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Hi all, I designing an attic dry system for an existing building that we believe was built in the 70s. The existing system was not installed when it was originally built but needs replaced because the sch.7 lightwall pipe was threaded and installed through and it leaks like crazy. To install the new system we are having to create new penetrations through the firewalls and my question are the firewalls necessary anymore? From my experience they were needed to omit a sprinkler system and not required when one was installed. We don’t plan on removing them, we are only trying to keep the owner and us from having to reseal and fix any holes that we may put in them.

Has anyone here had experience getting a PE with a masters on top of a fire protection engineering tech degree? I am weighing my options of finishing my tech degree and getting my masters or transferring to a straight BS in engineering so that I can get my FPE. Transferring degrees or getting my masters wil take about the same time so I am not concerned there. The state I am looking to get my license in is Missouri but also the surrounding states and of course they all have pretty much the same rules. The statutes read that as long as the masters is gotten from an institution where the BS is accredited then I could be given a license but when I ask the question the people are kind of vague with their answers. My guess is they don’t want to be held liable for it being incorrect since it is up to the board to approve licensure. Has anyone taken this path or have advice? Do I finish and go for masters or switch to engineering to save the headache of hoping the masters and tech will work