April 2020 Chapter Meeting

The presentation will be providied by Mark R. Mannex, PE, FPE, discussing “Electric Fire Pump Power Supplies.” Mark will address the sometimes confusing interaction between NFPA 70 and NFPA 20, normal and emergency power, the performance goals which form the bases of the standards’ guidelines, examples of the several code allowed power supply arrangements, the different levels of reliability associated with those designs, and why Authorities Having Jurisdiction should be involved early at design conception.

Mark is an Assistant Vice President with FM Global in the Bellevue WA office. With over 39 years of experience in fire protection, he is an internal consultant to other FM Global engineers on special projects. Prior to joining FM Global, Mr. Mannex was a consulting engineer for fifteen years, and has been a Professional Member of SFPE since 1992. Mark is the Pacific NW SFPE Chapter President.

Link (new as of 4:12 pm Tue 14 Apr) to meeting with full audio/visual and ability to enter questions:   

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_N2JiMDI5MmItMTM1Yi00MDg0LThhYTYtNDNhY2FjNTU0YzA1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%227a4a6197-15b0-4bcb-85ce-5e666485513e%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b77ebffa-8513-4962-acb2-8e103f4d0280%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d

Call-in option (audio only): 

+1 347-352-5609 

Conference ID: 618 037 597#