SOCIETY OF FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

Upcoming events

    • 08 Sep 2025
    • 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Navy Golf Course - Event Center - 5660 Orangewood Ave, Cypress, CA 90630
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    Topic: Naval Facilities (NAVFAC) Updates!


    Date: September 8, 2025


    Location: Navy Golf Course- Event Center - 5660 Orangewood Ave, Cypress, CA 90630

    **NEW MEETING LOCATION w/ Free Parking On-Site**


    Speaker:  Kathleen Haliburton, Fire Protection Engineer at Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)- TDC


    IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTIONS


    Meeting Flier:  Click Here


    Schedule:

    11:15 - 11:30 AM: Check-in & Networking

    11:30 - 11:45 AM: SFPE Business 

    11:45 - 1:00 PM: Keynote Presentation, lunch, Q&A

    Description: 

    AHJ's, FPE's, Insurance underwriters, contractors, facility managers, and manufacturers will benefit by learning about:

    • Current State of NAVFAC
    • UFC Rewrites- Reviewing applicable codes and standards, including symmetry and continuity requirements
    • MACC and IDIQ Updates
    • D40 Updates
    • Pre-Inspection requirements for QFPE's
    • And more...

    Biography: 

    Kathleen Haliburton is the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) South West – Technical Discipline Lead for Fire Protection Engineering. With over 33 years of experience at NAVFAC, Kathleen has held various roles, starting as an Intern, then as a Project Manager, and finally as the Fire Protection Engineer TDC for the last 8 years. Based in San Diego, she looks to support the engineering community and how we interact with Department of Defense (DOD) projects.

    • 03 Nov 2025
    • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Navy Golf Course Seal Beach - 5660 Orangewood Ave, Cypress, CA 90630
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    Topic: 2025 Fire Protection Engineering Symposium


    Date: Monday, November 3, 2025 from 7am - 4pm


    Location: Navy Golf Course Seal Beach - 5660 Orangewood Ave, Cypress, CA 90630


    Save the Date Flyer: Click Here


    A FULL-DAY LIVE & VIRTUAL EVENT

    The Southern California Chapter of SFPE is hosting the 10th Annual Fire Protection Engineering Symposium. Proceeds benefit the Chapter Scholarship Fund for fire protection engineering students.

    Agenda

    7:00 – 8:00     Registration / Continental Breakfast

    8:00 – 8:15     Welcome Remarks

    8:15 – 11:45   Presentations / Break with Exhibitors / Refreshments

    11:45 – 12:45 Lunch / Raffle / Break with Exhibitors

    12:45 – 3:45   Presentations / Break with Exhibitors / Refreshments

    3:45 – 4:00     Final Thoughts



    Past Events list


    NFPA 72 2025 Edition - Key Updates and Insights,  March 24th, 2025,  Maria Marks

    Hazardous Area Notification - Avoiding the Big Bang,  February 10th, 2025,  Andrew Dodsworth

    Fire Protection with CPVC:  The Flameguard Solution,  January 13th, 2025,  Mario Orlando

    Battery Energy Storage: Getting to Yes,  December 9, 2024,  Mike Nicholas

    Professional Fire Protection Engineering Licensure in California,  October 14th, 2024,  Ric Moore

    Combustible Dusts & Explosion Protection,  May 8th, 2023,  Geffrey Mitchell

    Product Showcase - New & Emerging Fire Protection Technology,  April 10th, 2023

    AIM Act Impacts to FP Industry + Viking OXEO Gaseous Suppression Systems,  March 13th, 2023, Doug Meyers

    Basic Hazardous Materials and Major Code Changes,  February 13th, 2023,   Elley Klausbruckner

    2022 CBC - Significant Changes,  January 9, 2023,  Steven Dannaway

    Flame Detection, November 14, 2022, Bob Barker

    Annual Symposium Event, October 25, 2022

    SFPE Foundation, September 12, 2022, Joseph Talbert

    Beam Smoke Detection for Large Spaces, June 13, 2022, Dean Rushin

    Hybrid NFPA 770 Systems, May 9, 2022, Frank Broidy

    Clean Agents and Foam, April 11, 2022, Doug Meyers

    Confessions of a Fire Marshal, March 14, 2022, James Frater

    Current Topics in Hazmat: Pharma and Extraction Facilities, February 14, 2022, Elley Klausbruckner

    Latest Tools & Resources from NFPA, ICC, & UL, January 10, 2022, Ray Bizal & Susan Dowty, & Jon Roberts

    Annual Symposium Event, December 6 & 7, 2021, Various Speakers

    Protection of Top-Loading Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems, November 8, 2021, Wes Baker

    Please contact a board member with any suggestions you have for the chapter. We hope to see you at our next event.

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