Codes, Standards, and Regulations in the U.S. and Canada This issue of Sprinkler Age features our 33rd annual legislative review. This summary of legislation and codes offers a quick overview of regulations affecting the fire sprinkler industry in individual states and Canadian provinces. The information in these charts was gathered …
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Upstate New York Chapter and Lobbyist FirmForm Productive Partnership As business owners, we frequently hire subject matter experts (SMEs) to assist us in being more proficient in business practices and mitigating risk in the day-to-day operations. We all have accountants, attorneys, engineers, insurance brokers, and financial advisors for retirement plans …
Read More »2021 School Curriculum Updated to NFPA 13, 2019 Edition The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) has set its first group of 2021 schools for its popular Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School—and they’re on the road! If you’re in California or Florida, one of these schools could be the perfect …
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Members Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) is recognizing members who are celebrating milestone membership anniversaries. The member companies featured here have belonged to AFSA for 15 or more years of continuous membership. “As we bring 2020 to a close, it sure is nice to have something …
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Proactively Shaping Policy More than ever, the fire-sprinkler community needs to be proactive in helping political candidates work toward commonsense solutions in the areas of our workforce, workers’ compensation, tax, regulation, healthcare, economic development, and labor. The American Fire Sprinkler Association’s Florida Chapter (AFSA-FL) has been successful in this process, …
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Upcoming Technical and Managerial Webinars Offer Continuing Education Unit Credits Join the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) for upcoming webinars geared toward fitters, technical, and managerial staff. These webinars all offer continuing education units (CEUs), and continuing professional development points (CPDs). NFPA 25 and 72: Developing and Integrating Your ITM …
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Fire Sprinkler Advocate of the Year Celebrated The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) was pleased to honor Maryland State Fire Marshal Brian S. Geraci and present him with AFSA’s 2020 Fire Sprinkler Advocate of the Year award at a dinner celebration on October 27 at Olive Grove restaurant in Linthicum …
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Students Benefit From Education Since its creation in 1996, the American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) Scholarship Contests have sought to promote the scholarship outside of the fire sprinkler industry in the hope of reaching students who may otherwise never have recognized the importance of automatic fire protection. Now entering its …
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Hear From AFSA’s New President Members of the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) and fire sprinkler industry were excited to learn of the hiring of industry veteran Bob Caputo, CFPS, as AFSA’s president. Caputo has been an important part of this industry for over 41 years and is a long-time …
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Wow! Talk about living the dream. I am so very honored and appreciative at having been selected to serve our industry as the new president of AFSA. As anyone who knows me will attest, I have always been passionate about fire and life safety, and especially the benefits of fire …
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