Jennifer Hoyt is a fire protection engineer serving as a Senior Technical Advisor with Code Red Consultants. Her experience includes serving as the Chief Fire Protection Engineer for the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. Through her role, she participated in developing the current ICC-based state building code as a member of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards, which provided her with insight into the code development process and the intention behind the regulations and their application to new and existing building projects. She also provided technical support for the current NFPA 1-based state fire code. Her role included researching new and developing trends in fire protection, risk-based analysis of emerging technologies, and translation of her knowledge into applicable code language. Ms. Hoyt prepared third party reviews of architectural, fire sprinkler, and fire alarm plans for a multitude of projects including large industrial warehouses, laboratories, schools, manufacturing processes, and residential apartment complexes. She frequently attended design development meetings, site visits, and final inspections as a liaison between the design team and the local building and fire officials. Ms. Hoyt also has prior experience designing fire protection systems for government-funded projects which lends her a unique perspective into the role of design practicality.
Ms. Hoyt has developed training for the Massachusetts Fire Service, building official organizations, and private industry groups based on her experiences with the state building and fire codes and lessons learned through their conception and application. She has been a frequent speaker at NFPA’s Conference and Expo, SFPE-New England meetings, Fire Prevention Association of Massachusetts, and other public and private industry group meetings.
In her role as Senior Technical Advisor, she will have the responsibility of providing guidance on technical aspects of projects, developing education on applicable codes and emerging trends for members of the team and clients. She will also apply her experience to advise team members on perspectives of local enforcement agents for incorporation into comprehensive project approaches with a focus on code compliance, fire risk management, and life safety.
What is something that colleagues and clients might not know about you?
I am a certified equine sports massage therapist. I adopted two rescue horses and I enjoy rehabilitating, training and riding them so much in my free time that I took a class and certification course in massage. It is very rewarding and I love being able to better help them and the other horses at the equine rescue facility where I volunteer.
Education
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Master of Science, Fire Protection Engineering, 2012
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, 2008
Affiliations
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
- Fire Prevention Association of Massachusetts
- MA Registered Fire Protection Engineer #50288
Jennifer Hoyt is a fire protection engineer serving as a Senior Technical Advisor with Code Red Consultants. Her experience includes serving as the Chief Fire Protection Engineer for the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. Through her role, she participated in developing the current ICC-based state building code as a member of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards, which provided her with insight into the code development process and the intention behind the regulations and their application to new and existing building projects. She also provided technical support for the current NFPA 1-based state fire code. Her role included researching new and developing trends in fire protection, risk-based analysis of emerging technologies, and translation of her knowledge into applicable code language. Ms. Hoyt prepared third party reviews of architectural, fire sprinkler, and fire alarm plans for a multitude of projects including large industrial warehouses, laboratories, schools, manufacturing processes, and residential apartment complexes. She frequently attended design development meetings, site visits, and final inspections as a liaison between the design team and the local building and fire officials. Ms. Hoyt also has prior experience designing fire protection systems for government-funded projects which lends her a unique perspective into the role of design practicality.
Ms. Hoyt has developed training for the Massachusetts Fire Service, building official organizations, and private industry groups based on her experiences with the state building and fire codes and lessons learned through their conception and application. She has been a frequent speaker at NFPA’s Conference and Expo, SFPE-New England meetings, Fire Prevention Association of Massachusetts, and other public and private industry group meetings.
In her role as Senior Technical Advisor, she will have the responsibility of providing guidance on technical aspects of projects, developing education on applicable codes and emerging trends for members of the team and clients. She will also apply her experience to advise team members on perspectives of local enforcement agents for incorporation into comprehensive project approaches with a focus on code compliance, fire risk management, and life safety.
What is something that colleagues and clients might not know about you?
I am a certified equine sports massage therapist. I adopted two rescue horses and I enjoy rehabilitating, training and riding them so much in my free time that I took a class and certification course in massage. It is very rewarding and I love being able to better help them and the other horses at the equine rescue facility where I volunteer.