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News: AFSA 2010 Economic Relief Program
Thursday, February 04 @ 12:09:03 PST by howard (186 reads) |  Now AFSA is extending support to individual company members. AFSA will be absorbing a significant loss of income to assist our members in this difficult economy.
Specifically, the AFSA Economic Relief Program offers members:
- Free AFSA Educational Webinars, a $75 value each webinar you attend. CEU’s are awarded for each technical seminar;
- AFSA Bucks coupons equal to 10% of annual dues amount that can be used for any product or service produced by AFSA. AFSA Bucks coupon will be sent upon dues renewal and must be used within one year of issuance (associate and contractor members only);
- Critical, time-sensitive training. Educate your supervisors on labor and union issues at exclusive AFSA prices Click here for details on these two new training programs.
AFSA values its members. These are tough economic times, and we will work together to make sure the fire sprinkler industry has a bright outlook for the future. Only members in good standing can take advantage of these offerings.
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News: SprinklerAge News Briefs
Tuesday, October 20 @ 02:48:28 PDT by howard (180 reads) | Sprinklers Extinguish Commercial Building Blaze in Kent, Wash.
from KCPQ - Oct. 8, 2009
A fire that broke out in a processing plant near the downtown Kent, Wash. area was extinguished by the building's sprinkler system. Investigators say it appears no one was inside the building. More
Firefighters Tout Life-Saving Potential of Sprinklers
from the Winona Daily News - Oct. 8, 2009
Firefighters torched curtains in a trailer at Central Fire Station in Winona, Minn., during the department's annual open house. The lesson showed visiting children - and their parents - just how quickly a fire can spread. But the demonstration also showcased a fire-safety feature officials recommend for every house in Winona. More
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News: New research study to help determine if fire sprinklers are
Tuesday, October 20 @ 02:40:46 PDT by howard (190 reads) | NFPA's Mike Hazell chronicles in several blog entries the research test conducted at FM Global in West Glocester Rhode Island earlier this month where two 15x20 foot living rooms, each furnished with a flat-screen television, comfortable furniture, and bookshelves and family photos, were set on fire as part of a groundbreaking research project that's looking at the environmental impact of home fires.
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News: Support Needed to Keep Sprinkler Provision in the IRC Sprinkler
Tuesday, October 20 @ 02:39:40 PDT by howard (178 reads) | Sprinkler advocates all across the country are gearing up to defend the inclusion of the life-saving sprinkler provision which was included in the 2009 International Residential Code. Proposals have been submitted to delete the requirement for the 2012 edition and will be considered at the International Code Council (ICC) hearings in Baltimore later this month. It is expected these hearings will take place on the 28th or 29th. It is critical that sprinkler supporters show up and vote at these hearings to preserve the sprinkler provision. All ICC members present at the hearings are eligible to vote. For more information on efforts to keep the sprinkler provision in the IRC visit www.ircfiresprinkler.org.
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News: New report shows benefits of home fire sprinkler
Tuesday, October 20 @ 02:37:47 PDT by howard (200 reads) | No deaths in sprinklered homes
The home fire sprinkler ordinance effective since 1992 in Prince George's County, MD has had a significant impact on life-safety and reduction of property damage, according to a new study released this month by the nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC). The study, produced in cooperation with the University of Maryland, analyzed Prince George's County's experience with its single-family dwelling fire sprinkler ordinance over the 15-year period of 1992-2007.
