As I think about this column, I must admit we in the home office are still riding the energy of the success of our recent annual convention. For those of you unable to attend, I assure you that you missed what was likely the best all-around convention AFSA has ever …
Read More »HIGHER STANDARDS: NFPA 88A, NFPA 20, NFPA 770, NFPA 200, NFPA 25
Over the last few months, there have been several technical committee meetings for standards that our members use or will use every day. In just one week, AFSA participated in a pre-first draft meeting for the 2027 edition of NFPA 88A, Standard for Parking Structures, a second draft meeting for …
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A Look at AFSA’s Dues Structure As most of you know, the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) Board of Directors added new categories to our dues structure in 2022, following a 20-percent increase in 2020. AFSA had only increased dues one time in the prior 20 years, but it was …
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Can You Meet the Challenge? AFSA’s Engineering & Technical Services Department staff present technical challenges here for you and your co-workers. These exercises are also excellent preparation for professional certification tests and may count as CEUs. Check with your certification organization. Answers to this issue’s questions will be presented in …
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Can You Meet the Challenge? AFSA’s Engineering & Technical Services Department staff present technical challenges here for you and your co-workers. These exercises are also excellent preparation for professional certification tests and may count as CEUs. Check with your certification organization. Answers to this issue’s questions will be presented in …
Read More »Virtual Viking Training Simulations Offer Unbeatable Immersive Training
This blog post contains sponsored content. Which applications are protected by which Viking products, and why? How would the design of firesuppression for a commercial office differ from an apartment, or a parking garage? Immerse yourself inVirtual Viking’s NEW “Product in Location” training experience and see for yourself. First things …
Read More »Tyco® ESFR Rapid Install Sprinklers bring simplicity and flexibility to warehouse fire protection
This blog post contains sponsored content. Leave Tools, Tape, and Overtorquing Behind Tyco® ESFR Rapid Install Sprinklers provide warehouse design flexibility by eliminating the use of in-rack sprinklers when protecting high-piled storage. The Tyco® ESFR Rapid Install Sprinkler (RIS) is an early-suppression, fast-response sprinkler that is revolutionizing fire protection for …
Read More »Options for Calculating Seismic Coefficient that Could Save Time and Money
This blog post contains sponsored content. When performing Zone of Influence (ZOI) calculations for the seismic bracing of sprinkler systems there are many factors that must be considered and many variables that can have an effect on the products to be selected for use, the spacing between braces and the …
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Apprentices Inducted Into the 2022 Fire Sprinkler Fitter National Honor Society The American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) Fire Sprinkler Fitter National Honor Society was first established in 2012 to recognize those trainees, along with their sponsoring employers, who have completed all four levels of the AFSA Correspondence Course for Fire …
Read More »TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
CAN YOU MEET THE CHALLENGE? In each issue, AFSA’s Engineering & Technical Services Department staff present technical challenges. Besides testing yourself and your co-workers, these exercises are excellent preparation for professional certification tests and may count as CEUs. Check with your certification organization. To participate, read through and work the …
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