The Role of the Fire Protection Engineer in Fire Loss Investigation

By: Phil Friday Introduction More and more, fire protection engineers are called on to act as the primary investigator of fire losses. Fire protection engineers have historically been regarded as special experts, called upon to…

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Engineering Process For The Selection Of Clean Agent Fire Extinguishants

By Jeff Harrington, CEO and Founder of Harrington Group, Inc. Introduction Numerous new clean agents have replaced halon 1301, the original clean agent, during the last decade and a half. Currently, NFPA 2001 lists 13 separate…

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Jeff Harrington appointed Chairman of NFPA’s new Technical Committee on Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Systems

On January 14, 2005, the NFPA Standards Council voted to combine three technical committees into one. The former technical committees, Carbon Dioxide (CAR-AAA), Halogenated Fire Extinguishing Systems (HAL-AAA), and Halon…

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Clean Agent Extinguishing Systems

In the September/October 2004 issue of NFPA Journal, fire protection engineer, Jeff Harrington, discusses clean agent systems and revised rules for safe human exposure. On September 16, 1987, the United States and 23 other…

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Jeff Harrington Presents at 2004 Fenwal Business College

DULUTH, GA — JUNE 21, 2004 — Fenwal Protection Systems invited CEO and Fire Protection Engineer, Jeff Harrington, to present two educational sessions at their 2004 Business College, held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada…

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Jeff Harrington Speaks at Atlanta InterContinental University

DULUTH, GA — FEBRUARY 16, 2004 — CEO and Fire Protection Engineer, Jeff Harrington, was the featured speaker for a Building Codes and Systems class at the Atlanta InterContinental University on February 2, 2004. This…

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Jeff Harrington Speaks to Southeastern Chapter of SFPE on NFPA 2001

DULUTH, GA — JANUARY 16, 2004 — CEO and Fire Protection Engineer, Jeff Harrington, was the featured speaker at the January 20, 2004 meeting of the Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Mr. Harrington…

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SFPE Upgrades Dale Hansen to Member Grade Status

Hansen, Dale 2014DULUTH, GA — SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 — Dale…

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Jeff Harrington Joins New SFPE Public Awareness Committee

DULUTH, GA — SEPTEMBER 5, 2003 — Jeff Harrington, President of Harrington Group, Inc. (Harrington Group), a fire protection engineering consulting firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, was invited to join the Society of Fire…

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James Rucci Named Chairman of NFPA Technical Committee

DULUTH, GA - MARCH 24, 2003 - James M. Rucci, P.E., Executive Vice President  and Senior Fire Protection Engineer of Harrington Group, Inc., has been appointed Chairman of the Technical Committee on Carbon Dioxide by the…

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