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AFSA Virginia Chapter
16th Annual Golf Tournament
September 16, 2009
Hunting Hawk Golf Course in Glen Allen, VA
Benefiting the Central Virginia Burn Camp and the Old Dominion Professional Firefighters Burn foundation/Evans-Haynes Burn Unit at the VCU Medical Center.
** Hole-in-One prize on all Par 3’s incl. a $10,000 Cash Prize on Hole 6 **
NOTE:
- No Mulligans for the Tee Shots on Holes 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16 and 17.
- Must Tee Off on the “Black Hawk” tees on Holes 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16 and 17.
- Players 55 years or older may use the “Gray Hawk” tees / Ladies may use the “Red Hawk” tees.
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES:
- Closest to the Pin on Holes 6 and 17
- Longest Drive on Holes 3 and 16
- Par 3 50/50 on Hole 12 (pay $5, Hit the green, and receive a ticket for drawing of raffle/cash prize)
TEAM PRIZES:
- Longest Drive and Longest Putt on Hole 9
- Good Sport Award
(All three provided by FirePro, Inc.)
To download the complete rules and the registration form as an Adobe Acrobat Reader (.PDF) file, please follow this link. |
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AFSA Calls for Support of Center for Medicare and Medicaid
CMS Proposal Seeks to Mandate Fire Sprinkler Systems in All Long-Term Care Facilities
DALLAS–The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) endorses a proposal by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that aims to equip an estimated 2,500 older long-term care facilities with life-saving fire sprinkler systems and end an exemption in existing law that mandates sprinklers for new nursing homes but not older facilities.
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News: The Cost of Fire in the Commonwealth
Saturday, June 13 @ 04:23:50 PDT by howard (24 reads) |  Virginia's 2008 fire season statistics
619,559 Incidents called in (fire, EMS, car wreck, entrapment, hazmat, etc.)
Average response time from receiving call to arriving was 6.9 minutes
- 5% were fires or 30,972 fires
- $325 million lost in fires
June had the most fires while March had the fewest fires
- Cooking was 31% of the fires
- Only 28% had a actual smoke detector working
- (This goes along with the study conducted recently and published that showed detectors installed 10 years ago are failing to operate, had no batteries, were no longer installed, or for other reasons did not work anymore to the rate of 68%)
- A fire occurred every 17.9 minutes in the Commonwealth
- A casualty occurred every 15.8 hours
Fire loss broke down to:
$890,428 per day
$37,101 per hour
$618 per minute
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News: Review of the AFSA VA Constitution and ByLaws
Thursday, June 11 @ 03:34:12 PDT by howard (34 reads) | The Board of Directors will be reviewing the AFSA Virginia Chapter Constitution and By-Laws in the near future. Therefore, we have put them the Website to give you, the Members , an opportunity to review and submit comments.
To download the AFSA VA Chapter Constitution and ByLaws as an Adobe Acrobat Reader (.PDF) file, please follow this link.
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Contests: AFSA VA Chapter Announces 2008-2009 Essay Contest winners
Saturday, May 23 @ 10:35:12 PDT by howard (162 reads) | Each year, the AFSA Virginia Chapter awards scholarships to the top three winners in our statewide essay contest. First place receives $1500, second place $750, and third place $500. Only open to high school seniors, the Virginia Chapter also offers three Honorable Mention prizes of $100 each. The purpose of the contest is to help educate people about fire sprinklers and how they save lives and property, and to help students continue their education. The essays must be from 700 to 1000 words, and include a bibliography. Essays are judged on accuracy, content, punctuation, and with an emphasis on creativity. Judges come from Chapter members in the sprinkler industry, fire and building code officials, and others. This year scores were combined from 19 different judges.
This years’ topic was “Why Residential Automatic Fire Sprinklers Should Be Installed in Every New Home.” The target audience was the Construction Industry, Politicians, and the General Public. The topic is particularly relevant this year as Virginia has the opportunity to adopt the new 2009 International Residential Code which mandates residential sprinklers in one and two family homes. The mandatory inclusion of these life protecting safety systems is being opposed by some groups in many states, including Virginia.
We received 135 entries, and the majority of them were very well done. As usual, it was extremely difficult to pick the winners, but winners were picked, and they are as follows:
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News: Tee It Up for Burn Survivors
Tuesday, May 12 @ 10:20:07 PDT by howard (89 reads) | Announcing the 16th Annual AFSA /Virginia Chapter Burn Survivors Golf Tournament
There's no shortage of reasons why golf tournaments make great fundraisers What's not to enjoy? It's a day away from the office. There's food , drinks,prizes, and then of course there's the golf. As you look forward to the next AFSA Burn
Survivors Golf Tournament, we'd like to give you more reasons to feel good about your participation.
ASFA Virginia chapter holds their annual golf tournament to support the burn center. To read more information about this important work, please follow this link to download an Adobe acrobat reader (. PDF) document.
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AFSA Teams with ExxonMobil
Friday, May 08 @ 03:52:28 PDT by howard (75 reads) |  Members save up to 5 cents a gallon!
