Instructor: Ralph E. Bless, Jr., P.E., CFPS, SET
Ralph Bless, Executive Vice President, Innovation & Excellence, at Telgian Engineering & Consulting, will present a Fire Smarts webinar on “High Pile Stock Requirements for Sprinkler Design NFPA 13” on September 11, 2025 from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET.
The increased demand for warehouses and changes to space usage significantly affects how fire protection systems are designed. This growing complexity has resulted in storage being one of the most challenging fire protection design scenarios. Based on NFPA 13 ‘Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems’, this course reviews the key decision points to consider when determining and applying an approved fire sprinkler design option for a specific storage application.
Ralph has 40 years’ experience in fire protection including a broad range of water based and special hazard system design, code consulting and fire protection engineering services. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in six states, a Certified Fire Protection Specialist, Level IV NICET senior fire sprinkler layout technician, Level III NICET inspections & Testing of Water Based Systems, and holds three additional NICET certifications, as well as multiple state and local licenses.
Ralph serves on six NFPA committees including the NFPA 1 Fire Code, NFPA 15 covering Water Spray Systems, and the NFPA 13 Correlating Committee. He chairs the NFPA 13 Sprinkler System Installation Criteria Committee, the technical committee for NFPA 232 covering Record Storage and NFPA 915 covering Remote Inspections.
To learn more and to register for this webinar, please visit Fire Smarts.
For media and interview inquiries, please contact info@telgian.com.