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Balancing Security with Fire Safety in

Educational Occupancies

SPONSORED BY:

WILSON COMMUNITY COLLEGEand

WILSON FIRE/RESCUE SERVICES

INSTRUCTOR: John R. Swanson

Minnesota StateDeputy Fire Marshal

DATE/TIMEWed, July 10, 20198:30am to 12:30pm

CLASSROOM LOCATIONWilson Community CollegeLee Technology Center Building RRoom 158-1594815 Ward BlvdWilson, NC 27893

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?• Fire, EMS and Emergency Management• Law Enforcement

• School System Officials• Code Enforcement Officials

COSTSFire, EMS, Law Enforcement and Emergency Management are fee exempt. For all others, there is a $70 registration fee.

TO REGISTERContact John Rodney “J.R.” Griffin II Director of Health and Emergency Services Wilson Community Collegeph: 252-246-1372 email: jgriffin@wilsoncc.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTIONThis 1-day course will cover the conflicts between security and fire safety in schools. Discuss locking procedures and classroom barricade devices. Considerations and discussion on criteria for when schools should consid-er evacuate vs. defend-in-place vs. relocation in buildings. Discuss if fire officials should consider shelter-in-place; if so what fire protection features should be present in the building. Pull stations, fire alarms and lock-down alarms. Law enforcement and security concerns and much more.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORJohn R. Swanson has worked in the fire service nearly 20 years. He is certi-fied as a Fire Inspector III, Plans Examiner, Firefighter II and NICET certified in fire alarm systems. He serves as a contract instructor for the International Code Council, National Fire Academy, and has provided trainings throughout

COVERED SUBJECTS• Conflicts between security and fire safety • School design then and now• Security devices• Fire drill and lockdown requirements • Barricade devices on classroom doors

• Shelter-in-place• Reviewing/approving lockdown plans • Law Enforcement concerns • Types of locks permitted in schools

the United States. John serves as a consultant nationally to design profession-als, school districts and code officials on autism related fire and life safety issues. His son was diagnosed with autism in 2013 which gave John a person-al interest in fire alarm and safety systems for children with autism.

BALANCING SECURITY WITH FIRE SAFETY IN EDUCATIONAL OCCUPANCIES

Fire Code Officials will receive 4 continuing education credits.