Drawing on 50+ years of knowledge and experience.
Michael Slifka brings a multi-faceted array of capability and experience in fire protection consulting to your needs and the ability to guide you to the easiest approach to achieve the optimal solution.
Michael has been internationally recognized in litigation support and qualified as an expert witness consulting on cases in the United States and its Territories.
Expert Witness
Michael is a Licensed Professional Fire Protection Engineer and Fire Protection consultant who has investigated hundreds of fires during his career, and has been qualified as an expert witness in both deposition and at trial in US Federal and State...
Fire Resistive Construction Design, Consultation and Testing
Mr. Slifka has been called upon to consult on fire resistive floor/ceiling and wall assemblies primarily used in the manufactured (modular) housing industry. He has conducted and/or witnessed fire tests (ASTM E119) of these assemblies or has performed engineering analysis...
Fire Investigation
Michael Slifka is an experienced Fire Investigator who has kept current with the emerging field of forensic science and fires! He has often been called upon to rebut inaccurate fire investigation findings by “old school” investigators relying on old fire...
High-Rise Construction and Large Scale Complexes
Michael is an internationally recognized Licensed Professional Fire Protection Engineer and Fire Protection consultant. Send your design projects for review, consultation or in depth analysis of alternate design approaches that fits your vision and your concepts.
Life Safety Code, Building Code, and Fire Code Consultation
Michael stands ready to consult on Life Safety Code, Building Code and Fire Code issues, interpretations and alternate design approaches or to instruct on the use of the Life Safety Code and the FSES. He was the NFPA Secretary to...
Healthcare
Michael is a Licensed Professional Fire Protection Engineer and former Chief of Safety, Occupational Health and Fire Protection for the Veterans Administration (VA). He is an active fire protection engineering consultant on new hospital and renovation designs. He also has...
Modular & Mobile Homes
Michael is a Licensed Professional Fire Protection Engineer and Fire Protection consultant with 40 years experience in the Manufactured (modular & mobile) Housing Industry. He has consulted on fire resistive designs for the modular industry and has provided engineering analysis/reports...