Every year the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Standards Council recognizes individuals for outstanding service to the organization in the development of codes and standards. Due to the cancellation of the 2021 Conference & Expo, awards will be presented to 14 individuals at the 2022 NFPA Conference & Expo to be held in Boston.

The 2021 recipients of the Committee Service Award include the following:

Nicholas A. Dawe
Cobb County Fire Marshal’s Office
Marietta, Georgia

Correlating Committee on:

• Safety to Life (2017 – present)
• Building Code (2017 – present)

Building Code/Safety to Life Technical Committees on:

• Residential Occupancies (2017 – present)
• Fire Protection Features (2010 – present)
• Industrial, Storage, and Miscellaneous Occupancies (2010 – present)
• Mercantile and Business Occupancies (2010 – present)
• Interior Finish and Contents (2010 – present; Chair 2017 – present)

Technical Committees on:

• Cultural Resources (2019 – present)
• Remote Inspections (2019 – present)
• Construction and Demolition (2018 – present)
• Professional Qualifications – Public Fire Educator, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist, and Youth Firesetter Program Manager Professional Qualifications (2014 – present)
• Sprinkler Systems – Foam-Water Sprinklers (2008 – 2021)
• Chimneys, Fireplaces, and Venting Systems for Heat-Producing Appliances (2006 – present)
• Exposure Fire Protection (2006 – present; Chair 2007 – 2021)

Building Code/Safety to Life Technical Committees on:

• Residential Occupancies (2017 – present)
• Fire Protection Features (2010 – present)
• Industrial, Storage, and Miscellaneous Occupancies (2010 – present)
• Interior Finish and Contents (2010 – present; Chair 2017 – present)

Technical Committees on:

• Cultural Resources (2019 – present)
• Remote Inspections (2019 – present)
• Construction and Demolition (2018 – present)
• Professional Qualifications – Public Fire Educator, Public Information Officer, Youth Firesetter Intervention Specialist, and Youth Firesetter Program Manager Professional Qualifications (2014 – present)
• Sprinkler Systems – Foam-Water Sprinklers (2008 – 2021)
• Chimneys, Fireplaces, and Venting Systems for Heat-Producing Appliances (2006 – present)
• Exposure Fire Protection (2006 – present; Chair 2007 – 2021)

Mark W. Drake
Self-employed
Olathe, Kansas

Combustible Dusts Correlating Committee (2011 – 2021)

Combustible Dusts Technical Committees on:

• Combustible Metals and Metal Dusts (2008 – 2011; Chair 2011 – 2021)
• Fundamentals of Combustible Dusts (2011 – 2021)

Robert J. James
UL LLC
Northbrook, Illinois

Correlating Committees on:

• Professional Qualifications (2015 – present)
• Safety to Life (2013 – present)

Technical Committees on:

• Remote Inspections (2019 – present)
• Building Fire and Life Safety Directors (2015 – present; Chair 2015 – present)
• Commissioning and Integrated Testing (2013 – present)
• Professional Qualifications –Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner Professional Qualifications (2012 – 2016)
• Hazardous Chemicals (2005 – present; Chair 2011 – present)
• Fire Prevention Organization and Deployment (2011 – 2015)
• Pyrotechnics (2002 – 2005)
• Fire Code/Fire Prevention Code/Uniform Fire Code (1994 – 2012)
• Building Code/Safety to Life Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies (1994 – 1999)
• Venting Systems for Cooking Appliances (1994 – 1999)

Robert Kasiski
FM Global
Johnston, Rhode Island

Technical Committees on:

• Hybrid (Water and Inert Gas) Fire Extinguishing Systems (2015 – present)
• Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property – Initiating Devices for Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems (2012 – present)
• Electronic Computer Systems (2011 – present)
• Telecommunications (2011 – present)
• Airport Facilities (2009 – 2015)
• Commissioning and Integrated Testing (2008 – present)
• Aerosol Extinguishing Technology (2007 – present)
• Foam (2007 – present)
• Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems (2007 – present; Chair 2014 – present)
• Sprinkler Systems – Foam-Water Sprinklers (2007 – 2021)
• Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Systems (2005 – present)
• Portable Fire Extinguishers (1992 – 2017)
• Carbon Dioxide (1992 – 2005)
• Halogenated Fire Extinguishing Systems (1992 – 2002)
• Dry and Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems (1990 – 2017)

David P. Klein
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC

Correlating Committees on:

• Heath Care Facilities (2012 – present)
• Building Code (2009 – 2017)
• Safety to Life (2009 – 2017)
• Health Care Facilities Technical Committee on Fundamentals (2007 – present; Chair 2012 – 2021)

Building Code/Safety to Life Technical Committees on:

• Health Care Occupancies (2006 – present; Chair 2009 – 2017)
• Fundamentals (1995 – present)
• Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment (1992 – 2006)
• Standards Council (2021 – present)

Russell B. Leavitt
Telgian Corporation
Phoenix. Arizona

Correlating Committees on:

• Automatic Sprinkler Systems (2008 – present)
• Building Code (2003 – 2016)

