TVSFPE Chapter Meeting 11/5/2026

TVSFPE,

TVSFPE will be meeting Thursday (4/2/2026) at Mimi's Café in Turkey Creek:  https://www.mimiscafe.com/locations/knoxville/

The meeting will be from 6pm to 8pm. The speaker is Andy Grenier of Coffman Engineers. He will be presenting on: 

"Fire Protection and Life Safety Analysis of an Existing Roadway Tunnel". 

Description: 

An engineering analysis was conducted for an existing road tunnel and its related facility systems such as emergency ventilation, fire detection and alarm, and fire protection systems. NFPA 502, “Standard for Road Tunnels, Bridges, and Other Limited Access Highways” was used as the baseline for evaluating requirements. A risk analysis framework was established for comparing existing conditions to the NFPA 502 requirements. Risk reduction and mitigation recommendations were made and ranked based upon prioritization factors, with a view to providing for future scope planning for project implementation to upgrade the tunnel safety systems.

Speaker Introduction: 

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Please note that Mimi's Cafe has food, and is located at 10945 Parkside Dr. Knoxville, TN 37934

Previous Meeting Minutes will be attached below.

Thank you,