An Introduction to Low Frequency Audible Alarm Requirements in Various Codes & Standards

Over thirty-five years of experience in the installation, sales, commissioning and product management of code compliant commercial fire alarms, carbon monoxide detection, emergency communication and security systems. Mr. Roberts is responsible for codes and standards development at the federal, state, and local level as well as legislation. Currently Mr. Roberts is serving on:



17 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committees

2 Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standards Technical Panels for carbon monoxide detection

Member of numerous International Code Council (ICC) Fire Code Action Committee (FCAC) working groups

Board member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ (IAFC) Fire and Life Safety Section (FLSS)

Member of the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) Model Codes Committee

Board member of the Center for Campus Fire Safety (CCFS)

Board member of the Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) and Chair of the SBC Government Affairs Committee

Chair of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Building Codes Committee

Chair of the U.S. TAG to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC 21/SC 3 (Fire Detection and Alarm Systems)

Cory Ogle, PE, RCDD, has over 25 years of experience in managing innovative and cost-effective Fire Protection and Information & Communications Technology (ICT) designs, 16 of those years with CCI. He has managed hundreds of public and private sector projects, including institutional, governmental, higher education, hospitality, mixed-use, retail, office, distribution centers, and federal markets.

Cory holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now known as the University of Missouri Science & Technology). He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the states of California, Florida, Missouri, New York, and Texas and a Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD). Cory is an active member of the Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA), the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). He serves as a member of the NFPA Technical Committees on Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Signaling Systems and the Correlating Committee on Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property. He is a Principal member on the following UL Standards Technical Panels: 2524: In-Building 2-Way Emergency Radio Communication Enhancement Systems and 2572: Mass Notification System Communication and Control Units.

Richard Miller has over 43 years of experience in the fire service industry as a career and volunteer firefighter and now as a Fire Service Program Manager for the Firefighter Safety Research Center at the IAFC. He has held the positions from Firefighter to Training Officer for the City of Fairfax Fire Department in Virginia. His goal is to provide knowledgeable factual information to the fire service industry to meet a diverse community by established leadership, that meets the needs of the leading Fire Chiefs.