David Hood

Technical Fellow


Hartford - Plainville - Connecticut
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Dave is a past Chairman of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Health Care Section Executive Board. He currently serves as the Chair of the Health Care Section Education Committee. He was a long-time member of the NFPA 101 Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies.

Dave also has fire service experience at the Company Officer level in Prince George’s County, MD and Monroe County, NY and currently serves as the Fire Chief in Honeoye Falls, NY.

Education / Certifications

  • BS, Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland
Areas of Expertise
Fire + Life Safety Systems Design Code Review + Compliance Safety Evaluation + Consulting Healthcare + Emergency Management Healthcare Life Safety Code Compliance Healthcare Life Safety

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Blogs + Whitepapers

Urgent Evacuations: Applying Lessons Learned to Your Plans

In 2024, record-breaking severe weather forced urgent healthcare evacuations. This blog shares lessons to improve emergency plans for rapid response.