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AFSA

  1. The City of Frostburg, MD enacts home fire sprinkler mandate with incentives ow.ly/b9C5X
  2. Should all animal housing be sprinklered? @NFPA members to vote on motion requiring sprinklers in animal facilities. ow.ly/aZ6gj
  3. You signed up? AFSA webinar: "CPVC Compatibility & Applications Update" Wed, 5/30 11a-1p CST. FREE to AFSA members. ow.ly/ajpIw
  4. The industry abounds with young talent. How are you developing your successor? Read more in Sprinkler Age! conta.cc/JKTMMK
  5. Minn. Gov. Mark Layton vetoes legislation that would have prohibited jurisdictions from requiring sprinklers in homes ow.ly/aX4Jg
  6. NFPA 99: New healthcare facility code requirements. ow.ly/aWUbK
  7. Laundry room fire ousted by sprinkler in Newport Beach, Calif. condo. ow.ly/aNUIz
  8. Sprinklers required in new Maryland homes | WJLA.com ow.ly/aMB5w
  9. The fire at Dallas' Hotel Lawrence was extinguished by the building's sprinkler system. No one was injured. ow.ly/aKjrE
  10. Alaska city passes ordinance providing homeowners with tax credit for installation home fire sprinklers. ow.ly/aBS7V
  11. New report: 'Fire Pump Field Data Collection and Analysis' - take a look! (via @NFPA) ow.ly/amlNa
  12. NLRB Delays Notice to Posting Rule - ow.ly/an2qD
  13. Catskill, N.Y. Hotel that inspired the 1987 movie 'Dirty Dancing' goes up in flames. ow.ly/amobn
  14. AFSA webinar - "CPVC Compatibility & Applications Update" Wed., May 30, 11am - 1pm CST. FREE to all AFSA members. ow.ly/ajpIw
  15. Hosing Down the Arsonist–Downtown Charleston, S.C. homeowners install sprinkler systems ow.ly/a9PGr
  16. Maryland says “NO” to substandard construction–law prohibits weakening code & removal of home sprinkler requirement ow.ly/a9MpG
  17. State Fire Marshal Tonya Hoover talks about the California home fire sprinkler experience. ow.ly/1ixMqy
  18. REMINDER 3/28 Webinar: Understanding the fundamentals of testing, treating & monitoring MIC (Free to AFSA members) ow.ly/9UM9e
  19. Charleston, West Virginia fire kills nine, including seven children - ow.ly/9T1og
  20. Oklahoma City considers fire sprinkler requirement for new homes. ow.ly/9HQWW