DALLAS - 5/07/2009
The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA), North America's largest organization of fire sprinkler contractors, has announced a new fuel card program as a benefit for its members. Now AFSA members can get a nickel per gallon rebate when they enroll in AFSA's new Exxon/Mobil Fleet Card Program!
Yes, gas is expensive, but those nickels can add up. In an industry where time is spent each day driving to the job site, fuel costs directly affect the bottom line on a daily basis. Saving money and tracking your fleet expenditures is critical. That's why the ExxonMobil Fleet Card offers one of the most generous rebate programs in the industry - saving you up to 5 cents per gallon - and a powerful, state-of-the-art tool to help you manage the cost of fueling your vehicles. It's an ideal combination to help make your job easier and save your business money.
When you and your employees use your AFSA Exxon/Mobil fleet card, your monthly statement will reflect the reduction, saving you money right off the top! Plus, the $50 enrollment fee is WAIVED for AFSA members. There's no risk or obligation, and this program is exclusively for AFSA members.
Whether you have 5 vehicles or 500, the ExxonMobil Fleet Card can help you manage your business expenses. Visit www.ExxonMobilFleetOffers.com/AFSA or call (214) 356-8325 to learn more about this program.
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Contests: AFSA's 16th Annual National Apprentice Competition Announced
Monday, February 16 @ 02:43:23 PST by howard (310 reads) |  Finalists to Compete in San Diego, October 14-18
DALLAS - 2/11/2009 - The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) will host its 16th Annual National Apprentice Competition, October 16, 2009 in San Diego. Seven of America's finest fire sprinkler fitter apprentices will face off in an intense, one-day, head-to-head skills contest in the national competition held at AFSA's 28th Annual Convention and Exhibition, October 14-18 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego.
The national competition finals consists of two parts: a three-hour written examination and a practical examination in which the apprentice must cut, thread and install a steel and plastic piping system with sprinklers and perform a pressure test. Participants will be judged on their accuracy, craftsmanship and safety.
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News: Homebuilders Trying to Preempt Adoption of State and Local Sprinkler Regulations
Tuesday, January 27 @ 13:04:18 PST by howard (282 reads) |  IAFC MEMBER ALERT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Edie Clark, Director of Communications
Office: 703–896-4827 • Cell: 571-221-5268 • www.iafc.org
Fairfax, Va., Jan. 23, 2009
The IAFC has learned that the homebuilders are starting an initiative to prevent local adoption of national standards that require residential sprinklers, by introducing state legislation that would block new code adoptions mandating residential fire-sprinkler requirements.
According to a message from the IRC Fire Sprinkler Coalition, such bills have just been filed in Arizona (HB2267) and North Dakota (SB2354). The Coalition reports that fire service groups in Arizona are already engaged to fight their state’s bill, and the Coalition is preparing to initiate a similar response in North Dakota.
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News: 2009 Beginning System Planning School
Thursday, November 20 @ 06:18:39 PST by howard (543 reads) | 
AFSA Announces2009 Beginning System Planning School Dates
Reserve Your Spot Today - They're Going Fast! |
| DALLAS - 11/17/2008 - The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) announces the schedule for its 2009 Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School. Designed to train a beginner to be productive immediately upon returning to work, this class is geared toward those with no experience or those who need assistance with design. Eight classes have been scheduled for 2009 including: January 12-23, March 9-20, May 11-22, July 13-24, and November 9-20. |
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News: New DOL Apprenticeship Regulations
Tuesday, November 04 @ 15:01:04 PST by howard (455 reads) | The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration recently released updated regulations for the National Apprenticeship System (CFR 29 Part 29). The new regulations will become effective on 12/29/08, or later if an Apprenticeship program is registered in a SAC state.
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| Meeting Dates for 2009 |
- June 2nd
- September 15th - meeting and vendor trade show
- September 16th - Golf Tournament
- Nov 10th
Watch for the details for each meeting as the meeting time approaches.
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| Low Cost Standard ?? | | ICC files notice with ANSI of intent to create low-cost Sprinkler Standard
ICC has filed a public notice through the ANSI Project Initiation Notification System (PINS) to create a low-cost Sprinkler Standard.
The notice states, "The objective of this standard is to provide
technical design and performance criteria that will facilitate and
promote the design, construction, and installation of safe, reliable
and economical multipurpose piping systems for combination plumbing and fire sprinkler systems in one- and-two family dwellings."
Anyone with comments on this activity, pro or con, is encouraged to contact Dave Bowman, ICC Manager of Standard Development, by dbowman@iccsafe.org. | |
| VA Chapter Winners of the 2007-2008 Essay Contest | American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) Virginia Chapter
Winners of the 2007-2008 Essay Contest
Read all of the entries in this years contest ... here are the winning essays.
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| April 2009 Meeting Minutes | | To read the minutes of the last meeting please follow this link.
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We received a letter of thanks this week for the Scholarship awarded to Sam Osterhout. He sent us a picture and a very heart-felt "Thanks". We wish Sam and all of the other winners the best in their journey through higher education. 