New Hire Spotlight: John Jeng – Senior Property Loss Control Consultant

Harrington Group, Inc. is excited to welcome John Jeng, Senior Property Loss Control Consultant, to our team! Before joining HGI, John worked for a global fire protection engineering company, gaining valuable expertise in his…

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Did You Know Next Week is Home Fire Sprinkler Week?

The National Fire Protection Association (“NFPA”) and the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition have come together to champion Home Fire Sprinkler Week on May 14-20, 2023. This event is dedicated to promoting the importance of home…

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Evacuation of Multi-Story Buildings

Phased evacuation was first presented as a possible egress approach in 1935 by the National Bureau of Standards, which later became the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”). The same report also gave…

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New Hire Spotlight: Michelle Combs – Project Coordinator

After completing her Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and Master of Education in Classroom Teaching, Michelle gained many new relationships and skills over the years. With a background in education and patient services,…

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Fire by the Numbers: National Fire Protection Association’s 2021 Fire Loss Report

The most recent fire loss report summarizes the National Fire Protection Association’s (“NFPA”) 2021 fire experience survey. The year 2021 was difficult for everyone, and firefighters were no exception. Departments all over…

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NFPA Celebrates 100 Years of Fire Prevention Week – Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape

Have you heard of the Great Chicago Fire? It started on October 8, 1871, causing catastrophic destruction and loss. Because of this tragedy, Fire Protection Week (FPW) is observed annually during the week of October 9th. The…

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Kirsten Neeley

New Hire Spotlight: Kirsten Neeley – Controller

When Kirsten Neeley graduated from the Minnesota School of Business with an accounting degree, she had no idea where her career would go. She has since tried on many different hats, developing expertise in credit analysis,…

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Peter Tuma

New Hire Spotlight: Peter Tuma – Industrial Process Safety Engineer

Peter Tuma brings a wealth of knowledge, energy, and experience to Harrington Group as one of our newest Industrial Process Safety Engineers. He joined us with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree…

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Gigi and Husband

New Hire Spotlight: Gigi Soukaria – Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technician

Ghazal Soukaria, who goes by Gigi, joined Harrington Group as a Building Information Modeling (“BIM”) technician in early April. Her background is in architecture — in 2014 she earned a bachelor’s degree from Al-Ba’ath…

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Collin getting ready for SCUBA diving.

New Hire Spotlight: Collin Zurweller – Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technician

Collin getting ready for SCUBA diving Collin Zurweller found his way to the fire protection industry by way of water-based systems. He graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2017 with a B.S. in geology…

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Matt Graham

New Hire Spotlight: Matt Graham, Fire Protection Consultant

Matt Graham (left) with his brother at the Golden Gate Bridge Matt Graham has been on both sides of fire protection: first as a firefighter, and now as a fire protection consultant for Harrington Group. A local career center…

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Alex Ataiyan Family

New Hire Spotlight: Alex Ataiyan, Fire Protection Engineer

Alex Ataiyan is proud to come from a family of engineers. His father started out as a civil engineer before switching his focus to fire protection, and he always encouraged Alex and his brother, Zach, to pursue the field if…

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Antlhony Capuano

New Hire Spotlight: Anthony Capuano, Fire Protection Engineer

Like a lot of college freshmen, Anthony Capuano entered Worcester Polytechnic Institute unsure of what he wanted to study. It wasn’t until an open house session about the university’s fire protection program that he first…

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New Hire Spotlight: Craig Sider, Fire Protection Consultant

As the son of a firefighter, Craig Sider has always been interested in fire protection. But while he admired his dad’s role first as a volunteer and then as a career firefighter in southern Ontario, Craig knew that the…

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New Hire Spotlight: Fernanda Navarro, Property Loss Control Consultant

When Fernanda Navarro began applying for post-graduation jobs, she expected to enter industrial engineering, the field she studied at Texas A&M University. But shortly after being hired to do sprinkler design in 2017, she…

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