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CO Safety Summit

Agenda

Monday
July 31

Emergency & Trade Response

9:30 AM

NASFM Opening Ceremony

1:00 PM

Myth Busting Carbon Monoxide Safety

Charon McNabb, NCOAA

Kevin Sehlmeyer, NCOAA Board Member, Michigan State Fire Marshal

1:45 PM

2:00 PM

Break: Move to Cape Fear Ballroom

Welcome & Introductions

Charon McNabb, NCOAA

2:05 PM

Keynote: US Fire Administration and CO Safety

Tonya Hoover, U.S. Fire Administration

2:15 PM

CO Research Trust

Adrian McConnell, CO Research Trust

2:30 PM

Introducing the Emergency & Trade Response Work Group

John Tippett, National Fallen Firefighter Foundation (NFFF)

Christopher Damm, MSOE University, Chris Damm & Associates LLC

2:50 PM

3:00 PM

Break

CO Safety in the US and UK Fire Service

Adrian McConnell, CO Research Trust

Brin Mills, West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service

Emma Fraser, London Fire Brigade

Kelly Ransdell, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

4:00 PM

4:05 PM

Sponsor Talk: UL Standards & Engagement

The Role of Detection & Diagnostics in Prevention

Louise Laing, Crowcon Detection Instruments

Scott LeFevre, Cambridge Sensors USA

Dr. Christopher Damm, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Corbett & Grace Lunsford, Home Diagnosis

6:00 PM

Casino Night & Dinner with NASFM (Ticket Required)

Tuesday
August 1

AM: Science & Technology
PM: Codes, Standards, and Regulations

9:00 AM

Welcome & Agenda

Charon McNabb, NCOAA

9:05 AM

Introducing the Science & Technology Work Group

Louise Laing, Crowcon Detection Instruments

Adrian McConnell, CO Research Trust

9:15 AM

What is Endogenous CO?

Albert Donnay, Donnay Detoxicology LLC

9:30 AM

The Effects of CO on the Human Body

Dr. Mari Herigstad, Sheffield Hallam University

Dr. Liam Ridge, Sheffield Hallam University

Dr. Simon Clarke, Sheffield Hallam Univerity 

Adrian McConnell, CO Research Trust

10:50 AM

11:00 AM

Break

Introducing the Codes, Standards & Regulations Work Group

Richard Roberts, Honeywell Security and Fire

Adam Sayler, CFI, MIAAI, Entrepreneur, Federal Contractor

11:30 AM

CO Alarm Requirements by State

Jacqueline Wilmot, P.E., National Fire Protection Research Foundation

11:55 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

2:05 PM

Sponsor Talk: National Fire Protection Association

Lunch

Break & Visit Exhibitors (Cape Fear Ballroom Lobby)

Sponsor Talk: National Center for Healthy Housing

Demystifying the Development Process

Don Johnson, The Lauren Project

Kelly Nicolello, UL Solutions

Ken Boyce, P.E., UL Solutions

Nikki James Zellner, Where Content Connects, CO Safe Schools

Richard Roberts, Honeywell Security and Fire

3:20 PM

3:30 PM

3:35 PM

Break

Sponsor Talk: Safe Kids Worldwide

What States Can Do to Protect Their Communities

Neal Zipser, Knox, NCOAA Board Member

Daniel Berlant, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Charlie Johnson, Office of the State Fire Marshal, North Carolina

Dan Wallis, Louisiana State Fire Marshal

Chris Brunette, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control

4:55 PM

5:00 PM

Sponsor Talk: Stonehouse

Get to Know NCOAA Networking Reception

Sponsored by Stonehouse Media

Wednesday
August 2

Data Surveillance

9:00 AM

Welcome & Agenda

Charon McNabb, NCOAA

9:05 AM

9:10 AM

9:40 AM

9:45 AM

Sponsor Talk: Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA)

Introducing the Data Surveillance Work Group

Patrick Smith, REM Risk Consultants

Christina Binkowski, NCOAA

Sponsor Talk: National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NFPA Research Reports on Surveillance Data Sources

Jacqueline Wilmot, P.E., National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

10:00 AM

Break

10:10 AM

10:15 AM

Sponsor Talk: Cambridge Microdot

Work Groups: Roundtable

Kevin Sehlmeyer, NCOAA Board Member, Michigan State Fire Marshal

Kymberly Pashkowky, Michigan State Fire Bureau

11:35 AM

11:40 AM

Sponsor Talk: The Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA)

Closing Remarks

Charon McNabb, NCOAA

Kevin Sehlmeyer, NCOAA Board Member, Michigan State Fire Marshal

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