Articles, Resources, and White Papers

• ARFF News Columnist:

  • ARFFWG UAM Committee - Creating a Path Forward

  • Being Chief: Leadership Advice from ARFF Leaders

  • What We Don't Know? Fire Protection for Vertiports

  • Emerging Technology in Aviation

  • Leading Your First Crash Incident: Lessons Learned (w/Lt. Elton Boney)

  • What It Means To Be a Hero

  • Four Types of Hangars

  • Hangar Fire Protection: Is it time for a new approach?

  • How Codes Are Made

  • Your Career Success Guarantee

  • Electrical Hazard Areas in Aircraft Hangars

• QRFS.com Content Team:

  • Residential Fire Sprinkler Protection: Codes, Garages & Other Exceptions

  • Fire and Building Codes for Senior Housing

  • Fire Safety in Historic Buildings: A Rehabilitation Planning Guide

  • Arena Fire Protection & Life Safety Evaluation Guide

  • Fire Safety in Churches, Temples, Mosques, and Synagogues

  • Preparing for a Fire Safety Inspection: A Fire Inspection Checklist

  • Fire Safety in Schools: A Fire and Life Safety Inspection Checklist

  • Hospital Fire Safety Checklist: NFPA Requirements for Protection and Compliance

  • ICC and NFPA Codes and Standards: A Basic Guide

  • Marine Fire Protection for Boatyards, Piers, and Storage

  • Estate Property Management Guide to Home Fire Sprinklers

  • Protecting Artwork: Estate & Museum Fire Protection Systems

  • Fire Protection in Horse Barns and Stables: NFPA 150 Requirements

  • Daycare Fire Codes Protect Our Most Valuable Resource

  • Understanding Fire Compartmentation in Buildings and Fire Sprinkler Pipe Penetrations

  • A Guide to NFPA 13's Alphabet Soup of Referenced Publications and Their Acronyms

  • Property Condition Assessment of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems

  • Fire Protection for Storage Occupancies: NFPA and IFC Codes and Standards

  • How to Write a Scope of Work for Fire Sprinkler Services

  • Fire Protection for Transient Occupancies: Hotels, Dormitories, and Lodging and Rooming Houses

  • Advanced Fire Protection for Complex Industrial Facilities

  • Fire Codes for Business: The Business Occupancy

  • Restaurant Fire Safety Regulations: The Basics

  • Airplane Hangar Fire Suppression Systems: An Essential Guide

• Emerging Technology and Fire Protection Considerations for the Aviation Industry, International Fire Protection

• Crime Prevention and Community Risk Reduction, Fire Middle East Magazine

• Fire Investigation as a Career, Fire Middle East Magazine

• Understanding Codes and Standards, Firewatch Magazine

• New Horizons: An overview of changes to NFPA 409 - Fire Middle East Magazine

• Alternatives to Foam for Hangar Fire Protection - International Fire Protection/Gulf Fire

• Fire Protection for eVTOL and UAM - eVTOL.com

• An Evolution in Aircraft Hangar Protection - Fire Middle East Magazine

• Peace of Mind for Aviation Assets - Gulf Fire

• Relationship Building and the Texas Fire Protection Association - ICC Building Safety Journal

• Aircraft Hangars: A New Approach Is A Critical Necessity - Fire Middle East Magazine

• International Perspective on Tall Buildings - ICC Building Safety Journal

• Maximum Foreseeable Loss - Fire Middle East Magazine

• Seven Habits of Highly Effective Fire Prevention Organizations - Fire Engineering Magazine

• Compartmentation as a System - for Healthcare Facilities - Fire Middle East Magazine

• Communication & Collaboration: a Data Driven Approach - Fire Middle East Magazine

• Protecting Investment and Infrastructure: Why Your Airport is Burning (and how to prevent it) - Fire Middle East Magazine

• How the London Building Fire Could Happen in America - Fortune.com

• Staffing and Activities for Effective Fire Prevention Organizations - Firehouse.com

• NFPA 409 - Understanding Aircraft Hangar Fire Protection and Maintenance Requirements - Aviation Fire Journal

• NFPA 409 - Understanding Aircraft Hangar Construction Features and Requirements - Aviation Fire Journal

• Creating Challenges - ARFF News

• 13 Hazard Areas - Fire Middle East Magazine

• Ensuring the Reliability of NFPA 11 Systems in Aircraft Hangars – PlantEngineering.com

• Why Your Code Change Proposal Was Not Approved – SICHE News

• Special Report: Fire Prevention Organization in the ARFF Environment – white paper

• Know Your Risks – Fire & Rescue Magazine

• Are you at risk? Conducting Hazard Assessments to Mitigate Loss – ARFF News

• Open Sesame – Airport Business

• NFPA for Heliport Design – The ASCET Informer

• How to Start Your AEP – ARFF News

• How to Properly Store Flammable and Combustible Liquids – Ground Support Worldwide

• The Road to C.O., the Direct Route to Building Occupancy – white paper

• How to Commission New Hangars – Airport Business

• How to Conduct Safe Aircraft Refuel Servicing Operations – Ground Support Worldwide

• Fab 5 for Fault-Free Fire Doors – resource guide

• Enforcing NFPA 80 – Safety Matters

Other Publications:

• The Story of American Aviation, book foreword (2019)

• Why Your Airport Is Burning (and how to prevent it), special report (2019)

• Successful Company Level Inspection Programs, research project/white paper (2018)

• The Consultative Approach to Fire Protection Problems, white paper (2017)

• NFPA 409 – Resource Guide, training guide and resource kit (2014)

• The Road to C.O. – The Direct Route to Building Occupancy, white paper (2014)

• Fab 5 for Fault Free Fire Doors, white paper (2013)

• 7 Deadly Violations, white paper (2012)