Start Date: 2/25/2026 1:00 PM PST
End Date: 2/25/2026 2:00 PM PST
Venue Name: Virtual Meeting Space
Location:
CA United States
Organization Name:
BOMA Oakland/East Bay
Contact:
Fire Life Safety
Invest in your engineering team’s expertise by registering them for the 2026 Engineer Webinars, a complimentary educational opportunity focused on strengthening fire and life safety knowledge across building operations.
This Fire Life Safety webinar dives into critical, often-overlooked nuances of fire life safety codes, essential maintenance practices, system interactions, and real-world operational insights that engineers can apply immediately. While the content is relevant for all property types, select case examples will address the unique complexities and risk considerations found in high-rise buildings.
- Identify critical fire alarm inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements that are commonly overlooked or misapplied, including those with operational and compliance impacts.
- Evaluate fire alarm system impairments and maintenance deficiencies to determine risk, required corrective actions, and documentation needs.
- Apply best practices for maintaining fire alarm system reliability and code compliance across building types, including challenges frequently encountered in high-rise environments.
Equip your engineers with practical knowledge that supports safer buildings, stronger compliance, and more confident day-to-day decision-making—at no cost. Register your team today.
About the Speakers
Tom Murray, Fire Life Safety Instructor
Tom Murray is a fire and life safety subject matter expert with more than four decades of experience in fire suppression, emergency operations, and high-rise life safety systems. He is a retired Captain of the San Francisco Fire Department and former Battalion Chief and Training Chief for the City of San Mateo, where he developed and implemented fire service training programs, managed emergency operations, and oversaw firefighter certification and preparedness initiatives. During Tom’s time with the City of San Mateo, he also served as the City Emergency Services Coordinator for all City Departments.
Since 2001, Tom has served as the owner and lead instructor of Fire Life Safety Training, delivering SFFD-approved High-Rise Fire Safety Director certification and renewal programs, Fire Pump test preparation aligned with Office of the State Fire Marshal requirements, and comprehensive facility emergency planning services. His technical expertise includes Title 19 compliance, NFPA 25 inspection and testing standards, standpipe and sprinkler systems, fire pump operations, Building Information Card (BIC) compliance, and emergency response coordination. Tom has provided training and consulting services for hospitals, universities, corporate campuses, public agencies, and high-rise properties throughout Northern California, bringing a first-responder perspective focused on operational readiness, code compliance, and life safety performance.
Sam Holeman, Battalion One Fire Protection
Over the past 13 years, Sam has served various roles with Battalion One Fire Protection while helping the company grow. These roles include Fire Safety Director, Fire Alarm Technician, Fire Alarm Service Manager, and President of the Fire Alarm Division. In addition to fire protection, he has over 25 years of experience in code compliance, evacuation procedures, graphic design, construction, fabrication, technical illustration, and property management.
Sam has tested, serviced, and/or installed the following fire alarm brands: Honeywell, Gamewell FCI, Notifier, FireLite, Silent Knight, Siemens, Fike, Kidde Fenwal, Potter, Hochiki, Faraday, Simplex, and EST. He has extensive experience in inspecting, testing, and maintaining the following system types: fire alarms, cell communicators, RF radios, 2-way communication, fire extinguishers, fire sprinklers, gas detection, and clean agent suppression. Clean agent suppression systems include Halon, FM200, Novec, Nitrogen, and Victaulic Vortex. The facilities included airports, refineries, factories, data centers, warehouses, energy storage facilities, high rises, government buildings, schools, military bases, museums, maritime facilities, subways, tech campuses, and power plants.
