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AI-Driven Flame Detection - Currently working with a manufacturer to bring a discussion to our Houston Team on the advancing technology of AI and the use of this technology in Flame Detection. We are hopefully they will be able to secure a date before our summer break!!

Great Time @ the SFPE- Houston March 2025 meeting at Dooley Tackaberry.

 

Thank you to the Entire Dooley Tackaberry team, the facility, the space and the generosity was very much appreciated. 

Alex Young Presented a very impressive High Flow Mega Hydrant that American Flow Control offers.  Thank you! Great to see and speak to everyone in attendance. 

Executive Committee
Title	Officer	Company Name
President	Ray Rodriguez	Wood
Vice-President	Katie Render	Coffman Engineering
Treasurer	Will Gilthorpe	Autronica/Det-tronics
Secretary	Josh Page	Marsol Technologies
Past President	Dale Jenkins	WSP USA

In our upcoming annual business meeting we will hold elections for our new officers. Please come out for elections, dinner, and a presentation.

For those who are interested, please review the new "Proposed Bylaws revisions" page. We will vote on these changes during our August 2023 meeting.

We have discontinued the student membership level.

Please apply for full membership if you have received one of the following:

• notification that your student membership application was not approved 
• notification requesting you to change your membership level

 

If you would like to participate in directing the path of the SFPE Houston Chapter, Here Is Your Opportunity..............................

It is time to compile interested people.  So please Nominate Yourself, or a trusted Colleague, to one of the 2022-2024 Houston Chapter Officer positions.

- President

- Vice-President

- Treasurer

- Secretary

In order to qualify for an SFPE-Houston Chapter officer position, you are required to be a paid member in good standing for both the Houston Chapter and the National SFPE Organization.

The Election for the 2022-2024 Officers will be held at the April 20, 2022 meeting.

Please contact with any questions, nominations, or comments.

Scott Herreth - Current President - president@sfpehouston.org

or 

Dale Jenkins - Current Vice-President - vicepresident@sfpehouston.org

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers has formally announced their 2020 Society Awards.  Our very own Harris County Fire Marshal, Laurie Christensen, CFPS, FM, was nominated by members of SFPE Houston's board and was selected as Fire Protection Person of the Year.  Congratulations Laurie on this well deserved award.

Our Houston chapter was also selected for the Bronze Award for Chapter Excellence.

Please disregard the membership renewal email sent out this morning 17-Apr-2020.  SFPE Houston has changed the annual renewal date to February 1st of each year. SFPE Houston membership fees will be waived for current members in good standing for the remainder of 2020.

We will now be collecting dues and hope to begin holding hybrid events soon.

Please contact Dale Jenkins or Will Gilthorpe if you receive additional renewal emails before December 2020 or if you have any questions.