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Attend AFSA’S Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School The Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School (BFSSPS) is one of the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA)’s most popular member benefits. The school, held at AFSA’s training center in Dallas, presents a comprehensive, practical approach to preparing fire sprinkler system drawings. You’ve …

As of 10:00 a.m., the AFSA website, firesprinkler.org, and database are still down. Our website hosting vendor has experienced a significant technical problem that has caused the AFSA website and database to be unavailable.Unfortunately, this has impacted today’s webinar, “Fire Flow for the Design Professional” planned for this morning – April …

Important Reminder for the New Tax Year Working as an employee it is easy to forget about paying Uncle Sam. Taxes are withheld from each paycheck before it ever even hits the bank account and not much thought is ever given to it. At least not until the coveted W-2 …

The Fire Sprinkler Industry Offers Many Opportunities When I was in second grade, I started a business creating and selling signs out of my basement. Granted, the only customers of my cleverly named “Sign Store” were my parents, baby sitter, and neighbors, but it was pretty legitimate for a company …

Join the American Red Cross to Educate Homeowners The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) and the American Red Cross have joined forces to educate homeowners about home fire safety and residential fire sprinkler systems. Since 2014, the Red Cross’ Home Fire Preparedness campaign has installed more than one million smoke …

AFSA39 Gears Up for Orlando, Florida This Fall The Sunshine State and the Theme Park Capital of the World® are calling all members of the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) to attend AFSA39: Convention, Exhibition, and Apprentice Competition, September 13-16, 2020, in Orlando, Florida. Featuring the largest event of its …

Congratulate AFSA’S 2019 Sprinkler Fitter National Honor Society Inductees 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 Sprinkler Fitters …

Eleven Webinars Help Members Move Forward During COVID-19 Crisis The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) is working to keep the fire sprinkler industry moving forward throughout the month of April and May. When AFSA asked its members what else it could do to help during these uncertain times, they responded: offer more …

April 28 Webinar Free for AFSA Members The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) will present “Fire Flow for the Design Professional” webinar on April 28, 2020, from 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Join AFSA to learn about the importance of coordinating fire flow requirements for manual fire suppression and fire protection systems, …

Committee Spotlight: Apprenticeship & Education Education and training were the foundations upon which the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) was created in 1981. The individuals who gathered to form this association believed that education and apprenticeship training should be available to all members of the fire sprinkler industry—not just union …