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President’s Report

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 …

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VALUE OF MEMBERSHIP

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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TECHNICAL CHALLENGES

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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TECHNICAL CHALLENGES

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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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 …

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Top of the Class

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 …

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TECHNICAL CHALLENGES

AFSA's 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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