AGENDA NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Risk Assessment ......Public Input No. 18-NFPA 551-2016 [...

AGENDA NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Risk Assessment Methods

NFPA 551 FIRST DRAFT MEETING Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 11:00 am ET

Teleconference/Web Meeting

1. Call to Order. Call meeting to order at 11:00 AM ET by Chair Brian Meacham on April 12, 2017.

2. Introductions. Self-introduction of members and guests. See page 2.

3. Meeting Minutes. Approval of the May 2, 2014 First Draft meeting minutes.

See page 5.

4. The process. Staff PowerPoint presentation by V. Boutin.

5. NFPA First Draft Preparation. For Public Input. See page 7.

6. Scope Change Discussion.

7. Other business.

8. Future meetings.

9. Adjournment.

NFPA 551 First Draft Meeting Agenda - April 12, 2017 -

Address List No PhoneFire Risk Assessment Methods FIR-AAA

Valerie Boutin03/29/2017

FIR-AAABrian J. MeachamChairWorcester Polytechnic Institute100 Institute RoadWorcester, MA 01609

SE 7/20/2000FIR-AAA

Kumar R. BhimavarapuPrincipalFM Global1151 Boston-Providence TurnpikePO Box 9102Norwood, MA 02062-9102

I 4/17/2002

FIR-AAACornelis Kees BothPrincipalPRTC Fire LaboratoryBormstraat 24Antwerp, Tisselt, 2830 Belgium

RT 11/30/2016FIR-AAA

David G. BuechePrincipalHoover Treated Wood Products13768 West Asbury CircleLakewood, CO 80228

M 8/9/2011

FIR-AAAShane M. ClaryPrincipalBay Alarm Company5120 Commercial CircleConcord, CA 94520-8522Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc.Alternate: Rodger Reiswig

M 10/20/2010FIR-AAA

Lisa M. CockerillPrincipalRegion of Peel10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite B, 6th FloorBrampton, ON L6T 4B9 Canada

U 07/29/2013

FIR-AAAD. Allan CouttsPrincipalAECOM2131 South Centennial AvenueAiken, SC 29803

U 4/28/2000FIR-AAA

Kenneth W. DunganPrincipalPerformance Design Technologies1310 Centerpoint BoulevardKnoxville, TN 37932

SE 4/28/2000

FIR-AAASimon FooPrincipalPublic Works & Government Services Canada (PWGSC)Technology DirectoratePlace du portage 3, Floor 8B111 Laurier StreetHull, QC K1A 0S5 Canada

U 7/20/2000FIR-AAA

Ellsworth FortmanPrincipalLos Angeles City Fire Department21616 Applegate CtSaugus, CA 91390

E 10/29/2012

FIR-AAAMorgan J. HurleyPrincipalJensen Hughes/AON Fire Protection Engineering6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 220Greenbelt, MD 20770Alternate: Francisco Joglar

SE 4/28/2000FIR-AAA

Seong-Wook JeongPrincipalHanwha E&CHanwha Building, 6th FloorSeoul, Janggyodong Junggu, 100-797 South Korea

SE 08/09/2012

FIR-AAAFrank L. Keisler, Jr.PrincipalCNA Insurance Company425 Arborshade TraceDuluth, GA 30097-8069

I 8/5/2009FIR-AAA

Dale PeleskiPrincipalSUPERVALU, Inc.11840 Valley View RoadEden Prairie, MN 55344Alternate: Stephen Love

U 1/10/2008

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Address List No PhoneFire Risk Assessment Methods FIR-AAA

Valerie Boutin03/29/2017

FIR-AAAJames T. PorterPrincipalSafety and Fire Consultant1475 North Latson RoadHowell, MI 48843Ford Motor Company

M 3/15/2007FIR-AAA

Michael E. G. SchmidtPrincipal63 West Airmount RoadMahwah, NJ 07430-1717

SE 7/20/2000

FIR-AAANathan O. SiuPrincipalUS Nuclear Regulatory CommissionOffice of Nuclear Regulatory ResearchMS CSB 4A07MWashington, DC 20555-0001US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

E 4/28/2000FIR-AAA

Wayne R. SohlmanPrincipalNuclear Electric Insurance Ltd.1201 Market Street, Suite 1100Wilmington, DE 19801

