WEBINAR
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Johnson Controls Webinar Series: Enhancing Fire Protection in Data Centers
This 3-part webinar series delves into fire protection strategies for data centers, addressing fire detection, control, suppression and extinguishing approaches, with industry best practices. The sessions will explore the risks associated with fire incidents, mitigation and intervention techniques, and tailored solutions to ensure operational safety and resilience. Key topics include fire detection, advanced suppression technologies, incident management, stakeholder considerations, and industry standards.
Topic, Presenter, Date & Time (EDT)
Webinar 1: Safeguarding Data Centers - Unique Fire Risks & an Introduction to Fire Detection and Portable Fire Extinguishers
Chris Downing | Global Director of Codes & Standards for Fire Products
Bruce Gerould II | Field Sales Engineer
Danielle Felch | Global Product Manager, Portable Fire Extinguishers
Wednesday, April 16th 2025, 10-11AM EDT [3-4PM BST | 4-5PM CEST]
Webinar 2: Protecting Assets - Comprehensive Water-Based Fire Suppression Solutions for Data Centers
Melisa Rodriguez | Vertical Business Development Leader for Storage
Dirk Laibach | Global Senior Product Manager
Wednesday, April 30th 2025, 10AM-11AM EDT [3-4PM BST | 4-5PM CEST]
Webinar 3: Protecting Assets - Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Solutions for Data Centers
Alan Elder | Fellow - Industry Relations
Chris Downing | Global Director of Codes & Standards for Fire Products
Wednesday, May 14th 2025, 10AM-11AM EDT [3-4PM BST | 4-5PM CEST]
Additional information on webinar series:
Understand
- Grasp the key fire risks in data centers and their potential impact on operations
- Learn about the increasing frequency of fire-related outages and industry transparency issues
- Understand the importance of compliance with local fire protection codes and best practices
Compare
- Stakeholder expectations and the void between life safety and business continuity
- Different fire control, suppression and extinguishing approaches, including water mist, preaction sprinklers, and gaseous total-flooding systems
Implement
- Develop proactive fire detection and incident attack strategies tailored to data center needs
- Strengthen incident management preparedness, including testing and collaboration with authorities
- Design custom fire protection solutions that balance safety, cost, and sustainability with business continuity, uptime and availability