Education

The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) is making a new effort to attract the next generation of fire protection professionals. This year’s convention, AFSA in Phoenix: Rise to Excellence, will feature several networking opportunities for the Next Generation group. Sunday, October 11 at 8:00 a.m. with the seminar “Real Talk: …

Donations Keep Education Vision Alive Jonah Lund, a Fire Protection & Safety Technology major at Oklahoma State University (OSU), has received the $4,000 2015 Thomas S. Waller Memorial Scholarship from the Center for Life Safety Education (CLSE). Lund will enter his senior year in the fall with a perfect grade …

Two-Part Webinar July 14 The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) will present a 90-minute webinar “Building Your Inspection Team and the Challenges With Anti-Freeze Solutions” on July 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time. This program is free for AFSA members and costs $140 for non-members. This webinar offers …

Due to overwhelming demand and sold-out classes, the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) has added one class to its Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School: November 2-13, 2015. Only two other 2015 classes were available as of press time: July 20-31 and September 14-25. All schools are held at AFSA’s …

2016 Honor Society for Sprinkler Fitter Graduates Announced 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 with …