Pennsylvania Regional Automatic Fire Alarm Association

Next Meeting September 16, 2009
Special Board Meeting July 2, 2009

Click here for the results of AFAA action at the NFPA Technical Session, Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Updated PA-AFAA Website is Coming!!!!!

The PA Regional AFAA is in the process of changing the website. Over the next several months we will be building our new site which will be hosted by the AFAA web servers. Our goal is to present a usable, modern looking site which will include:

    E-Commerce- ability to pay dues and seminar's by credit card from the website- no more PayPal!

    Members only page with a comprehensive, up to date membership list

    Officers only page- for PAAFAA Board members

    OfficerName@paafaa.org email accounts

    Other features as we develop the site

Thanks to Tom Hammerberg of the AFAA and Bill Devine of Devine Solutions for their help! Stay Tuned...............

We are in need of volunteers! A trade association, like the PAAFAA is made up of folks from the industry that volunteer their time in an effort to give back to that industry. Everyone is busy putting out fires (or in our case detecting them!). However, if everybody chips in and does a little then the time commitment is minimal-less than a couple hours a month. The only successful volunteer organization is one that has the volunteers! Step up and help- after all, it does benefit YOU!

MUNICIPAL INFORMATION PAGE

We're adding a Southeastern PA Municipal database page. This page is being designed to be a one-stop research tool for info relating to fire alarm code requirements and contacts within the listed municipalities. See the Municipalpage for more info.

Training Partnership with ABC- Click on News for details

Meet The Board of Directors for 2008-2009 :

Position-Officer Name -Term Expires Email Mug-Shot

President-Ted Leventhal -May 31, 2009 tleventhal@paafaa.org

Vice President-Ken Scott - May 31, 2009 kscott@paafaa.org

V.P. Codes & Standards-Bernie Lyman- May 31, 2009 blyman@paafaa.org

Secretary-Mark Tomasello -May 31, 2009 mtomasello@paafaa.org Coming Soon

Website-Edward Shuhart, Jr. - eshuhart@paafaa.org

Training- Ed Cauley -May 31, 2008 ecauley@paafaa.org

Treasurer- Nick Plante -May 31, 2010 nplante@teamkinetix.com Coming Soon

Director- Greg Sorg -May 31, 2009 gsorg@asgsecurity.com Coming Soon

Immediate Past President- Russ Walters -May 31, 2009 rwalters@paafaa.org

Lifetime Director- Mickey McGinley - Life Time Director mmcginley@paafaa.org

Administrator- Barb Burger -Forever ! bburger@paafaa.org

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, engineers, municipal fire officials and any organization involved in the automatic fire alarm industry.

Our Purpose:

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 techniques, testing and maintenance, new technology and issues relating the business side of the fire alarm company- there's something for everyone! The every changing Codes, technology and circumstances makes the AFAA a valuable asset to anyone involved in the fire alarm industry.

Code of Ethics:

As individuals, associations, public entities and companies engaged in the fire alarm and detection industry, we recognize our responsibility to maintain high standards of reliability in the application of life safety and property protection systems we are involved with.

We therefore, pledge and ascribe to the following:

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

To follow Nationally recognized Codes and Standards, federal, state and local laws and regulations that apply, when designing, supplying, certifying, approving or installing fire alarm and detection 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 question " 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.

Contact Information

Barbara Burger, Administrative Assistant: bburger@paafaa.org Toll free 1-877-550-AFAA (2322) or Fax 610-429-3872. You may also visit the National AFAA website at www.afaa.org

Telephone: 1-877-550-2322
FAX: 610-429-3872
Postal address: 409 Chrislena Lane
West Chester, PA 19380
Electronic mail: General Information: eshuhart@paafaa.org
Webmaster: eshuhart@.comcast.net

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