News Advisory & Story Suggestion
Story lead: Getting More Out of Your Campus Fire Alarm Systems: Campus Mass Notification
Synopsis: With the threat of large-scale emergency incidents looming over U.S. college campuses and other public facilities, some are turning to their fire alarms to function not only as detection systems but as mass notification tools. This session – during the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) World Safety Conference & Exposition® – will explore technologies that use voice communication systems to send emergency messages to a single building or to all buildings on campus.
Interview: Chad R. Barnes, C&S Engineers, Inc., Syracuse, NY
Where: Press room (Reef F), Mandalay Bay Convention Center, 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas
When: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday, June 2
Build on the story: Building a Security Program from the Ground Up – Led by Robert Wetherell, Pearson Education, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 3. Today’s facility managers are often delegated responsibilities for physical security. Unfortunately, physical security is not generally a core competency for those delegated these responsibilities. This session will help provide facility managers with the tools and knowledge to build and maintain an effective and efficient physical security program.
About the conference: NFPA World Safety Conference & Exposition, June 2-5, is the most important fire, security, electrical and life safety event for professionals who work daily to save lives and protect property. Meeting outcomes not only effect the profession but the public, as many proposed safety and building codes are voted on. More than 5,000 industry professionals are expected to attend.
This is the 112th annual meeting and 37th exposition. The conference features more than 150 education sessions. Concurrent tracks focus on building and life safety, codes and standards, detection and suppression, disaster preparedness/business continuity, fire and emergency services, fire protection engineering, industrial fire safety and security, necforum™ (considers new electrical design issues, maintenance programs and best practices), premises security, public education and research.
About the producers: NFPA has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, electrical, building and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training and education.
ROC Exhibitions, Inc., Lisle, Ill., produces eight trade shows annually in the United States and Mexico, including
as co-producer and partner with NFPA on Americas’ Fire & Security Expo, July 29-31, 2008 in Miami Beach, Fla., and Mexico Fire & Safety Expo, Nov. 12-14, 2008 in Mexico City.
For more information about the NFPA World Safety Conference & Exposition, visit www.nfpa.org/wsce or call 617-984-7312.
Media Contacts:
Sue Markgraf
GreenMark Public Relations
847-970-9160, office
smarkgraf@greenmarkpr.com
Lorraine Carli
NFPA
617-840-4180
lcarli@nfpa.org