Annual Events Brings Together Leaders and Fosters Industry Connections The Sacramento Valley Chapter of the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) hosted the 8th annual trade show March 7, 2019, at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, California. Highlights of the show this year included the raffle, opportunities for networking, and …
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Volunesia? Another Form of Leadership, Lest We Forget When our AFSA communications team shared that “leadership” would be a key editorial focus for this issue of Sprinkler Age, my first reaction was how difficult it is to capture the essence of what defines a true leader. Many of us have …
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As summer has hit, it just seems to be busy everywhere I look. I have to give credit to our AFSA staff in Dallas as it has been a very busy last couple of months. Two noteworthy events happened in May and June: AFSA held our annual Mid-Year Chapter Leadership …
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Attendees Share Ideas and Learn Best Practices at Mid-Year Conference Thirty-nine volunteer leaders of the American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) 26 local chapters attended the 2019 Mid-Year Chapter Leadership Conference May 20-21, 2019, at the AFSA Headquarters in Dallas, Texas. The two-day conference, which educates newly elected leaders as well …
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AFSA38 Features Products and Services From Around the Globe The American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) 38th Annual Convention, Exhibition & Apprentice Competition (AFSA38) is pleased to offer the largest display of fire sprinkler products and services in the country! Come to the California coast and visit with the top fire …
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Students Learn About Fire Sprinklers The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) is proud to offer financial assistance and public awareness of sprinklers through its online scholarship program, AFSAscholarship.org. A total of $25,000 is awarded through this public awareness campaign to 10 lucky graduating high school seniors and five current college/trade …
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How to Find and Keep the Right People on Staff AFSA’s NextGen Initiative (NGI) will present “Hiring and Retaining the Right People” on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 12:00pm-1:30pm Eastern Time. This webinar is free to all AFSA members. This webinar offers 0.15 CEUs. To receive CEUs for this webinar you …
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Support the Home Fire Preparedness Campaign to Promote Residential Fire Sprinklers The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) has partnered up with the American Red Cross again in 2019 to support their annual Home Fire Preparedness Campaign. Launched in 2014, the Red Cross’ Home Fire Preparedness campaign has installed more than …
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Free Safety Portal Resource Built for Members by Members AFSA’s member-only safety resource, afsasafetyportal.com, is a virtual library that delivers the accident-prevention and safety-related information you need to educate your staff, help prevent claims, and create a safe work environment. Whether members are in need of OSHA regulations, workplace safety …
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“World of Fire Protection” Presented at CareerExpo In March, the Georgia Fire Sprinkler Association (GFSA) and NextGen Initiative (NGI) again sponsored the World of Fire Protection at the Construction Education Foundation Georgia’s (CEFGA) CareerExpo and SkillsUSA competition. We were excited to improve our efforts and participation from last year’s event. …
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