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Fire Prevention Week 2009
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Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned
Testing the water before putting a child in the bath may sound like common sense. Wearing short or close-fitting sleeves when cooking on the stovetop may show foresight. This and other simple actions may be all it takes to prevent devastating burns.
Fire Prevention Week 2009 focuses on burn awareness and prevention, as well as keeping homes safe from the leading causes of home fires.
From October 4-10, fire and life safety educators across the country will bring these important safety messages to their communities, showing them simple ways they can “Stay Fire Smart! Don’t Get Burned.” ►
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Welcome to the Automatic Fire Alarm Association of New Jersey's Home Page
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Association News
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Code Updates
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George Voorhees Elected to Board of Directors, Scott Nicholls steps down after many years of service.
AFAANJ will be at the League of Municipalities this year please stop by and visit.
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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.
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.
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Links
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Our Schedule and other important information
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 Seminar, Meeting and Training Schedule
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2009 AFAANJ Calendar
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May 21
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We wish to thank Mr. Dave Harrington from the NJ Dept. of Labor for a great presentation on the Prevailing Wage Laws. No one went away without learning something that may save them a great deal in the future.
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August 20
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AFAANJ Annual planning Meeting Northern NJ SimplexGrinnell office, 200 Forge Way Rockaway, NJ 07866, 8:00 AM All members in good standing that wish to help steer the organization for 2010 are welcome to attend, however, an RSVP will be required to our secretary, Jim Loftus at jloftus@SimplexGrinnell.com
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September 17
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Board of Directors Meeting 4:30 & General Membership Meeting 5:30
Our special guest speaker will be from the NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Taxation to discuss New Jersey's Sales Tax Laws
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October 15
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Board of Directors Meeting
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November 19
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Board of Directors Meeting 4:30 & General Membership Meeting 5:30
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November 17 - 20
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We will post our booth number as soon as it becomes available.
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January 15
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Board of Directors Meeting
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Dates are subject to change, watch this page for changes!
Who is the Automatic Fire Alarm Association of New Jersey, Inc., you are!
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 and community.
CPD’s:
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 loadable 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!!!!!!!
Unless you are audited you need only provide a list of what you did and when, however, if you are audited the AFAANJ will provide a letter upon request to certify that you’re an active member and the meetings and seminars that you attended over the past three years. You must contact our secretary for this letter; his contact information is available using the pull-down menu for the Board of Directors.
Click here for the latest version of NJ State Senator Sweeney’s restrictive suppression bill. Providing work for Union Fitters while reducing the level of protection provided by water based and/or clean agent suppression systems.
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/2007-08cycle/index.html . Click on the link '2007 Supplement'
AFAANJ shows its support of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc. ( IAFC ) though Ed Armm's Affiliate Membership
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Please take a moment to consider the gift of life.
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Over 92,000 people are waiting for the gift of life |
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Each day, about 74 people receive organ transplants. However, 18 people die each day waiting for transplants that can’t take place because of the shortage of donated organs.
Please decide today to make your wishes known about organ and tissue donation.
- Your heart could beat for someone else.
- Your lungs could breathe for someone else.
- Your kidneys could free two people from dialysis.
- Your liver could save the life of a patient awaiting a transplant.
- Your corneas could give sight to two people.
- Your bones could help repair other people's damaged joints.
- Your skin could help heal burn victims.
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