I 7/23/2008

FIR-AAAJohn M. Watts, Jr.PrincipalFire Safety Institute1455 Cider Mill RoadCornwall, VT 05753

SE 4/28/2000FIR-AAA

David T. L. YungPrincipalYung and Associates880 Grandview Way, Suite 807Toronto, ON M2N 7B2 Canada

SE 4/28/2000

FIR-AAARobert UpsonVoting AlternateNational Fire Sprinkler Association40 Jon Barrett RoadPatterson, NY 12563National Fire Sprinkler Association

M 10/28/2008FIR-AAA

Francisco JoglarAlternateJENSEN HUGHES2365 Old Trail DriveReston, VA 20191Principal: Morgan J. Hurley

SE 08/17/2015

FIR-AAAStephen LoveAlternateSupervalu, Inc.19011 Lake Drive EastChanhassen, MN 55317Principal: Dale Peleski

U 10/29/2012FIR-AAA

Rodger ReiswigAlternateTyco/SimplexGrinnell3640 Haddington CourtApopka, FL 32712-5690Automatic Fire Alarm Association, Inc.Principal: Shane M. Clary

M 10/20/2010

FIR-AAALuca FiorentiniNonvoting MemberTecsa S.P.A.Via Figino 101Pero, Milan, 20016 Italy

SE 3/4/2008FIR-AAA

Valerie BoutinStaff LiaisonNational Fire Protection Association (NFPA)One Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02169

7/27/2016

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Public Input No. 16-NFPA 551-2016 [ Sections 2.2, 2.3 ]

Sections 2.2, 2.3

2.2 NFPA Publications.

National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471.

NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety, 2013 edition.

NFPA 550, Guide to the Fire Safety Concepts Tree, 2012 edition.

Fire Protection Handbook, 20th edition, 2008.

SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 4th edition, 2008.

2.3 Other Publications.

Bornhuetter, R. L., and R. E. Ferguson, 1972. “The Actuary and IBNR,” Proceedings of the Casualty Actuarial Society, 59, 181–195.

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, MA, 2003.

SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 5th edition, 2015, SFPE, Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Statement of Problem and Substantiation for Public Input

Edit is needed as the SFPE Handbook was revised to the 5th edition. Also, when the SFPE Handbook was updated to the 5th edition, the handbook was no longer published by NFPA. It is now an SFPE document.

Submitter Information Verification

Submitter Full Name: Chris Jelenewicz

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Submittal Date: Thu Dec 08 14:12:32 EST 2016

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Public Input No. 17-NFPA 551-2016 [ New Section after A.3.3.16 ]

A-4.1

The SFPE Guide: Fire Risk Assessesment, 2006, provides a recomended process for the use of fire risk assessesmentmethodologies and references to available detalied sources of information on risk assessesment procedures and data sources.


The SFPE Guide to Fire Risk Assessment will be useful to the users of NFPA 551 as it provides detailed information on the risk assessment methodologies that come under section 4.1.



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Public Input No. 18-NFPA 551-2016 [ New Section after A.4.1.1 ]

A-4.4.2.2

The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 5th edition, Chapter 63, Assessesment of Hazards to Occupants from Smoke,Toxic Gases, and Heat provides methods for the assessesment of life safe hazards in fires and an understanding of the effects ofsmoke, heat, and toxic fire effluents on occupants of buildings.


Chapter 63 of the SFPE Handbook provides detalied information how the fire effluents indicated in Section 4.4.2.2. effect a vulnerable target.



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Public Input No. 21-NFPA 551-2016 [ New Section after A.4.5 ]

A.5.1.1.5

The SFPE Guide to Predicting Room of Origin Fire Hazards outlines formalized hazard analysis approaches that may be used as ameans for selecting design fire scenarios.


The SFPE Guide to Predicting Room of Origin Fire Hazards is a useful tool for selecting fire scenarios.



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Public Input No. 19-NFPA 551-2016 [ Section No. A.4.5 ]

A.4.5

The following are related to uncertainty and variability analysis:

(1) Uncertainty and variability. Uncertainty is characterized by incomplete knowledge, which may be addressed by further researchor testing (e.g., heat of combustion for a particular wood species may be determined by testing). Variability is characterized byrandom or stochastic processes, which cannot necessarily be reduced or eliminated (e.g., the population distribution in a buildingor the fuel load in a compartment). The SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, Chapter 76, Uncertainty, providesguidance for the treatment of uncertainty in fire safety calculations.

