Charlie Ramo, Fire Protection Consultant at Telgian Engineering & Consulting
will present this Fire Smarts webinar on February 12, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm ET.

Fire sprinkler systems rely on adequate water supplies to provide proper protection. This course will provide an overview of water supply evaluation and testing based on NFPA 291 ‘Recommended Practice for Fire Flow Testing and Marking of Hydrants’. Participants will learn how to conduct a fire hydrant flow test and how to determine whether the results appear to be accurate. Discussions will include possible avenues for discovering the source of discrepant results.

Charlie Ramo is a Fire Protection Consultant with Telgian Engineering & Consulting. He is experienced in conducting site surveys and conditions analysis for fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems. Charlie specializes in conducting fire hydrant flow tests and investigating water supplies to resolve discrepancies found during testing. He is completing his fire protection engineering degree and has participated in data collecting and processing for multiple full-scale fire tests at Underwriters Laboratories (UL).

To learn more and to register for this webinar, please visit Fire Smarts.

For media and interview inquiries, please contact info@telgian.com.