R.P. Schifiliti Associates, Inc. provides state of the art fire prevention and protection, consulting, engineering and forensic services. Clients include building owners; management companies; hospitals; federal, state and local governments; insurance companies; colleges and universities; lawyers; architects; engineers; and system installers. Formed in 1988, our scope of business centers on four major client needs: Typical projects include: • Reconstruction and analysis of system performance during fires. • Management of case documents and information using LexisNexis CaseMap, TextMap and TimeMap along with our IQ File™ system. • Strategic Planning of Emergency Communications Systems and Mass notification Systems. Plan and facilitate stakeholders’ meetings and perform needs and requirements analysis. • Assist owners in developing comprehensive Emergency Plans and emergency communications strategies, including review and selection of Emergency Communications Systems. • Review plans and specifications. Provide comments on performance and code compliance. • Organize and conduct independent reviews of equipment, contractors and vendors. • Evaluate contractor and vendor submittals and shop drawings. • Analysis of an existing system's ability to meet specific goals or building codes. • Design of fire detection and signaling systems. • Research codes and provide detailed analysis of origin, intent and applicability. • Set-up and witness final tests and inspections of fire protection systems. Prepare system punch-lists and follow-up on task completions. • Determination of the cause and remedy of detection system false alarms. • Presentation of educational programs for inspectors, plans reviewers, engineers, owners, and installers. • Measurement of 1/3 octave band noise, voice system intelligibility and OSHA DOSE (noise) surveys. Noise analysis and designation of Acoustically Distinguishable Spaces per NFPA 72.