Stephen M. Hill, P.E.
Stephen M. Hill, PE is the founder and President of Hillfire Forensics, Inc., established in Olney, Maryland in 2021. A licensed Fire Protection Engineer, Mr. Hill focuses primarily in the areas of forensics and fire protection engineering, providing litigation support services involving fire and explosion investigations and fire protection system performance. He conducts fire testing, fire and egress modeling, analyses involving fire dynamics, spread and heat transfer, code compliance assessments and performs structural fire protection and building materials evaluations.
Mr. Hill was formerly a Fire Research Engineer at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Fire Research Laboratory, where he supported fire investigations and resolution of fire-related crimes using professional engineering methods to reconstruct fire development in buildings, structures and other facilities. He was a member of the ATF National Response Team and developed and instructed course segments to ATF Certified Fire Investigator Candidates, CFIs, and state and local investigators.
He has taught courses for the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) and was an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland’s Department of Fire Protection Engineering. He is the current chair of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committees NFPA 17/17A on Dry and Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems and NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations. He is a Principal on NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers and an Alternate on NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations.
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