(Left to Right): Freddie Martinez of Western Fire Protection, Inc., Poway, California; Bryan Teddick of HTH Automatic Sprinkler, LLC, Goshen, Connecticut; Jason Swartz of Elite Fire Protection, Helena, Montana; Tyler Patch of Piper Fire Protection, Inc., Clearwater, Florida; Jareth Hilliard of Fire Tech Systems, Inc., Shreveport, Louisiana; Fernando Arias of A & D Fire Sprinklers, Inc., Anaheim, California; Dylan Bonde of Rapid Fire Protection, Inc., Casper, Wyoming.

Started in 1994 by the late Robert L. (Bob) McCullough, then chairman of the Education & Apprenticeship Committee, AFSA’s Annual National Apprentice Competition was created to promote apprentice training and give recognition to the apprentices who are actively enrolled in the AFSA Apprenticeship Program. Over 20 years later, the competition continues to bring fire sprinkler apprentices from AFSA local chapter and member training programs from all corners of United States together in the association’s foremost showcase of excellence in training among future industry leaders.