Celebrating NFPA®'s Fire Prevention Week™ with Telgian's Pamela Reno
Each year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®), hosts Fire Prevention Week™ (FPW) to help with educating the public about the importance of fire safety. For more than 100 years, NFPA, the official sponsor of FPW, has hosted a fire prevention campaign and themes the week around a particular aspect of fire safety. This year’s FPW campaign, “Cooking Safety Starts with YOU”, highlights the important actions that should be taken to stay safe in the kitchen. Join the NFPA to celebrate Fire Prevention Week on October 8th-14th and commit to kitchen and cooking safety!
In honor of Fire Prevention Week, in this special episode, we are joined by special guest Pamela Reno, Fire Protection Engineer & Regional Practice Leader at Telgian Engineering & Consulting, to discuss fire safety, learn more about her role as a fire protection engineer, and discuss key messages in honor of fire prevention week.
About Pamela Reno
Pamela Reno has more than 20 years of experience and knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices of fire prevention, fire protection, and life safety engineering in the healthcare, engineering consulting, and manufacturing industries. She facilitates process development, documentation, and technical leadership, and administers training to ensure company and regulatory policies are met. Mrs. Reno also oversees fire and life safety components of planning and design including resolving issues during construction and ensuring codes, plans, and standards are in compliance. She has developed new passive fire protection and life safety design standards for hospitals, family health centers, ambulatory surgical centers, and regional practice sites and has also performed life safety assessments in accordance with the 2012 Life Safety Code, Joint Commission Standards, and the Center for Medicaid and Medicare services regulations.
Mrs. Reno established and maintained a fire-safe environment by protecting patients, personnel, visitors, and property from fire, smoke, and other products of combustion for hospital campus buildings, family health centers, ambulatory surgical centers, and regional practice sites.
She has developed fire plans, which included:
- Roles and responsibilities of employees during a fire emergency
- How to use fire alarms and fire extinguishers
- How to contain fire and smoke
- Evacuation procedures
Additionally, she has designed fire evacuation signs, ensured fire evacuation plans were up-to-date and current, trained operating room (OR) staff on fire safety in the OR, and conducted fire drills to ensure OR staff knew roles and responsibilities in the event of an OR fire. Pamela also plays an integral role in codes and standards development.
Resources from the Show
- Join Phoenix Society in Advocacy Efforts
- What to Know About Home Fire Sprinklers
- How to Read a Fire Extinguisher Tag
- Read About Fire Safety Assumptions
- Read About Embarking on a Journey of Healing Through Fire Advocacy
- Read About Understanding and Preventing Flash Fires
- Tips for Preventing Burns and Scalds in the Kitchen
- For more resources, visit us here.
- Learn More About Telgian
- Learn More About NFPA’s Fire Prevention Week
About Telgian Engineering & Consulting
Telgian is committed to providing effective and innovative fire protection, life safety and security programs. Learn more Telgian at: https://www.telgian.com
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