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October 2010 EEC Training &
Conference/ Trade Show
July 2010 EEC Training Great Success
With another very successful three days of training behind us at the Fire Symposium, we now are looking forward to our October Annual Conference and Trade Show on October 8th and 9th at the Central Georgia Convention Complex in Forsyth. This is the same great facility we used last year adjacent to the Ramada Inn (formally Holiday Inn). All the registration forms will soon be available here on the site. This includes all Vendor registration forms also.
There will be a golf tournament on Thursday the 7th for those of you who want to enjoy some time together on the course. Forms for this will be available closer to the date.
Friday will start early with 8 hours of approved training for Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems. We will offer a light breakfast, snacks at the breaks and a sandwich box lunch for all attendees. This will be included in the class fee of $50.00 for members and $100.00 for non members. Our Trade Show will start that afternoon and then we will have our Social and Annual Meeting that night.
On Saturday we will offer 8 hours of approved training on Portable Fire Extinguishers. A light breakfast, break snacks, and a full Southern Style Buffet with fried chicken and another meat, vegetables and desert will be included in the class fee. A keynote speaker will follow the meal.
Our training instructor will be Craig Schroll, CSP, SFPE with Firecon. Craig is an expert in the fire industry and has been our instructor for all our classes this year.
All classes will last from 8am-5pm with sign in starting at 7am Proper ID is required with your permit number.
I encourage all members to come early Friday to meet your sales rep and to enjoy the fellowship at the social and annual meeting. We will be sending out willingness to serve forms soon so you can become a part of the board. Please consider filling this out and get involved. We need you!
If you have any questions please call or e-mail us at gafsed@elberton.net or call us at 706-283-8459.
Thank you!
Merrill Franklin, President
Swift Fire Protection, Inc. and
Georgia Association of Fire Safety Equipment Dealers (GAFSED)
706-283-8459
GAFSED Visits Firefighters’ Burn Center
GAFSED donates to Southeastern Firefightes’ Burn Foundation
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Letter To GAFSED
The following letter from one of our Board Members, Frank Middleton of Columbus Fire and Safety, is a must read for all members and non-members alike. Please take the time to read how our State Fire Marshals have gone the extra mile for ALL of us in Georgia and the entire nation. When you get the chance, thank them both for everything they have done for all of us. This is victory for all Fire Safety Dealers, Manufacturers, and the Fire Industry as a whole. Thank you Chief Shuman and Dwayne Garriss for all you do!
Merrill Franklin,
President of GAFSED
Dear Members,
I would like to thank each and every one of you that attended the 2009 GAFSED Conference and Trade Show. The Friday and Saturday training sessions were well attended with almost 300 technicians trained. Look for more of these training opportunities in the future as together we work for a safer Georgia. For some, it was your first time to meet and hear from our State Fire Marshal Alan Shuman and Assistant State Fire Marshal Dwayne Garriss. We in Georgia are truly fortunate to have these two gentlemen serving the citizens of Georgia.
On October 27, 2009 the GAFSED board received an e-mail from Dwayne that at the International Fire Code hearings the committee voted in favor of NASFM proposal F94, thus deleting the existing exception eliminating portable fire extinguishers in new and existing Group A, B and E occupancies if they are equipped with quick response sprinklers throughout. The proposal was made by President Alan Shuman through the Model Codes Committee of the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM). Also at this hearing they defeated another proposal that would have eliminated portable fire extinguishers in R - 2 occupancies containing sleeping units or more than two dwelling units where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature. These include apartments, non transient boarding houses, time share properties, convents, dormitories, fraternities and sororities, hotels and motels, live/work units and monasteries.
Imagine these buildings without portable fire extinguishers to use as a first line of defense if a fire breaks out. Try to calculate the potential loss of life and property. Try to imagine our businesses without these revenue sources, either new sales or service.
The work of Alan, Dwayne and the State Fire Marshal's (SFM) office goes unnoticed, unless it is time to renew our licenses and permits. But we are very fortunate to have them as a resource in leading the charge fighting for us in the fire protection industry and also the citizens of Georgia and the entire United States of America. I wish that there was a way for them to truly get the recognition they deserve even though that is not why they do what they do.
If given a chance, please let them know that you appreciate what they do for all of us. It is truly an honor for GAFSED to be able to partner with the State Fire Marshal's office to maker Georgia safer for those who live and/or work here.
Yours in fire safety,
Frank Middleton
Guide To Fire Chemistry & Exinguishment
 Craig Voelkert of Amerex Corporation has been kind enough to provide GAFSED his Guide To Fire Chemistry & Exinguishment , a technical guide to dealing with hazardous fire situations and agents. This guide especially written for fire extinguisher and pre-engineered suppression technicians outlines a very brief and basic understanding of the chemistry of fire, properties of flammable liquids, classification of fire, extinguishment theory for various agents, application and the UL rating system. Click here to download the guide.
Mr. Voelkert is Vice President for Sales & Special Hazards for Amerex Corporation. This guide is free to use for information and training purposes. Copyright does apply preventing anyone from selling or charging for information contained in the document.
Georgia Extinguisher / System
License & Permit Renewal Decision Tree
In order to best understand your renewal requirements you must define how you are licensed or permitted in the State of Georgia. There are three ways one can be licensed/ permitted
1.Manufacturer’s Certification – Install, Inspect, Service or Test; Limited work to brand /type certified.
2.NAFED/ ICC Certification - Install, Inspect, Service or Test
3.NICET - Install, Inspect, Service or Test (SYSTEM)
For more info read Georgia Extinguisher / System License & Permit Renewal Decision Tree
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