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Chapter Meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings, usually featuring a technical presentation relating to fire protection engineering, are scheduled from September through June each year and normally held on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Lunch is typically provided for a nominal fee; if you plan to attend, please let us know ahead of time if you would like a lunch. Register for chapter meetings via the list below or the Events page.

Past Meetings & Presentations

  • Thu, Apr 10
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Apr 10, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our technical presentation will be provided by Brian Ryglewicz (SLTNS Engineered Systems) on the topic of elevator hoistway pressurization controllers.
  • Thu, Mar 13
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Mar 13, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our technical presentation will be provided by Eileen Sellers (Viking Group) and titled "Firefighting Foam Systems".
  • Thu, Feb 13
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Feb 13, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our technical presentation will be provided by Max McLeod with Siemens on the topic of the 2022 edition of NFPA 72.
  • Thu, Jan 09
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Jan 09, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our technical presentation will be provided by Dennis Phillips on Conquest Flamebar Fire Rated Duct Systems.
  • Thu, Nov 14
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Nov 14, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our technical presentation will be Fire Door Inspection and Testing 101 presented by Ruben Garcia and Jesse Flores.
  • Thu, Oct 10
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Oct 10, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! **This month we are meeting AT THE TN STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE**
  • Thu, Sep 12
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Sep 12, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our technical presentation will be "Flame Detection 101" by Bill Crowley with Space Age Electronics. **This month we are meeting AT THE TN STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE**
  • Thu, May 09
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    May 09, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! David Stacy and Austin Grant (Performance Based Fire Protection Engineering) will be presenting "Clearing the Air on Smoke Control".
  • Thu, Apr 11
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Apr 11, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! **This month we are meeting AT THE TN STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE**
  • Thu, Mar 14
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Mar 14, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! **This month we are meeting AT THE TN STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE**
  • Thu, Feb 08
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Feb 08, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! **This month we are meeting AT THE TN STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE** Our speaker this month is Scott Golly with Jensen Hughes on AFFF replacement options.
  • Thu, Jan 11
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Jan 11, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! **This month we are meeting AT THE TN STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE**
  • Thu, Nov 09
    Century Fire Protection
    Nov 09, 2023, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
    Century Fire Protection, 1508 Elm Hill Pike #108, Nashville, TN 37210, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! David Rowe, Design Manager with Century Fire Protection, will be presenting on the basics of NFPA 20 design and sizing of fire pumps. **This month we are meeting AT CENTURY FIRE PROTECTION**
  • Thu, Oct 12
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400
    Oct 12, 2023, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400, 222 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! This month Bill Crowley of Space Age Electronics will be presenting on fire risk during construction and NFPA 241.
  • Thu, Sep 14
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400
    Sep 14, 2023, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400, 222 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our presenter this month will be Kenneth Shultz, PE, RCDD discussing the professional engineer seals, the weak security tactics we use, and the potential for blockchain technology to protect our licenses.
  • Thu, May 11
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400
    May 11, 2023, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400, 222 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our presenter this month will be Dr. Naser, PE from Clemson University discussing the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Fire Protection.
  • Thu, Apr 13
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400
    Apr 13, 2023, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400, 222 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our presentation this month will be from FireFlex introducing their Vactec technology for corrosion and ice plug prevention.
  • Thu, Mar 09
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400
    Mar 09, 2023, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
    Gresham Smith, Suite 1400, 222 Second Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37201, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our presenter this month is David Fremont with General Air Products and introducing their new corrosion mitigation device Vapor Pipe Shield.

Upcoming Meetings

  • Thu, May 08
    Hilton Garden Inn Nashville West End Ave
    May 08, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    Hilton Garden Inn Nashville West End Ave, 100 Murphy Ct, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! Our technical presentation will be provided by Michael Kiefer (Wagner) on the topic of active fire prevention and the OxyReduct oxygen reduction system.
  • Thu, Sep 11
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Sep 11, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! This month's technical presentation will be on the topic of Commissioning and Testing of Engineered Corrosion Systems.
  • Thu, Oct 09
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Oct 09, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting! This month's technical presentation will be "What Goes in a Life Safety Plan" by Rusty Jones (Gresham Smith).
  • Thu, Nov 13
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office
    Nov 13, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
    TN State Fire Marshal's Office, 500 James Robertson Pkwy, Nashville, TN 37243, USA
    Join us for this month's chapter meeting!

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