NAFED Representatives on NFPA Committees​

NAFED has members representing the association by serving on many NFPA Technical Committees. These individuals take part in the entire NFPA standard revision process, from attending committee meetings to voting on proposals and comments. Members interested in serving on a spot that is not yet filled can contact Norb Makowka at (312) 461-9600 or norbm@nafed.org.

The NFPA also has a list of committees that are actively seeking members.

NFPA Committee	NFPA Standard	Principal NAFED Rep	Alternate NAFED Rep
Recommended Practice on Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems	3	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL	Reese Freeman AAA Fire Protection Seattle, WA
Proposed Standard for Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems	4	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL	Reese Freeman AAA Fire Protection Seattle, WA
Portable Fire Extinguishers	10	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL	Billy Findley Koorsen Fire & Security Indianapolis, IN
Foam	11, 11A	Scott E. Herreth Dooley Tackaberry Deer Park, TX	Jason E. Hanson Dooley Tackaberry Deer Park, TX PENDING
Carbon Dioxide	12	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL	Todd VanGorder Silco Fire Protection Akron, OH
Halon 1301	12A	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL	Todd VanGorder Silco Fire Protection Akron, OH
Standpipes	14	Vince Newberg Delta Fire Systems, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT	OPEN
Dry and Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems	17, 17A	Larry Angle M. Jacks Fire & Safety San Antonio, TX	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL
Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Systems	25	Clayton Norred Norred Fire Systems West Monroe, LA	Aaron Dickens Delta Fire Systems, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT
Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages	30A	Joseph Spaeder J&S Fire Protection, Inc. Drexel Hill, PA	OPEN
Finishing Processes	33, 34	Bill Anderson CertaSite Kalamazoo, MI	OPEN
National Fire Alarm Code: Fundamentals	72	Rick Malady Fire Fighter Sales & Service Warrendale, PA	Reese Freeman AAA Fire Protection Seattle, WA
National Fire Alarm Code: Initiating Devices	72	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL	OPEN
National Fire Alarm Code: Notification Appliances	72	Reese Freeman AAA Fire Protection Seattle, WA PENDING	OPEN
National Fire Alarm Code: Testing and Maintenance	72	Bill Isemann Guardian Fire Protection Gaithersburg, MD	OPEN
Protection of Information Technology Equipment	75	Chad Mariska Automatic Protection Systems Broken Arrow, OK	Bill Johnson Mid State Fire Equipment Lake Placid, FL
Fire Protection for Telecommunications Facilities	76	Chad Mariska Automatic Protection Systems Broken Arrow, OK	Bill Johnson Mid State Fire Equipment Lake Placid, FL
Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations	96	Larry Angle M. Jacks Fire & Safety San Antonio, TX	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL
Life Safety Code: Mercantile and Business Occupancies	101	Jeff Martin Elite Fire Protection Abbotsford, BC, Canada	OPEN
Mining Facilities	120, 122	James Kohl Cintas Fire Protection Hazelwood, MO	OPEN
Cannabis Growing and Processing Facilities	420	Reese Freeman AAA Fire Protection, Inc. Seattle, WA PENDING	OPEN
Fire Brigades and Loss Prevention	600, 601	Jeff Martin Elite Fire Protection Chilliwack, BC	OPEN
Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems	855	Reese Freeman AAA Fire Protection Seattle, WA PENDING	OPEN
Fire Hose	1961, 1962 1963, 1964 1965	Vince Newberg Delta Fire Systems, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT	OPEN
Clean Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems	2001	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL	Todd VanGorder Silco Fire Protection Akron, OH
Fixed Aerosol Fire Extinguishing Systems	2010	Norb Makowka NAFED Staff Chicago, IL	Daniel Osobka Healy Fire Protection Orion, MI

Updated 1/4/21