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News: Sprinkler News From Around the US
Thursday, September 03 @ 10:47:54 PDT by howard (166 reads) | | Are Fire Sprinklers Green?
from Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition - Sept. 1, 2009
The nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) is partnering with FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, on an unprecedented research project to identify, analyze and evaluate the environmental impact caused by home fires—a topic of increasing international importance.Mor
National Campus Fire Safety Month Has Begun
from Campus Firewatch - Sept. 1, 2009
This year marks the fifth anniversary of National Campus Fire Safety Month with the goal of having more schools, communities, students and parents aware of the dangers of fire and engaged in learning what they can do to make sure tragedy does not strike. More
More Nebraska Wesleyan University Greek Houses Get Sprinklers
from Lincoln Journal Star – Aug. 28, 2009
Members of two Nebraska Wesleyan University sororities are living in safer quarters this year, thanks to a new loan program Wesleyan is offering its Greek organizations to help with the costly process of installing sprinklers. More
Important information - Responding to Sprinkler Opposition
from AFSA - Sept. 1, 2009
The fight for fire sprinkler requirements in one- and two-family homes and townhomes rages on. It is very important to be prepared to answer whatever questions are asked during code or legislative hearings and to dispel myths. NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative provide answers to many questions and clears up misinformation raised by the opposition. They also need your help identifying other issues raised by opponents. If you see a newspaper article or other information that provides inaccurate information about fire sprinklers in an effort to fight residential sprinkler requirements, go to the Fire Sprinkler Initiative Web Site and click "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the page, that will provide an email address for you to report misrepresentation of sprinklers. More
Council Approves New Sprinkler Ordinance in Montesano, Wash.
from The Daily World – Aug. 26, 2009
Montesano, Wash., has a new fire sprinkler ordinance that requires the installation of sprinklers in new multi-family and commercial buildings, but not yet single-family dwellings as had been proposed last month. More
AFSA's Residential System Layout School - Oct. 5-9
from AFSA - Aug. 5, 2009
Register to attend AFSA's first ever System Layout School for Residential One- and Two-Family Dwellings in Dallas October 5-9, 2009. This five-day class will provide hands-on training in the layout and calculation of a residential fire sprinkler system. Upon completion, you should understand the basics of residential layout and how to apply NFPA 13D and P2904 of IRC. MoreSprinkler System Extinguishes Brockton, Mass., Pizza Oven Fire
from Wicked Local – Aug. 27, 2009
A sprinkler system prevented a fire from spreading out of a large industrial pizza oven, but did not save the food in the factory of Uno Foods in Brockton, Mass., fire officials said.More
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News: Georgia Assisted Living Residents Saved by Sprinklers
Thursday, August 20 @ 02:17:17 PDT by howard (315 reads) | from Firehouse.com – Aug. 14, 2009
Fire officials credit an alarm and sprinkler system for preventing what could have been a potentially tragic fire at an assisted living facility at one of the oldest buildings in Brunswick, Ga., during the predawn hours. More
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News: Sprinkler System Extinguishes Fire at Colorado Body Shop
Thursday, August 20 @ 02:15:44 PDT by howard (170 reads) | from The Coloradoan - Aug. 14, 2009
An RV inside a paint booth at Dellenbach Motors in Fort Collins, Colo., caught fire, but the sprinkler system kept the blaze contained. No one was injured and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. More
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News: Murray, Utah, Fire Dept Torches House for Safety Demonstration
Thursday, August 20 @ 02:12:34 PDT by howard (193 reads) | from KSTU – Aug. 12, 2009
Fire Marshal and Murray City Fire conducted a Home Fire Sprinkler Education Event for the public, Wednesday afternoon. It was a live house fire and a sprinkler burn demonstration that showed a typical house fire and its potential for a deadly destruction. More
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News: Rebuilding Burned Homes with Safety in Mind
Thursday, August 20 @ 02:10:49 PDT by howard (146 reads) | from The York Daily Record – Aug. 18, 2009
A York, Pa., home and three others were damaged in a January fire
started by a child playing with a lighter. Eventually, they'll be razed
by Habitat for Humanity and replaced with new townhomes, to be built
with fire safety in mind. They'll have a few key improvements, too. The
new houses will have firewalls, which the old homes did not have.
Habitat also plans to install sprinkler systems in the new homes. More
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| Meeting Dates for 2010 |
- Sep 14
- Sep 15 — Golf Tourney
- Nov 9
Watch for the details for each meeting as the meeting time approaches.
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