Information         NEW! Download the     Final 2022 Program.            For more information,     including sponsorship    opportunities & additional    symposium details,    contact enfp@umd.edu.         To download a PDF    Flyer, click here.             September 28 - 29, 2022 University of Maryland College Park, MD USA   University of Maryland and NFPA Host Inaugural Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem Symposium to Address Complex Fire Safety Challenges in Today's Built Environment.   As the world continues to evolve and transform, there are both new and lingering challenges that impact fire and life safety; many examples that point to gaps, cracks and weaknesses in our safety system that otherwise should protect communities. The NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem identifies the components that must work together to minimize these risks and help prevent loss, injuries and death from fire, electrical and other hazards.   In September, the University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) will host their inaugural symposium to discuss the principles of the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem and its application to address today's fire safety issues. The symposium brings together top researchers, academics, risk managers, code officials, engineers, architects, fire service personnel, public policy makers, and urban planners who will present, collaborate and apply learnings of the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem to the modern-day built environment. Objectives: Bring together leaders from across the fire and life safety spectrum to learn about a full safety systems approach and encourage action-oriented collaboration between industry professionals using the principles of the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem. Build consensus for the development of a multi-disciplinary group at the University of Maryland and universities in the Baltimore-Washington area to collaborate on research and educational programming for university students and working professionals associated with the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem. Initiate discussion of subsequent symposia that focus on the partner activities related to the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem.   The symposium will include keynote presentations by a group of highly qualified, well-known individuals, including:   Jim Pauley, President and chief Executive Officer, National Fire Protection Association  Connecting the Dots of Fire and Life Safety - A Framewoork to Achieve Greater Success in Reducing Fire Loss   John Barylick, Esq., Adjunct  Professor, Roger Williams University School of Law and of Counsel Foley / Cerilli P.C.  Lessons From the Station Nightclub Fire - America's Deadliest Rock Concert   Birgitte Messerschmidt, Director, Research, National Fire Protection Association  Fire Safety in the U.S. Since 1980 - Through the Lens of the NFPA and Life Safety Ecosystem.   Professor Margaret McNamee, Ph.D. Fire Safety Engineering, School of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden  Sustainable Fire Safety - an Oxymoron or Simply Common Sense?   Benjamin Ditch, M.Sc., Senior Lead Research Engineer & Assistant Vice President, FM Global Research Department  Property Loss Prevention: Building Resilience in the NFPA Ecosystem   Chief Chris M. Connealy, M.Sc., EFO, CFO, Senior Director, Emergency Services, Williamson County, Texas The Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer Plant Explosion in the City of West, Texas - an Illustration of the Need for the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem   NEW! Receive 1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for your participation.   Information about the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem is available at nfpa.org/ecosystem. Thanks to the sponsors of this symposium.   Platinum Gold Silver Bronze

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