Gagnon Engineering

NFPA Technical Correlating Committee on Automatic Sprinkler Systems
· Member- Nonvoting, Technical Correlating Committee on Automatic Sprinkler Systems, 2003-present.

NFPA 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
· Secretary, Technical Committee on Private Water Supply Systems, 2001 - present.
· Principal Member, Special Expert, Technical Committee on Private Water Supply Systems, 2001 to present.

NFPA 15 Standard for Water Spray Fixed Systems for Fire Protection
· Secretary, Technical Committee on Water Spray Systems, 1998 to present.
· Chair & editor, Task Group on metric conversions, 2000.
· Task Group on Piping Corrosion and Protection, 2000.
· Task Group on Velocity in Hydraulic Calculations, 2000.
· Chair /editor, Task Group on total rewrite of chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8, 1995 to 1996.
· Chair /author, Task Group writing draft of new chapter on ultra-high speed water spray systems, 1995 to 1996.
· Principal Member, Special Expert, 1993 to present.

NFPA 16 Standard for Installation of Foam-Water Sprinkler and Spray Systems
· Chair, Technical Committee on Foam-Water Sprinklers, 2003 to present.
· Secretary, Technical Committee on Foam-Water Sprinklers, 1999 to 2003.
· Chair, Task Group on consolidating discharge & design criteria for NFPA 16A and NFPA 16, 1998.
· Principal Member - Special Expert, 1994 to present.

NFPA 16A Standard for Installation of Closed Head Foam-Water Sprinkler Systems
· Principal Member - Special Expert, 1994 to 1998, Technical Committee on Foam-Water Sprinklers.
· Standard was consolidated into NFPA 16 in 1998.

NFPA 22 Standard for Water Tanks for Private Fire Protection
· Secretary, Technical Committee on Water tanks, 2000 – present.
· Principal Member - Special Expert, 1994 to present, Technical Committee on Water Tanks.

NFPA 24 Standard for the Installation of Private Fire Service Mains
· Secretary, Technical Committee on Private Water Supply Systems, 2001 - present.
· Principal Member - Special Expert, 1994 to present, Technical Committee on Private Water Supply Systems.
· Committee reports to NFPA 13 Technical Correlating Committee, 2001.

NFPA 26 Supervision of Valves Controlling Water Supplies for Fire Protection
· Principal Member - Special Expert, 1994 to 1995, Technical Committee on Private Water Supply Systems.
· Standard was consolidated into other NFPA standards in 1995.

NFPA 214 Standard on Water Cooling Towers
· Principal Member -Special Expert, 1994 to present, Technical Committee on Water Cooling Towers.
· Member, Task group on Pilot Sprinklers, 2003-2004.

NFPA 291 Recommended Practice for Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants
· Secretary, Technical Committee on Private Water Supply Systems, 2001 - present.
· Principal Member - Special Expert, 1994 to present, Technical Committee on Private Water Supply Systems.
· Task Group member: Fire Flow Test Formulae and Tables Editing, 2001.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE-NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION FIRE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATORS SECTION

· Vice Chair, NFPA Fire Science and Technology Educators Section, 2002 - 2004.
· Chair, Nominating Committee, NFPA Fire Science and Technology Educators Section, 2000.
· Board of Directors, NFPA Fire Science & Technology Educators Section, 1999 - present.
· Member, NFPA Fire Science and Technology Educators Section, 1998 - present.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE-NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION SECTION MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE

· NFPA Industrial Section, 1999 to present.
· NFPA Education Section, 1997 to present.
· NFPA Aviation Section, 1997 to present.
· NFPA Building Fire Safety Systems Section, 1997 to present.
· NFPA Technical Committee Leadership Conference, completion certificate, 1996.
· NFPA Architects, Engineers, and Building Officials Section, 1989 to present.
· National Fire Protection Association member, 1989 to present.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE-NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

· Speaker, NFPA World Fire Safety Congress, Minneapolis, MN, May 2002, “Performance Based Fire Alarm Design”.
· Speaker, NFPA World Fire Safety Congress, Anaheim, CA, May 2001, “Smoke Detection Evaluation in Enclosures with High-Velocity Airflow”.
· Author/editor, "Ultra High Speed Suppression Systems for Explosive Hazards", NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, 19th Edition.
· Peer Manuscript Reviewer, Fire Technology, 2000.
· Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., Author, "Ultra High Speed Suppression Systems for Explosive Hazards", NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, 19th Edition, 2003, Volume II, Section 10, Chapter 16, pages 10-275 to 10-299; 18th Edition, 1997, Section 6, Chapter 14, pages 6-198 to 6-215.
· Speaker, NFPA World Fire Safety Congress and Exposition, Baltimore, Maryland, May, 1999, “High Expansion Foam - An Unusual Application in Singapore”.
· Speaker, NFPA World Fire Safety Congress, New Orleans, November, 1999, “A Methodology for Selecting the Appropriate Fire Suppression System for a Given Application”.
· Speaker, NFPA Annual Meeting Exhibitor’s Showcase for Delmar Publishers, Cincinnati, Ohio, May, 1998, “Design of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems and Design of Special Hazard and Fire Alarm Systems”.