fire protection engineering: critical decisions

Critical Decisions: How FPE’s Impact Our

WorldMilosh Puchovsky, PE, FSFPE

Professor of PracticePresident - SFPE

Your Presenter today

Milosh Puchovsky, PE, FSFPEFire Protection Engineer, Professor of Practice

Summary of ExperienceMilosh is Professor of Practice, and Director of Corporate and Professional Education in the Department of FireProtection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he specializes in (a) fire protection systemsincluding sprinkler systems, fire pumps and water supply analysis; (b) fire hazard analysis and fire behavior;(c) means of egress and occupant movement; (d) building construction; (e) design and installation practices; and(f) building and fire regulations.Milosh was previously Assistant Vice President at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) where heserved as Secretary to the Standards Council overseeing the technical and regulatory development of all NFPAcodes and standards. While at NFPA, Milosh also served as Principle Engineer holding responsibility for keytechnical projects including those on NFPA 13 - Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 14 – Standpipe Systems, NFPA 20 -Fire Pumps, NFPA 92 – Smoke Control Systems, NFPA 101 - Life Safety Code, NFPA 5000 - Building Codeand the Fire Test Standards, among others.As a practicing consulting engineer, and loss control specialist for the insurance industry, Milosh designed,specified and evaluated various types of active and passive fire and life safety systems, and led building andinfrastructure projects across the globe.Milosh remains active with fire protection engineering by: (a) developing and teaching graduate engineeringcourses and technical seminars; (b) evaluating building fire and life safety system performance; (c) conductingresearch in support of building and fire regulations; (d) authoring, editing and reviewing books and technicalpublications; and (e) serving on industry committees and panels, including those of the NFPA, the Society ofFire Protection Engineers (SFPE), and Underwriter’s Laboratories.Milosh is President-Elect and a Fellow of the SFPE, and is a member of the Society’s Engineering LicensingCommittee. Milosh holds two engineering degrees, is a registered professional engineer and routinely speaks atconferences and technical programs internationally.

Agenda• Gauging the Impact of Fire • Understanding the Effect of Fire-

Related Regulations • Recognizing Ever-Changing

Challenges • Influencing the Decision Making • Obtaining Core Educational Criteria

and Credentials

Gauging the Impact of Fire on:• Life safety• Our way of life• Property • Mission continuity• Environmental impact

$329 BILLION

WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS?

WHAT ARE THEIR OBJECTIVES?

Ever-Changing Challenges

Informing decisions:• Operations of the organization and the desired

fire safety goals and objectives of all stakeholders;

• Available fire risk and hazard evaluation techniques;

• Mandated rules and regulations including insurance company recommendations;

• Available technologies, products and systems; • Associated design principles, calculation

methods including computer models, testing protocols and forensic techniques

Core Competencies• Fire Dynamics & Behavior• Active Systems• Material Properties• Computer Modeling &

Numerical Methods• Testing & Measurement• Data Analysis

• Building Processes and Operations

• Construction• Means of egress• Fire Fighting Protocols• Risk and Regulatory

Policy

Skills

Technical Knowledge

Legal Implications

Power of Persuasion

http://www.wpi.edu/academics/fpe

THANK YOU

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