Sprinkler Age A Publication of the American Fire Sprinkler Association

The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) has elected its 2015-2016 Board of Directors. Newly elected directors include Rod DiBona of Rapid Fire Protection in Rapid City, S.D. (Region 3) and Lyle Hall of Western Fire Protection in Poway, Calif. (At Large).  DiBona will take over the Region 3 director position …

The Impact of Group A Plastics One of the most critical variables necessary to define the right design basis for the protection of storage is the commodity classification. In evaluating an individual pallet load, Class III and IV commodities have pretty much always been allowed to have some Group A …

This blog post contains sponsored content. Which applications are protected by which Viking products, and why? How would the design of firesuppression for a commercial office differ from an apartment, or a parking garage? Immerse yourself inVirtual Viking’s NEW “Product in Location” training experience and see for yourself. First things …

This blog post contains sponsored content. Leave Tools, Tape, and Overtorquing Behind The Tyco® ESFR Rapid Install Sprinkler (RIS) is an early-suppression, fast-response sprinkler that isrevolutionizing fire protection for warehouses and high-piled storage. This sprinkler features a pre-installed gasket that uses proprietary Tyco® Rapid Seal technology to form a robust …

This blog post contains sponsored content. When performing Zone of Influence (ZOI) calculations for the seismic bracing of sprinkler systems there are many factors that must be considered and many variables that can have an effect on the products to be selected for use, the spacing between braces and the …

Apprentices Inducted Into the 2022 Fire Sprinkler Fitter National Honor Society The American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) Fire Sprinkler Fitter National Honor Society was first established in 2012 to recognize those trainees, along with their sponsoring employers, who have completed all four levels of the AFSA Correspondence Course for Fire …

Attend Free AHJ Days at AFSA42 AFSA42: Convention, Exhibition, and Apprentice Competition, to be held September 6-9 at the Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, will feature two action-packed education, technology, and networking days especially designed for Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), and it’s free to attend! This annual event is …

CAN YOU MEET THE CHALLENGE? In each issue, AFSA’s Engineering & Technical Services Department staff present technical challenges. Besides testing yourself and your co-workers, these exercises are excellent preparation for professional certification tests and may count as CEUs. Check with your certification organization. To participate, read through and work the …

New National Guideline Standards for AFSA Apprenticeship The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) has new standards that have been approved by the Office of Apprenticeship (OA). The National Guideline Standards of Apprenticeship are programs that are recognized by OA on a national basis and that consist of occupational standards which: …

First Design School Scholarships Awarded The American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) Beginning and Intermediate Design Schools have been proven to be popular with designers and their employers. Students who attend these schools can prepare fire sprinkler drawings, understand design approach requirements, make hydraulic calculations by hand, and are able to …

Virginia Chapter Hosts 29th Annual Burn Survivors Golf Event The AFSA Virginia Chapter hosted its 29th Annual Burn Survivors Golf Tournament on October 5, 2022, at the Williamsburg National Golf Club in Williamsburg, Virginia. Once again, the event was a complete success, and the weather finally cooperated with the sun …

Third Generation and Still Thriving As soon as Adam Levine, P.E., now president of Capitol Fire Sprinkler, Woodside, New York, could talk, his grandfather would ask him, “Adam, what do you want to be when you grow up?” Instinctually, Adam would proudly reply, “A fire sprinkler man, SIR!” (The ‘sir’ …