most important events we can do all year! ASHRAE has arranged to have their volunteers work with at-risk kids who have no idea of their potential to change the world.
This event will be completely coordinated through ASHRAE. As such, please respond to Pete Collat at collat@summerconsultants.com if you are interested, and he will pass your name on to a DC school teacher who will have a place for you to go.
Don’t know what to say or do? Not a problem. We’ve got you covered! See the attachment! Change the script to fit your style.
If you choose to participate in this event, please take pictures and send them to our chapter secretary, Jennifer Frecker at jfrecker@koffel.com, for inclusion in the Chesapeake Chapter Pyrogram. And, most importantly, HAVE FUN!
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March 8-10, 2010 - Activities by NIST
5th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PEDESTRIAN AND EVACUATION DYNAMICS
Location: NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
In many countries, an aging population, increasing obesity and more people with impairments are bringing new challenges to the management of routine and emergency people movement. These population challenges, coupled with the innovative designs being suggested for both the built environment and other commonly used structures (e.g., transportation systems) and the increasingly complex incident scenarios of fire, terrorism, and large-scale community disasters, provide even greater challenges to population management and safety. Key to effective management procedures is a better understanding of human performance in a variety of incident scenarios, tools that assess human performance in these scenarios, and the proper use of such tools. The Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics (PED) conference will address both pedestrian and evacuation dynamics and associated human behavior to provide answers for policy makers, designers, and emergency management to solve real world problems in this rapidly developing field.
To register for this event follow this link to the Conference website.
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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!
Do you have to do something good for the community? Help raise money and/or participate in a day of service in the Washington, DC area. Invite your friends and family to help 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.
Keep this date free! More information will follow.
Cost: $25/person. Covers the cost of materials for our project.
For more information on the organization we will be working with contact:
Lauren E. Conte
Coordinator, Resource Development
Greater DC Cares
1156 15th St NW, Suite 840
Washington, DC 20005
202.777.4451
www.greaterdccares.org
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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
Check back soon for details, but keep the date free because our annual golf outing is sure to sell out quickly!
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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: 11:30 AM - Check-in and Registration
12:00 noon - Lunch
12:45 PM - Business Meeting
1:00 PM - Presentation
2:00 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.