MANDATED electronic monitoring of portable fire extinguishers proposed as an amended change to Georgia Fire Codes!
The Georgia Association of Fire Safety Equipment Dealers (GAFSED) Board asks for your comments and participation in helping to defeat the proposed change MANDATING the use of electronically monitored fire extinguishers. Please take a moment to read and review the linked document and respond TODAY! This change we feel is not better fire protection for the citizens of Georgia and would dramatically affect our membership. Click here to learn more
GAFSED’s next training opportunity for 2012
GAFSED’s next training opportunity for 2012 will be held July 17-19 during the Georgia Fire Safety Symposium at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth. State approved 8 hour training opportunities in Extinguisher, Pre-Engineered Kitchen and Pre-Industrial will be held. This is the ONLY time GAFSED will be holding Pre-Engineered Kitchen and Pre-Industrial training in 2012 so don’t miss these classes, mark your calendars! Registration opens June 18th.
Click Here here for the complete 2012 class schedule offered by GAFSED.
GAFSED 2012 Annual Conference October 12-14, 2012 HISTORIC SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Featuring: 8hr. Engineered training 8hr. Portables training 2nd. Annual Randy Carlisle Memorial Golf Tournement Industry Trade Show Private Concert featuring CMA award winning artist Billy Dean Keynote Speakers GAFSED Annual Meeting Family time in historic Savannah
Savannah features, architecture, coastal cuisine, history, romance and shopping. Savannah … recently voted Travel & Leisure magazines “top 10 cities in US & Canada 2011”. Come spend the weekend with GAFSED in beautiful Savannah this October 12-14 and experience a private concert featuring CMA award winning country music artist Billy Dean, in conjunction with one of our industry’s largest trade shows. Participate in the second Annual Randy Carlisle Memorial Golf Tourna-ment benefitting the Georgia Fire Fighters Burn Foundation and attend one of two 8 hour state approved training classes. The GAFSED 2012 Annual Conference something for the whole family ! Print Brochure.
Your 2012 GAFSED Board Of Directors
(L to R) Arnold Harner, Frank Middleton, Daniel Laughlin, John Bennett, Gene Vickers, Carl Horst, Jeff Hall, Lanny English, (GA State Fire Marshal) Dwayne Garriss, (past president) Merrill Franklin, Cliff Bennett, Not pictured: (Past President) Chris Hendrix
James Crawley Named 2011 Georgia Fire Inspector of the year
James Crawley began his fire service career with the Thomson Fire Department in 1977 as a volunteer firefighter. He completed his Basic Firefighters Diploma, Apparatus Engineer Diploma, and First Class Firefighters Diploma by 1984. He received a degree from Georgia Military College in Business Management in 1985. He worked for the City of Thomson Fire Department as Engineer/Lieutenant from 1980 to 1987. In 1987 he was employed by the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office as inspector and investigator. During his employment with the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office he has work as fire inspector, fire investigator, fire educator, fire instructor, and building plan reviewer. He currently holds title “Investigation Specialist” with the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office while handling duties for special investigations in contractor licensing fire sprinkler contractors, portable fire extinguisher contractors, and fixed fire suppression contractors to ensure compliance with state codes, regulations, and laws. He has worked in the field on special projects as assigned by the office such as the 1996 Olympics, Georgia Dome, Medical College of Georgia construction, UGA construction, served on several grand jury request investigations for local counties, special public assembly overcrowding inspections, and on call instructor for the Georgia Fire Academy in the subject area of fire inspections. He has been awarded as City of Thomson, “Firefighter of the Year for 1979, 2005, and 2007. He has been awarded as Georgia State, “Firefighter of the Year for 2006. He received his Associate of Fire Science from Georgia Military in 1995. He has served on several boards for the Georgia Fire Academy, Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training, and Georgia Fire Safety Symposium Board. He is currently is on the board or director for the Georgia Fire Inspector Association as the Past-President
GAFSED MEMBER LEGISLATION RED ALERT!!!
The Georgia Association of Fire Safety Equipment Dealers (GAFSED) Board asks for your comments and participation in helping to defeat the proposed change MANDATING the use of electronically monitored fire extinguishers. Please take a moment to read and review the linked document and respond TODAY! This change we feel is not better fire protection for the citizens of Georgia and would dramatically affect our membership. 
James Crawley began his fire service career with the Thomson Fire Department in 1977 as a volunteer firefighter. He completed his Basic Firefighters Diploma, Apparatus Engineer Diploma, and First Class Firefighters Diploma by 1984. He received a degree from Georgia Military College in Business Management in 1985. He worked for the City of Thomson Fire Department as Engineer/Lieutenant from 1980 to 1987. In 1987 he was employed by the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office as inspector and investigator. During his employment with the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office he has work as fire inspector, fire investigator, fire educator, fire instructor, and building plan reviewer. He currently holds title “Investigation Specialist” with the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office while handling duties for special investigations in contractor licensing fire sprinkler contractors, portable fire extinguisher contractors, and fixed fire suppression contractors to ensure compliance with state codes, regulations, and laws. He has worked in the field on special projects as assigned by the office such as the 1996 Olympics, Georgia Dome, Medical College of Georgia construction, UGA construction, served on several grand jury request investigations for local counties, special public assembly overcrowding inspections, and on call instructor for the Georgia Fire Academy in the subject area of fire inspections. He has been awarded as City of Thomson, “Firefighter of the Year for 1979, 2005, and 2007. He has been awarded as Georgia State, “Firefighter of the Year for 2006. He received his Associate of Fire Science from Georgia Military in 1995. He has served on several boards for the Georgia Fire Academy, Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training, and Georgia Fire Safety Symposium Board. He is currently is on the board or director for the Georgia Fire Inspector Association as the Past-President