Automatic Sprinkler Systems Technical Committees on:

• Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (2016 – present)
• Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria (1999 – 2001 and 2012 – present; Chair 2012 – present)
• Foam-Water Sprinklers (1998 – 2001)

Technical Committees on:

• Venting Systems for Cooking Appliances (2012 – present)
• Cultural Resources (2012 – present)
• Commissioning and Integrated Testing (2011 – present)
• General Storage (1998 – 2003)
• Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Systems (1998 – 2020)
• Rack Storage (1994 – 1999)

Board of Directors Committees on:

• Board of Directors (2014 – present)
• Governance and Nominating (2016 – present)
• Compensation (2015 – present)
• Finance (2013 – present)
• Special Achievement Award 2018

J. R. Nerat
National Presto Safety
Wallace, Michigan

Technical Committees on:

• Portable Fire Extinguishers (1992 – present)
• Transportation of Flammable Liquids (2010 – 2020)
• Liquefied Natural Gas (2005 – 2008)
• Aircraft Maintenance Operations (2005 – 2020)
• Safety at Motorsports Venues (2002 – 2020)
• Dry and Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems (1996 – 2020)
• Special Effects (1995 – 1997)

Roland A. Riegel
UL LLC
Melville New York

Correlating Committee on Flammable and Combustible Liquids (2004 – 2013)

Flammable and Combustible Liquids Technical Committees on:

• Storage and Warehousing of Containers and Portable Tanks (2006 – present)
• Fundamentals (2004 – present)
• Operations (2004 – present)
• Tank Storage and Piping Systems (2004 – present)

Technical Committees on:

• Automotive and Marine Service Stations (2004 – present)
• Liquid Fuel Burning Equipment (1992 – present; Chair 2013 – present)

James R. Rocco
Sage Risk Solutions, LLC
Aurora, Ohio

Technical Committees on:

• Tank Leakage and Repair Safeguards (1989 – 1999 and 2006 – present; Chair 2006 - present)
• Automotive and Marine Service Stations (2006 – present)
• Flammable and Combustible Liquids Technical Committee on Tank Storage and Piping Systems (2006 – present)

James J. Rogers
Towns of Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, West Tisbury
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

Technical Committees on:

• Marinas and Boatyards (1993 – present)
• National Electrical Code Panel 4 (2002 – present; Chair 2017 – present)
• National Electrical Code Panel 12 (1996 – 2002)

Blake M. Shugarman
UL LLC
Northbrook, Illinois

Technical Committees on:

• Telecommunications (2019 – present)
• Portable Fire Extinguishers (2010 – present)
• Hanging and Bracing for Fire Suppression Systems (2019 – present)
• Electronic Computer Systems (2018 – present)
• Hybrid (Water and Inert Gas) Fire Extinguishing Systems (2015 – present)
• Venting Systems for Cooking Appliances (2011 – present)
• Electric Generating Plants (2011 – present)
• Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Systems (2006 – present)
• Aerosol Extinguishing Technology (2006 – present)
• Dry and Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems (2006 – present)
• Foam (2006 – present)
• Water Additives for Fire Control and Vapor Mitigation (2006 – present; Chair 2020 - present)
• Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems (2019 – 2020)
• Road Tunnel and Highway Fire Protection (2014 – 2020)
• Forest and Rural Fire Protection (2010 – 2014)
• Smoke Management Systems (2008 – 2014)

Automatic Sprinkler Systems Technical Committees on:

• Foam-Water Sprinklers (2006 – 2021)
• Private Water Supply Piping Systems (2004 – 2010)

Raymond A. Syms
HeliExperts International LLC
Long Branch, New Jersey

Technical Committee on Helicopter Facilities (1988 – present; Chair 2009 – present)

Jeffrey S. Tubbs
Arup
Boston, Massachusetts

Correlating Committees on:

• Building Code (2009 – present)
• Safety to Life (2009 – present)

Technical Committees on:

• Remote Inspections (2019 – present)
• Spaceports (2019 – present; Chair 2019 – present)
• Fire Protection for Nuclear Facilities (2015 – present)
• Semiconductor and Related Facilities (2013 – present)
• Smoke Management Systems (2004 – present)

Building Code/Safety to Life Technical Committees on:

• Assembly Occupancies (2000 – present; Chair 2009 - 2017)

David B. Wechsler
Consultant
Katy, Texas

Flammable and Combustible Liquids Technical Committees on:

• Storage and Warehousing of Containers and Portable Tanks (2015 – present)
• Operations (2010 – present)
• Fundamentals (2009 – present)
• Tank Storage and Piping Systems (2009 – present)

Technical Committees on:

• Hazardous Chemicals (2005 – 2011)
• Classification and Properties of Hazardous Chemical Data (2004 – present)
• Industrial Trucks (1999 – present; Chair 2008 – present)
• Electrical Equipment in Chemical Atmospheres (1987 – present)

National Electrical Code Panels:

• Panel 14 (1996 – present)
• Panel 16 (1993 – 1997)