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A. Maurice Jones, Jr./Jones & Bartlett Learning.

A. Maurice Jones, Jr./Jones & Bartlett Learning.

A. Maurice Jones, Jr./Jones & Bartlett Learning.

A. Maurice Jones, Jr. is the Supervisor, Fire Protection Systems in the Operations Division, Community Risk Reduction Section of the Alexandria (Virginia) Fire Department. Over his 20-year career, he has been responsible for all fire protection system related issues throughout the city including fire protection systems plan review, installation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of new and existing fire protection systems including hydrants and water supply; site plan review; and maintaining and updating the city fire prevention code, and is the fire department liaison between other city and external agencies related to building construction, water supply, and site access. Also, he supervised all building and trade plans examiners and was the departments fire protection engineer. He is an adjunct instructor for the Virginia Department of Fire Programs in the NFPA 1031 Fire Inspector program, Department of Housing and Community Developments Fire Protection Systems training program, and periodically teaches classes for the International Code Council. In addition, he is a guest instructor at the Alexandria (Virginia) Fire Departments Fire Professional Development Center, the Arlington County (Virginia) Fire Departments Fire Training Facility, and the Fairfax County Fire Departments Fire Alarm and Sprinkler System Training Facility. He is a former adjunct instructor and Fire Science Curriculum Advisory Committee member at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC), Annandale, Virginia.

Prior to joining the fire department, he worked in the construction and fire protection industries for 15 years as a field superintendent, project manager, and department manager, and at FM Global as a loss prevention consultant. Over the past 25 years, he has been a code consultant, guest lecturer, and instructor for seminars on fire protection systems, fire prevention, and building construction related topics in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. for the American Institute of Architects, Virginia Fire Prevention Association, Northern Virginia Power Engineers School, America Society of Plumbing Engineers - Mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania Building Officials Conference, and the Burks County Building and Code Association.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Science from the University of Maryland, University College, College Park, Maryland, and Associate in Applied Science degrees in Fire Protection Technology, Fire Investigation, Electronic Engineering Technology, and Broadcast Engineering Technology from Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia. He is a certified fire official, fire protection inspector, fire prevention inspector, and fire protection systems plans examiner in the Commonwealth of Virginia.