The Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland (UMD) is planning a special event to celebrate the professional legacy and the life of Professor James (Jim) G. Quintiere. Jim passed away on December 23, 2024.

The event will be held on Saturday May 3, 2025, on the UMD campus (Forum 1101, located on the ground floor of A. James Clark Hall, Building 429, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742 MD. See the link to a campus map at the bottom of this page). It will be an all-day event featuring prepared remarks reminiscing Jim’s association with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), UMD, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS); the program will also include stories about Jim as a teacher, an advisor and a mentor, about Jim’s involvement with the fire investigation community, and about Jim’s private life.

Colleagues, former students, family and friends are invited to gather in remembrance, share stories, and honor Jim’s lasting contributions to the field of fire protection engineering and to our lives. For a tentative program: Click here.

To manage the Jim Quintiere’s Legacy event, we ask that every participant pre-register before Sunday April 27. For registration: Click here. (Note that it will also be possible to register onsite the day of the event.)

For more information, please reach out to: Ali Rangwala (rangwala@wpi.edu), Yi Wang (yi.wang@fmglobal.com) or Arnaud Trouvé (atrouve@umd.edu)

Link to the Department of Fire Protection Engineering: Click here

For a campus map: Click here (To locate the building of the event, type “Clark Hall” in the search window)