Presentation: The Evolution of Industrial Fire Safety: Targeted Remote Response and the War on Lithium-Ion Hazards
Description:
Ryan Fogelman will present a decade of data from his Annual Reported Waste & Recycling Facility Fires Report, illustrating how Targeted Remote Response (TRR) is redefining industrial safety. The discussion will center on the Fire Rover solution, the world's only FM-approved Smart Monitoring solution. Participants will see real-world case studies where human-in-the-loop systems identified heat abnormalities in the pre-incipient stage, managed the critical first 10 minutes of an event, and utilized 88% to 92% less water than traditional deluge systems, thereby minimizing business interruption and environmental damage from contaminated firewater runoff. The session concludes by examining how these innovations are being applied beyond recycling to airplane hangars, refineries, and chemical facilities, hot work/fire watch activities providing fire engineers with a sophisticated new toolset for performance-based design in the most challenging industrial environments.
Guest Presenter: Ryan Fogelman, J.D., MBA
Ryan Fogelman, J.D., MBA, is a fire protection consultant with Fire Rover, known for his expertise in bringing innovative safety solutions to market. His products have been recognized with two Edison Innovation Awards for Industrial Safety and Consumer Products. Since February 2016, he has focused on compiling and publishing reports on fires at waste and recycling facilities in the U.S. and Canada, analyzing their impacts, solutions, and consequences. His latest report is titled "We Are at War: The 8th Annual Waste & Recycling Facility Fires Report in the US & CAN." He has been a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 401 Hazardous Materials Committee since 2019 and contributed to the NFPA18(a) special task force for wetting agents in 2025. His contributions to the field have earned him recognition as one of the "Top 30 Global Fire Influencers" by the International Fire Safety Journal in 2024 and 2025. For more information or to connect with Ryan Fogelman, you can visit his LinkedIn profile at www.linkedin.com/in/ryanjayfogelman or reach out to him via email at rfogelman@firerover.com.