SCHEDULE

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WEDNESDAY, 9/6

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration Desk

Registration Open

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Session 1A: Seminars

  • Adapting to the Labor Shortage: It’s Time for a New Approach
  • Commodity Classification for Storage Occupancies
  • Findings Revealed from the Worlds Largest ITM Database
  • Special Sprinkler Roundup
  • Vapor Corrosion Inhibitors in Dry & Pre-Action Systems

2:00 - 5:00 PM

Chapter Leader Event

Chapter Leadership Conference (Invitation Only)

2:30PM - 3:30 PM

Session 1B: Seminars

  • Design Management
  • Fire Alarm Inspections in an NFPA 25 World
  • Flexible Sprinkler Hose Systems
  • Modifications to Existing Systems
  • Smart Fire Pump Systems: The Future of Fire Protection

4:00PM - 5:00 PM

Session 1C: Seminars

  • Building Long Term Value Through Recurring Monthly Revenue
  • Fire Alarms for Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems
  • In-Rack Options Independent of Ceiling Sprinkler
  • Negative Pressure Sprinkler Systems
  • Suppression Research Update from FPRF

7:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Special Event

AFSA42 Opening Party

THURSDAY, 9/7

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Desk

Registration Open

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 2A: Seminars

  • Ask the Experts
  • Fire Protection for Historical Buildings
  • NFPA 22 Tank Fill Valves
  • No-Flow Testing of Fire Pumps
  • Planning the Lingering Transition

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2B: Seminars

  • AFSA Technical Advisory CouncilL: What and Why
  • Lessons Learned To Reduce Your Liability Risks
  • Major Fire Losses and Their Impact on Ccode
  • NFPA 13 Water Supply Analysis – What’s Required?
  • The PE, Contractor, and the Owner's Certificate
  • Updates from the Florida Division of State Fire Marshal

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Networking Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Session 2C: Seminars

  • Field Supervisor Training, Part 1: Improving Productivity
  • Geographic Expansion Done Right
  • NFPA 13,14 and 25 PRV Designs and ITM
  • NFPA 20 - A Design Professional's Perspective
  • Special Hazards & Foam: A Pragmatic Approach to NFPA 11
  • Updates to NFPA 14, 2023 Edition

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Special Event

Exhibitor Move-in

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Session 2D: Seminars

  • Design Approaches for High Rise Standpipe Systems
  • Field Supervisor Training, Field Supervisor Training, Part 2:
  • Driving Success with Leadership Skills
  • FIRE! What Does it Look Like? Understanding the “Why”
  • Fire Pumps - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
  • Updates to NFPA 25, 2023 Edition

FRIDAY, 9/8

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration Desk

Registration Open

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Special Event

Exhibitor Move-in

9:00 AM -10:30 AM

Session 3A: Seminars

  • Fire Pump Installation Requirements
  • NFPA 25 - An Interactive Evaluation of I & T Results
  • Poposed Updates to NFPA 20, 2025 Edition
  • Maxamizing the Benefits of NFPA LINK
  • Updates on NFPA 200 (Proposed Standard)
  • Working With the Media

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 3B: Seminars

  • NFPA Certifications
  • Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System: What, Why & When
  • Finding Your Place in a Concealed Space
  • NFPA 915 - What It Means To Your Business
  • Understanding The Roles of NFPA 25
  • Where is Your Story?

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Networking Lunch

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

Special Event

General Session

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Special Event

Exhibitor Appreciation Event

3:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Special Event

Exhibition Grand Opening Reception ( Exhibits Open )

SATURDAY, 9/9

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Networking Breakfast

7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Registration Desk

Registration Open

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Meeting

Manufacturer's & Supplier's Council Meeting

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM

AHJ

  • Fire Sprinkler Plan Review

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 4A: Seminars

  • Making Changes to a NFPA Document
  • Private Fire Service Mains 5-Year Flow Testing
  • Proposed Updates to NFPA 13, 2025 Edition
  • Leadership in the Fire Sprinkler Industry
  • The Good, the Bad and the Unexpected in Estimating & Sales
  • What Hazard is This?

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 4B: Seminars

  • Get to Wow Now! How Premium Brands Deliver Value Faster
  • I Was a Fire Protection Contractor…Now I Am an AHJ - Seeing Both Sides of the Coin
  • NFPA 420 update
  • NFPA 72, 2022 Review of Major Changes
  • Students Learn About Career Opportunities First Hand
  • The 10 Most Important Construction Contract Provisions
  • The Aftermath of a System Failure--Who to Blame?

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Networking Lunch

12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Special Event

Exhibits Open & Apprentice Competition Finals

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

AHJ

  • Tales from the Dark Side

3:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Special Event

Exhibitor Move-out

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Special Event

AFSA42 Awards Party

Schedule Subject to Change