DFPC Professional Development Unit

04/02/2025

Inspectors!

Be prepared for this 2025 Fireworks Season. Whether you need to inspect professional shows, stands, or retail displays - this class is for you!

We are offering 5 classes throughout Colorado!

The 2025 Fireworks: Don't Get Burned Training Program is brought to you by the Division of Fire Prevention and Control and the Mountain Fire Marshals group. CEU's will be provided.

Please register by the deadlines posted for each specific training events. The registration link is available in our bio on LinkTree.

10/11/2024

It’s Fire Prevention Week Day 5! 🔥

The theme this year is “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!”

🚨Do smoke alarms require maintenance?

You should test your smoke alarm once a month, and replace your smoke alarms every ten years!

If you do not hear the "chirp, chirp, chirp" or the unit is unresponsive when testing your smoke alarm, replace the battery or the entire unit!

For more safety tips on smoke alarms, please visit fpw.org

10/10/2024

It’s Fire Prevention Week Day 4! 🔥

The theme this year is “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!”

🚨Smoke alarms should be installed on every level of the home, including outside each sleeping area and inside each bedroom. Using interconnected smoke alarms can provide the best protection. When one smoke alarm sounds, they all sound.

For more safety tips on smoke alarms, please visit fpw.org

10/09/2024

It’s Fire Prevention Week 2024! 🔥

The theme this year is “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You!”

Having working smoke alarms in your home reduces the risk of you and your loved ones dying in a home fire. Protect what matters most!

For more safety tips on smoke alarms, please visit fpw.org

09/16/2024

September is Su***de Prevention Month 💜🩵

We all need support sometimes. Help is always available.

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Additional Resources

Additional resources are always available at https://988lifeline.org/

09/11/2024

Today and every day, we remember the lives lost, and honor the heroes who sacrificed everything. We will never forget.

09/06/2024

There's still time to sign up for this great class! We still have spots available for this awesome FREE training at the Durango Fire & Rescue, Grand Junction Fire Department, and Castle Rock Fire And Rescue Department locations. We've also had a few spots open in our class at Greater Eagle Fire Protection District, as well. Go sign up!

We'll see you there!

The Fire Sprinkler Essentials for Plan Review classes are filling up fast. Each class is limited to 30 students.

📆We have added an additional date for this class to be hosted in Castle Rock on 10/16. We look forward to seeing you there!

🔗Please visit the linkTree in our bio to register now!

Dates/Locations:

9/04/24 Lakewood, CO - FULL
9/10/24 Durango, CO
9/11/24 Grand Junction, CO
9/12/24 Eagle, CO - ALMOST FULL
10/16/24 Castle Rock, CO - NEW!

08/27/2024

Don't miss this new training! "Perils of Healthcare", presented at the SFPE Rocky Mountain Chapter Meeting on September 12, 2024.

🔗Visit the linkTree in our bio to learn more and register now!

Guest Presenters Patrick Conroy, Tami Holley, PE, and Morgan Matthew, DFPC come together to share a wealth of knowledge and experience in healthcare design and construction.

Given the inherent complexity of healthcare construction it is critical that designers, builders, and regulators all collaborate throughout a project life cycle to bring it to a successful conclusion. The design and construction of healthcare facilities in Colorado can involve a myriad of rules and regulations, applicable codes and standards and multiple Authorities Having Jurisdiction. This can, and often has, led to confusion, code conflicts and coordination issues.

This presentation will review the applicable codes and standards, and the various “gotcha’s” that could be seen along the way. The presentation will also focus on the unique aspects of healthcare facilities, especially with respect to allowances permitted for a “defend-in-place” life safety strategy.

08/21/2024

The Fire Sprinkler Essentials for Plan Review classes are filling up fast. Each class is limited to 30 students.

📆We have added an additional date for this class to be hosted in Castle Rock on 10/16. We look forward to seeing you there!

🔗Please visit the linkTree in our bio to register now!

Dates/Locations:

9/04/24 Lakewood, CO - FULL
9/10/24 Durango, CO
9/11/24 Grand Junction, CO
9/12/24 Eagle, CO - ALMOST FULL
10/16/24 Castle Rock, CO - NEW!

08/02/2024

On July 20, 2024, the Colorado Chapter of the International Code Council (CCICC) held its annual Give A Day event, a tradition where the chapter collaborates with a local organization to support projects that enhance safety and strengthen community connections. This year, CCICC joined forces with Wilderness on Wheels (WOW) to make significant improvements to the WOW Boardwalk.

DFPC's PDU member Mark Remy was among those who volunteered, and contributed his 25 years of expertise as a general contractor to the project.

“At the beginning of the project, we developed a plan: who’s going do what, what materials were needed, how we were going to implement this plan so that we could be as efficient as possible. It was amazing the speed that all of us were able to construct this deck,” Remy said.

WOW and CCICC share a mission of fostering accessibility through prioritizing safety. With an appreciation for the outdoors being a part of Colorado culture, both organizations are committed to ensuring these spaces remain accessible to everyone.

“We all jumped in and had no problem rebuilding it from the ground up. We had folks that were as old as 70 years old and we had folks as young as 12 years old who were participating in this. All of the things were done to make sure that it wasn’t just a safe deck, but that was code compliant,” Remy said.

The PDU would like to extend a heartfelt 'Thank You' to all of the volunteers for spending the day to help complete the WOW Boardwalk project. Your efforts and time spent to help make exploring wilderness in Colorado not only safer and enjoyable, but also accessible is appreciated!

To read the full article from the CCICC Building Safety Journal, please visit the link in our bio!

07/31/2024

📢Attention Plan Reviewers!📢

Colorado DFPC's Professional Development Unit is excited to offer a new Fire Sprinkler Essentials for Plan Review class for the mountain and western slope regions.

Multiple dates and locations are available across the state. Each class is limited to 30 students, so please visit the link in our bio to register!

Taught by Richard Maturino of DFPC and Jaeger Luke of South Adams County Fire, this 6 hour in-person class will provide instruction on the basics of fire sprinkler plan review for water-based fire sprinkler systems designed under NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, and NFPA 13D. This class will include example projects, along with checklists and other tools to help students practice the skills being taught.

Dates/Locations:

9/04/24 Lakewood, CO
9/10/24 Durango, CO
9/11/24 Grand Junction, CO
9/12/24 Eagle, CO

06/07/2024

So you wanted to attend one of Morgan’s ‘Fireworks: Don’t Get Burned!’ trainings but couldn’t make it. 🎆

Don’t worry! We have shared her educational slideshow and drawings on our website for your reference. 🧨

We send our appreciation to those who hosted these training events, as well as thank anyone who was able to attend any of five events that we had scheduled! We look forward to having more training opportunities in the future!❤️‍🔥

🔗Please scan the QR code or visit the link in our bio to learn more!

📨Want to host us for a training? Get in contact with us! Visit the link in our bio to email DFPC’s Professional Development Unit.



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