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Home » Authors » Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS

Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS

Christine Swanson, PE, FPE, CFPS, is a registered Professional Engineer in Fire Protection Engineering. She has been working in the industry of life safety and consumer product safety since 1990, with firms including Caterpillar, Underwriters Laboratories, Lockheed Martin, Federal Aviation Administration, Gage Babcock and Associates, Fire Safety Solutions, Clark Nexsen, and currently Hankins and Anderson Architects and Engineers. She can be reached at c.swanson@ha-inc.com or 757-213-6059.

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Christine Swanson on Fire Protection

Prevent fire with a reduced-oxygen environment

Take the air out in a fire-prevention system.
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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
May 31, 2013
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Take the air out in a fire-prevention system.


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Christine Swanson on Fire Protection

Target Practice

Proper life safety planning and design are crucial in a shooting range setting.
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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
March 21, 2013
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Indoor shooting ranges might make you think about the smell of gunpowder or the sounds of gunfire. In terms of fire protection, when considering life safety measures for a shooting range, my first thoughts are: How do I sprinkler it? What are the fire hazards? Who are the customers and what are their shooting skills?


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Christine Swanson on Fire Protection

Why didn't my fire sprinkler system work?

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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
February 14, 2013
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A comprehensive plan of attack can prevent physical and financial disaster.
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How old is this building?

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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
September 1, 2012
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Being thoroughly prepared can help you with high-rise life safety retrofits. 
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Sleeping in a metal box

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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
May 1, 2012
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How to make containerized housing units safer.
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Maximizing changes

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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
March 1, 2012
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Twelve reasons why a fire sprinkler contractor could bid high or low on a job.
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Working on the Same Page

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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
October 1, 2011
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Coordinating different fire protection disciplines is important.
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Asset Protection

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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
August 1, 2011
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The evolution of foam fire suppression in high-value storage facilities.



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Don't Leave Them Out In The Cold

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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
May 16, 2011
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Fire-protection engineers are a key part of the construction design phase.
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Fire Protection Engineers Are Always On The Job

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Christine Swanson , PE, CFPS
February 1, 2011
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Mental checklists are abundant when observing or inspecting a structure.
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