About the Author
Carl F. Baldassarra, P.E., FSFPE, currently serves as chair of the ICC Code Technology Committee, recently succeeding Paul K. Heilstedt, P.E., Hon. AIA. He has been a member of the Code Technology Committee since its inception in 2004. Baldassarra also is executive vice president with Rolf Jensen & Associates, a fire protection engineering and security consulting firm. He has a bachelor's degree in fire protection engineering and is a fellow in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, in which he currently serves as a vice president and member of its Board of Directors.