(2) Theory and model uncertainty. Models are representations of reality. Many models make simplifying assumptions, and in somefields scientific knowledge is limited. Additionally, many models are based on empirical data from tests conducted under specificconditions (e.g., ceiling heights ranging from 2.5 m to 12 m). Application of such models outside of those conditions (e.g., inareas with ceiling heights less than 2.5 m or greater than 12 m) introduces uncertainty. The SFPE Guidelines for Substantiatinga Fire Model for a Given Application provides guidance on how to assess uncertainty in fire model predictions.

(3) Data and model inputs. Many of the input values used in fire risk calculations are subject to uncertainty. For well-definedproducts, there might be acceptable tolerances (e.g., sprinkler activation temperatures might be in the range of ±5 percent of therated temperature). Field data are subject to uncertainty, because not all events might be reported, or generalizations might bemade from a small number of data points.

(4) Calculation limitation. Some models are more complex. While simpler models might be appropriate for relatively simpleproblems, some applications might require a more complex model. Therefore, the relationship between the sophistication of themodel used and the complexity of the application might introduce uncertainty.

(5) Fire scenario selection. Fire scenarios are typically predictions of the types of events that could occur. The degree to which a firescenario represents the types of events that could actually occur could introduce uncertainty.

(6) Uncertainties in human behaviors. Uncertainty is introduced when the actions that people might take in a fire scenario arepredicted.

(7) Uncertainties in risk perceptions, attitudes, and values. Different people are willing to accept different amounts of risk. Therefore,there might be uncertainty in assessing an “acceptable” level of risk.


SFPE Handbook 76 provides detailed information on considering uncertainty in fire safety calculations that will be helpful to the user of NFPA 551. At the same time, the SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application provides information on estimating uncertainty when using fire models.



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Public Input No. 20-NFPA 551-2016 [ New Section after A.5.4.2.2 ]

A.5.4.9

The SFPE Guideleines to Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application outlines general procedures to follow when conductinga verification and validation study for a fire model.


The SFPE Guidelines for Substantiating a Fire Model for a Given Application provides information for conducting a V&V study.



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Public Input No. 3-NFPA 551-2016 [ Section No. B.1.1 ]

B.1.1 NFPA Publications.

National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471.

Hall, J. R., Jr. and M. J. Ahrens. 2008. “Data for Engineering Analysis,” in Section 5, Chapter 5, SFPE Handbook of Fire ProtectionEngineering, 4th edition.

NFPA Fire Incident Data Organization (FIDO).

NFPA Survey of Fire Departments.

SFPE Engineering Guide to Performance-Based Fire Protection, 2nd 1st edition, 2007 2006 .


In correct year of publication - November 2006 should be.


Submitter Full Name: Albert V Condello

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B.1.3 SFPE Publications.

Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 620E, Bethesda, MD 20814.

“Guidelines for Peer Review in the Fire Protection Design Process,” 2002, revised October 2009.

Engineering Guide to Fire RIsk Assessment, November 2006, SFPE G.04.2006 , Paperback, 115 pages

ASIN: B0026WD62O

https://sfpe.site-ym.com/store/ViewProduct.aspx?id=4604154


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B.1.3 SFPE Publications.

Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 7315 Wisconsin Avenue 9711 Washingtonian Blvd. , Suite 620E 380 , Bethesda Gaiterhersburg ,MD 20814 20878 .

SFPE Engineering Guide to Fire Risk Assessment , 2006

“Guidelines for Peer Review in the Fire Protection Design Process,” 2002, revised October 2009.


Address for SFPE has changed. Also, the Guide to Fire Risk Assessment that is listed in B.2.2 is an SFPE document and should be relocated to B.1.3.



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B.2.2 Other Publications.

Engineering Guide to Fire Risk Assessment , 2006.

Hasofer, A.M., V.R. Beck, and I.D. Bennetts, Risk Analysis in Building Fire Safety Engineering, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford,England, 2007.

Ramachandran, G., and D. Charters, Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety, Spon Press, 2011.

System Safety Analysis Handbook, 2nd edition, System Safety Society, Unionville, VA, 1999.

Yung, D., Principles of Fire Risk Assessment in Buildings, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, England, 2008.


The Guide to Fire Risk Assessment is an SFPE document and should be relocated to B.1.3.



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