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    • Thursday, April 30, 2026
    • 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Sala San Marco, 215 Preston Street, Ottawa
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    Thursday, April 30, 2026

    SFPE NCR AGM & TECHNICAL SESSION

    Sala San Marco, 215 Preston St.

    5:30-9:00 pm


    ONE VISION FOR FIRE SAFETY 

    BUILDING STRONGER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN

    ENGINEERS & THE FIRE SERVICE


    TINA SARYEDDINE, PHD, MHA, CHE

    CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS


    Please join the SFPE NCR as we reflect on and celebrate our achievements of 2025. This event will provide opportunities to connect and network with fire safety professionals from across the National Capital Region. 


    EVENT

    5:30    Networking - Appetizers. Cash Bar available

    6:15    Openings & Introduction

               Welcome & SFPE NCR Year in Review

    6:30    Dinner Served

    7:15    Speaker introduction by SSi Canada

    7:20    Tina Saryeddine  - Results of Great Canadian Fire Census (40 min)

    8:15    Engineering Presentation/Discussion  (40 min) - Details to follow

    8:45    Closing Remarks


    Please try to register by Sunday April 19. 

    TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

    Canada Needs to do Better in Fire Emergency and Life Safety: Results of the Great Canadian Fire Census.

    Canada needs to do better in Fire, Emergency and Life Safety. This was the overarching conclusion of the most recent Great Canadian Fire Census, a survey of local fire departments in the country, conducted annually by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC). The Census findings will be discussed in the context of the opportunities for where engineers and the fire service can work together towards one unified vision for fire safety in Canada. 

    Dr. Tina Saryeddine is the Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, an organization that has represented Canada's Fire Chiefs since 1909, affectionately known as the C.A.F.C. It represents the country’s 3200 fire departments, volunteer, career and composite and has close to 1000 members each year, including representatives from our district, and a National Advisory Council of all provincial and territorial chief associations, as well as fire related national affiliate organizations. Tina has a PhD in Health Services Management from the University of Toronto and an adjunct faculty appointment at the Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. 

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    THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS

    PLATINUM

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    DINNER MENU

    Appetizers

    Buffet

    Light Dessert

     Coffee & Tea

    Cash bar


    Members: $100          Non-member fee: $125          Students: $20


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    If you, or your company, is interested in sponsoring this event please email sfpencr@gmail.com or donate directly through our website. Our goal is to keep our costs as low as possible for our members and to ensure pricing is accessible to students. More details here: SFPE-NCR AGM 2026 Sponsorship Opportunity.pdf.

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    We will host AGM voting online ahead of the event for our members. An information package will be sent to members 1 week prior to the event with a link to vote on any issues. The voting results will be presented at the AGM. This ensures that any members unable to attend the event can still participate in voting.

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    Full Meal Details:

    Appetizers: Meats, cheese and crackers, vegetables and dip. Fruit punch.

    Buffet: Wedge salad, quinoa and bean salad, caeser salad, pasta in tomato sauce, dinner rolls, rice pilaf, sauteed vegetables. Main course protein. Soft drinks and juice

       

    Society of Fire Protection Engineers

    Engineering a Fire Safe World

Past events

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 Fire Protection in High Places – Code vs. Reality
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 SFPE-NCR Virtual Student Conference 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025 SFPE NCR AGM & TECHNICAL SESSION
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 PRESSURIZATION FUNDAMENTALS WITH WOJCIECH WĘGRZYŃSKI
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Friday, June 07, 2024 OFS BARNSDALE SITE TOUR
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 FIRE PREVENTION IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
Tuesday, April 09, 2024 OC TRANSPO BATTERY POWERED BUS SAFETY
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 SFPE-NCR Virtual Student Conference 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024 2024 SFPE-NCR Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, December 05, 2023 Investigating Existing Software Tools and Schema Integration into Existing BIM-to-FSE Workflows
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 RISKS AND REWARDS OF LITHIUM-ION AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Risk And Performance Assessment Framework For Sustainable And Fire Resilient Buildings
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 SFPE-NCR Gold Award Celebration
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 SFPE-NCR Amazon Fulfillment Centre Facility Tour
Thursday, May 11, 2023 SFPE-NCR Virtual Student Conference
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Community Risk Reduction (CRR)
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Changes to the 2020 NBCC & NFCC PART 2
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Changes to the 2020 NBCC & NFCC PART 1
Thursday, January 26, 2023 SFPE NCR AGM - Special Presentation with Avinash Gupta: Alterations to Existing Buildings
Thursday, October 06, 2022 High Rise Firefighting - Tactical to Practical
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Celebration of the Career Achievements of Dr. George Hadjisophocleous
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 New Energy Efficient Homes: A Journey into Limited Ventilation Fire Environments
Tuesday, May 03, 2022 Mass Timber Demonstration Burns
Wednesday, March 09, 2022 Simulation: High fidelity and versatile. Train for the unexpected.
Wednesday, December 01, 2021 39th Annual General Meeting
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Introduction to Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA) per NFPA 652
Monday, November 15, 2021 (copy) NRC’s New National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface Fires
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 NRC’s New National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface Fires
Wednesday, September 08, 2021 Steel & Sacrifice
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Smart Technology and Smart Firefighting in High-rise Structures

Archived Event Info

  • November 24, 2021, 3:00 - 4:00pm (EDT) - SFPE NCR Technical Session - Introduction to Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) per NFPA 652, with Dr. Ashok Ghose Dastidar from Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
  • October 26, 2021, 1:00 PM (EDT) - SFPE NCR Technical Session - NRC’s New National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface Fires, with Dr. Noureddine Bénichou, Ph.D., National Research Council of Canada
  • September 8, 2021, 1:00-3:30 PM (EDT) - SFPE NCR Technical Session - Steel & Sacrifice, with Chief G. Tracy (FDNY ret.), Dr. V. Kodur (Michigan State University, and Chief P. McBride (OFS ret.)
  • May 17, 2021, 1:00-3:00 PM (EDT) - Inaugural Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) Canada Sprinkler Symposium. Click on this link to view the agenda, find more information about speakers, and register.
  • April 14, 2021, 1:00-2:30 PM (EDT) - SFPE NCR Technical Session - Smart Technology and Smart Firefighting in High-rise Structures, with Chief Gerald A. Tracy, Battalion Commander with the FDNY (ret)
  • March 10, 2021, 1:00-2:30 PM (EST) - SFPE NCR Technical Session - Understanding Cannabis Extraction, with Philip Kwong, 3 Carbon Research & Technology Inc.
  • February 8, 2021, 1:00-2:00 PM (EST) - SFPE NCR Technical Session - What does an AHJ need from the Designer to Accelerate the Building Permit Process? with Avinash Gupta, P.Eng., CBCO, CRBO, LBO
  • January 29, 2021, 2:00-3:00 PM (EST) - SFPE National Capital Region Chapter 2021 Annual General Meeting (Online)
  • January 20-22, 2020 - SFPE Saint Laurent Technical Seminar - NFPA 25 Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems @ Hôtel Sandman in Montreal
  • January 31, 2019 - 2nd Annual Curling Bonspiel Fundraiser for Camp Bucko @ Nepean Sportsplex


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