Topic: Keeping Up With NFPA 72® - 2025 Edition Changes
Description: In order to meet your client’s needs, you must keep up with the latest in codes and standards! This presentation will feature a look at some of the more significant changes made to the NFPA 72 ® - 2025 Edition. Why does this edition look like hundreds of changes have been made with a myriad of new provisions? What changes have been made to Cybersecurity? What new occupant notification options are included? Please join us for this fast-paced, but in-depth look at some of the changes made to NFPA 72® - 2025.
This presentation will feature the following learning objectives:
Learn the significant changes between the 2022 and 2025 editions of NFPA 72®.
Understand how the changes will impact fire alarm system design and testing.
Discover how research has changed prescriptive code requirements.
Speaker:
Larry Rietz, SET, CFPS
Global Service Line Leader, Fire Detection and Alarm
Jensen Hughes
Larry Rietz is Vice President and Global Service Line Leader for Fire Detection and Alarm for Jensen Hughes and works as a designer, instructor, author, and industry advocate. He is a NICET Level IV Certified Fire Alarm designer and Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) with over 30 years of life safety industry experience. He serves on multiple NFPA and UL Technical Committees, and he served on the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA) Board of Directors from 2014 - 2023. He is a frequent presenter at a large variety of industry events, is a Contract Instructor with AFAA, and is a guest lecturer at Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Maryland (UMD) fire protection programs.
Location: IECRM Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain
Address: 11429 Pearl St, Northglenn, CO 80233
Time: November 18th, 2025, at 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM
Lunch will be provided, please register for the event at www.RMFAA.org. Registration of at least three days in advance is preferred so all attempts at an accurate food order can be provided.
Thank you for registering and we look forward to seeing you!
Best regards,
Rocky Mountain Fire Alarm Association