Join the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign to Help Promote Residential Fire Sprinklers The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) has teamed up with the American Red Cross to include fire sprinkler information for the first-time ever in its Home Fire Preparedness Campaign. Launched in 2014, the Red Cross’ Home Fire Preparedness campaign has installed more than …

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National Apprentice Competition Celebrates Silver Anniversary This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) National Apprentice Competition. This year’s competition will be held Wednesday, October 3 in the exhibit hall at AFSA37: Convention, Exhibition & Apprentice Competition at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, DC. Started in …

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What’s New? If you read this magazine, then you already know the 2017 edition of NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, was ready for adoption last year. You may even know whether your jurisdiction has adopted it or not. Yes, three years of your life have expired …

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This is not a rhetorical question. Is America still burning? If we go back as early as the 1947 Fire Conference sponsored by President Harry Truman, you can see that fire loss has taken a terrible toll on the economy of our community and our nation. Well within the experience of our current fire officers, …

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Persistence. The quality of possessing tenacity and the continuance of consistent effort. When reflecting upon the theme for this particular issue of Sprinkler Age magazine, technology in the workplace – “Is Your Jobsite Smart?,” I immediately thought of an American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) staff member who has embodied the term persistence and has worked …

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As a business owner, I have gone through and witnessed some of the school of hard knocks. Having started a company at a young age with not much more than a hope and a dream, I learned quickly from both the good and the bad experiences. One principle I learned very quickly: surround yourself with …

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Who is Responsible for What? Everyone knows that a water supply test is simply a snapshot of what is available at that moment in time. We also know that the water supply needs to exceed the system demand of the fire protection system. A final fact is that water supplies can vary over time. There …

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Look to New Hires for Growth and Prosperity Two years ago, we relocated from our office of many years to a much larger building down the street which had space for growth. This move was strategic as we saw opportunity in a strong economy to continue to grow our company’s footprint and increase volume. With …

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