
Daniel H. Krohn CFPS, SET
Fire Protection & Life Safety Consultant
Profile & Narrative
Daniel H. Krohn is a U.S.-based fire protection and life safety consultant with a professional focus on the applied realities of fire safety compliance in existing buildings. With a career shaped by direct involvement in fire protection system reviews, inspection preparation, and compliance troubleshooting, Daniel provides a practical, field-oriented perspective on how safety requirements are evaluated and enforced in the real world.
His extensive experience spans commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential facilities, where he specializes in the coordination and performance of vital systems, including automatic fire sprinkler and standpipe systems, fire alarm and detection systems, fire doors, opening protectives, and means of egress, as well as inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) practices.
Recognized for his pragmatic approach, Daniel focuses on the intersection of system behavior and operational risk. Rather than relying on theoretical design or legal abstraction, his work emphasizes why certain violations recur, how system coordination failures develop over time, and how to improve inspection outcomes through a clearer understanding of enforcement logic.
Daniel has collaborated closely with engineers, contractors, inspectors, and facility managers to address the challenges of aging infrastructure and evolving inspection expectations. His mission is to translate complex fire safety requirements into clear, actionable professional understanding for those responsible for maintaining life safety in occupied buildings.
Professional Experience
Fire Protection & Life Safety Consultant
2016 — PresentRiley Carter & Manfred Bauer Architecture | Sacramento, CA
Leads life safety and fire protection compliance strategies across the firm’s high-performance architectural projects. Translates theoretical safety design into actionable field execution, ensuring seamless coordination of egress systems, alarms, and opening protectives with rigorous local enforcement expectations.
Senior Code Compliance Specialist
2008 — 2016Commercial Fire Protection Associates | Nationwide
Managed comprehensive inspection preparation, compliance troubleshooting, and ITM execution for large-scale commercial and industrial facilities. Bridged the gap between facility management and regulatory bodies by addressing recurring violations and resolving long-term system coordination failures.
Fire Systems Coordinator
2001 — 2008Urban Infrastructure & Development Group | Chicago, IL
Specialized in the ground-up coordination and performance verification of automatic fire sprinkler and standpipe systems in multi-family residential towers. Collaborated with MEP engineers and field contractors to align complex installation parameters with baseline life safety codes.
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Fire Protection Engineering
University of Maryland | College Park, MD
Credentials & Associations
CFPS
Certified Fire Protection Specialist
NFPA Member
National Fire Protection Association
NICET SET
Senior Engineering Technician (Fire Alarm Systems)
SFPE
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Selected Publications
The Applied Realities of Fire Safety Compliance
An examination of the intersection between theoretical fire protection design and the operational realities of enforcement logic in existing buildings.
System Coordination Failures and Enforcement Logic
A field-oriented guide emphasizing why certain compliance violations recur and how system coordination failures develop over time in multi-family facilities.
ITM Practices in Aging Infrastructure
A pragmatic approach to modernizing Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance (ITM) practices to meet evolving inspection expectations in commercial structures.
