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An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.
Anatole France

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AFAANJ 2012 - 2013 Meeting and Training Calendar
Meeting and event Dates 
(general meetings are 
bold & underlined)
 
The bar at the Hanover Manor opens at 5:30 Meetings start at 6:00. Our business meeting 
is conducted during breaks in the meal and as the desert comes out the speaker begins a 
presentation that typically runs around one hour. We are generally done by 8:00 PM
All Meetings are the third Thursday unless noted otherwise.
Due to escalating costs nonmember and guest dinners will now be $35. Still less than we pay per person.
September 20 General
 
The members and board of AFAANJ thanks John Drucker for his continued support of our 
association. John's presentation provided our members with useful information to allow 
proper plan submittal and speed up the application process.

Click for pdf.
October 18
Board
November 15 General
 
Mr. George Sanford from the NJ Department of Labor provided us with a wonderful 
presentation on NJ's Prevailing Wage Laws.
December 20

Board

January 17
Board
 
The AFAANJ thanks Ed Armm for his presentations titled "NFPA 72-2013 Most Significant C
hanges" and Memorial Presentation of "The Station Club Fire"  The full NIST Summary 
Report.
March 21
Board
April 18
Board 
The 4th Annual NJSFPE/AFAANJ Symposium & Trade Show. 
Walt Boychick from NJ Risk Control Services office of Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. won the 40" 
Samsung TV, thanks to all that attended and please take a look at the list of vendors 
that supported us.
May 1 - 4 
The AFAA National Code Conference Marriott Sanibel Harbor Resort & Spa. 
AFAANJ was well represented by your board of directors and President. Jim Loftus, 
Frank Minutillo, Roy Polizzi, Bob Boyer and Ed Armm. Ed was made a member 
emeritus at the conference.

 
May 16 General
 
AFAANJ thanks  Joe Parisi, President of the NJBFAA and a Senior Account Representative 
at Rapid Response Monitoring for a  great presentation on the end of the DACT and its 
replacement current and  future. On January 24, 2013 AT&T was given the okay to stop 
servicing copper.

Monday June 17 

NJ SFPE and Metro NY SFPE Joint Scholarship fund Golf Outing at The US Military 
Academy at West Point, NY

Click to download registration form

 
June 10 - 13 NFPA Annual Meeting, Chicago

June 20

Board
July/Aug TBD
Board - annual planning meeting 
 
 
Thanks to all that supported our March training, it was well recieved and 
a great success.
Future training dates and classes will be posted as the need dictates. 
You dictate the need!

 

 

  Dates are subject to change, watch this page for changes! 

 

 Who is the AFAA of New Jersey you are! 

 

 CPD’s:If you want to see more training dates added to this list you have to ask for them!  We are a volunteer organization, we do what we do because we want to give back to our industry & community.  

Each member is responsible to maintain their own current list of CPD’s, this can be as simple as writing it down, or if you like, keeping a spread sheet. Each time you attend a meeting, seminar or training class record the topic, time and relevance to the industry. We highly recommend keeping your personal CPD list updated each time you earn CPD’s. To your left is a link to NICET's down load able CPD record log. If you're NICET Certified you will be reminded that you need to renew after three years, however, if you’re simply using NICET to keep your records for your NJ Fire Alarm Permit you will not be reminded when it is time to renew. You must provide your paperwork to NICET early to ensure that you have your letter from them to forward to the DCA, DFS when its time to renew. You will have to request your letter from NICET so you have it already to submit it to the DFS PRIOR TO YOUR EXPIRATION DATE!!!

 

 See the results of AFAA's past work on the 2007 Supplement of IFC Section 907 and if you like download copy of the supplement at no charge by going to http://www.iccsafe.org/cs/codes/2007-08 cycle/index.html .  Click on the link '2007 Supplement' See the results of AFAA's work June 11, 2009 at NFPA®

 

 AFAANJ shows its support of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc. 

( IAFC ) though the President of the AFAANJ's Affiliate Membership 

 
    
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Your Associations News

Code Updates & Life Safety

News

· AFAANJ 2007 Member Association of the Year

· AFAANJ meets at the Hanover Manor

· AFAANJ Board presents check to Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation

· AFAANJ membership is now open to working and retired AHJs at no charge!

· AFAANJ sponsored a NJ Child to the Arthur C. Luf Children's Burn Camp

· AFAANJ now has over 137 members.

· Subcode officials, fire marshals, your membership entitles you to dinner at our meetings, that and a technical presentation what a way to spend three or four Thursdays a year......

· For the Fourth year AFAANJ donated $2,000 to the Arthur C. Luf Children's Burn Camp to enable a child from NJ to attend for a week.

· AFAANJ donated $500 to NJ Fireman's Home.

· AFAANJ board of directors each presented 100 NFPA Fire Prevention kits to their local Fire Departments

·  See the new link below  (left column) to the International Residential Code Fire Sprinkler Coalition one stop shopping for all you need to know about residential fire sprinklers.

  • Honeywell suggested maintenance of the B-10 Pull Station click here

· Click for the latest regional code updates 

·  Direct link for NFPA Safety information about home Smoke Alarms 

·  International Association of Fire Chiefs 2009 Paper"Eliminating Unwanted and Nuisance Fire Alarm Activations" 

·  AFAA and NEMA “Quality Informational Guide for Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Systems”

·  USFA Releases Grill Fires on Residential Properties Report  

·  USFA Releases One- and Two-Family and Multifamily Residential Fires Topical Reports

·  Smoking-related fires in residential buildings occur each year in the US. Click here to see the whole report 

·  DCA DFS Bulletin: 2010-5 Antifreeze in all existing fire sprinkler systems

·  Click Here for info on Lead and the EPA training requirements.

·Think it's safe to deep fry a turkey?

    What is the Automatic Fire Alarm Association?

The Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA) is the only national trade organization dedicated to the automatic fire alarm industry.  The AFAA has chapters located throughout the United States.  Its members include fire alarm installation companies, contractors, central station companies, fire alarm manufactures, fire protection engineers, municipal fire and sub-code officials and anyone involved in the automatic fire alarm industry.

Who is the Automatic Fire Alarm Association? YOU ARE!      

Our #1 Purpose is the Education of those involved in the fire alarm industry. 

Education in all aspects of fire detection systems including design, codes and code issues, application, installation, testing and maintenance, new technology and issues relating the business side of the fire alarm company - there's something for everyone!  The ever-changing codes, technology and circumstances make the AFAA a valuable asset to anyone involved in the fire alarm industry.

Our Code of Ethics

  • As individuals and companies engaged in the fire detection and alarm systems industry, we recognize our responsibility to maintain high standards of reliability in the application of the life safety and property protection systems provided by us.

  • To be honest and fair in all matters with our employees, customers, subcontractors, distributors, competitors and suppliers.

  • To follow nationally recognized Codes and Standards, federal, state and local laws and regulations, when designing, supplying or installing fire detection and alarm systems.

  • To encourage and support well-founded legislation affecting our industry and the people we serve.

  • To support and participate in the education of those in and regulating our industry.

  • When representing the Association, we will conduct ourselves professionally and with decorum.

  • Individually, we will strive for high standards of performance and professional competence.

  • We will judge all of our actions based on the questions, “Is it right?” and “Is it fair?”

  • We accept this code freely and pledge to support our Association in its endeavors to improve the life safety and property protection in the United States of America. 

"Smoke Detection & Fire Sprinklers Save Lives"

When Properly Installed, Tested, Monitored And Maintained!

Our mission is to improve fire and life safety in America.
  
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