About
The mission of Fire Protection Education is to provide professional, quality and engaging education-- on the most current fire and life-safety codes -- for the fire protection and elevator safety community. |
Principal:
Fran Herts
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PROFESSIONAL RESUME
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS
25 years of extensive experience in Fire Protection Engineering: project management, code consulting, fire protection system design, code enforcement, code writing, code training.
CODE TRAINING EXPERIENCE
- Presenter, 2023 NFPA Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NE. Topic: Case study: Skyscraper evacuation planning
- Presenter, 2018 NFPA Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NE. Topic: NFPA 72-2019, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code: Changes for Fire Service Access Elevators and Occupant Evacuation Elevators
- Presenter, 2017 NFPA Conference and Expo, Boston, MA. Topic: In Case of Fire -- USE the Elevators! A Case Study of The First U.S. Building with Occupant Evacuation Elevators and Occupant Evacuation Operation
- Presenter, 2015 SFPE North America Conference and Expo, Freedom to Design, Philadelphia, PA. Topic: Emergency Responders Radio Converge Systems (ERRCS) - Understanding 2012 IBC/IFC and 2013 NFPA 72 and NFPA 5000 Code Requirements from the Enforcement Agencies/ AHJ Perspective.
- Presenter, 2014 NFPA Conference and Expo, Las Vegas, NE. Topic: New Code Requirements for Fire Service Access Elevators (FSAE) and Occupant Evacuation Elevators (OEE)
- Presenter, 2014 SFPE International Conference and Expo, Long Beach, CA. Topic: New Code Requirements for Fire Service Access Elevators (FSAE) and Occupant Evacuation Elevators (OEE)
- Presenter, 2013 NFPA Conference and Expo, Chicago, IL. Topic: Interfacing Elevator Controls with Fire Alarm and Sprinkler Systems
- Presenter, California Automatic Fire Alarm Association, 19th State Agency Forum, Sacramento, CA. Topic: Two-Way Communications Systems - 2013 CBC/CFC and NFPA 72 Code Requirements..
- Presenter/Trainer, numerous Fire Protection classes to various professional organizations such as NFPA, SFPE, BOMA, CFPI, OSHPD, etc.
PROFESSIONAL STANDING
2020 - | STP AHJ member on UL 2525 |
2018 - Present | CA State - AHJ member on the BFO advisory committee for the CBSC |
2016 - Present | CA State - AHJ member on the CSFM Fire Alarm Code Advisory Committee |
2007- Present | Registered Professional Engineer in Fire Protection Engineering, State of California. California PE License # FP 1647 works as AHJ and Senior FPE for SFFD |
2011- Present | Principal Enforcer Member, National Fire Protection Association, NFPA 72 - National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code - SIG-PRO Technical Committee. |
2013 - Present | Contributing Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME A17.1, Hoistway Technical Committee. |
2013 - Present | Contributing Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME A17.1, Emergency Operations Technical Committee. |
2008 - 2009 | President, Society of Fire Protection Engineers Northern California-Nevada chapter. |
EDUCATION
1999 - 2002 | B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering University of Maryland, College Park |
1985 - 1987 | A.A., Electrical Engineering |