Webinar 1

Webinar

Focus on fire risks, detection and portables in data centers

April 16, 2025

Webinar 1

Safeguarding Data Centers - Unique Fire Risks & an Introduction to Fire Detection and Portable Fire Extinguishers

April 16, 2025
10-11AM EDT [3-4PM BST | 4-5PM CEST]

Join this first webinar in our series to explore the unique fire risks in data centers and discover effective strategies for fire detection and the use of portable fire extinguishers. Gain insights into identifying potential hazards, understanding the sequence of events during a fire, and applying best practices to enhance your data center's fire protection measures. This session will equip you with the knowledge to tackle today's challenges and ensure the safety and performance of your systems.

Learning Objectives:

Understand Fire Risks and Detection Methods – Identify common fire hazards in data centers and today’s prevailing challenges that might affect system performance and how to overcome this
Compare Cause and Effect – Evaluate what is expected to happen and when, as well as how or who will do this
Implement Best Practices for Fire Protection – Learn how to set out the scenario to roadmap the right measures and optimize the fire protection of a data center

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Chris Downing | Global Director of Codes & Standards for Fire Products

Chris Downing is Director of Codes & Standards for Fire Products at Johnson Controls. He has over 30 years of experience in the industry working for manufacturing companies through specialist subcontract installers and system integrators. Chris is a Member of the Institute of Fire Safety Managers, NFPA, SFPE, Chartered Builder and Chartered Construction Manager and serves on associations and committees that author national and international Standards.

Bruce Gerould II | Field Sales Engineer

Bruce Gerould II is a United States Navy Veteran served as a Damage Control Fire Fighter aboard the USS Theordore Roosevelt CVN-71 00’-04’. Helped maintain firefighting equipment and training ship personnel on firefighting equipment and techniques. Bruce has over 20 years of experience in the fire alarm industry with 12 years of experience for Johnson Controls. He has a NICET level IV in Fire Alarm Systems and holds a BS degree in IT Security. As an FSE, Bruce serves as a product specialist to sales with product, design and operational support to ensure the end-user is provided with the best option available.

Danielle Felch | Global Product Manager, Portable Fire Extinguishers

Danielle Felch has 12 years working in the fire protection industry for Johnson Controls. She has had multiple roles including manufacturing engineering, R&D engineering and global product line management. Danielle holds a Mechanical Engineering BS degree from Northern Michigan University and is an active member of the NFPA 10 and 408 Technical Committees, as well as the US TAG to ISO committee.