FSSA ED Scholarships Available For 2010!

The FSSA Educational Foundation awards scholarships annually to talented and worthy young people within the fire suppression industry.

Eligibility...
Any student or college bound individual is eligible to apply who is an employee or related to an employee of an FSSA member firm or a group affiliated with the fire suppression industry.

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To download an application, click here.

Deadline to apply is May 7, 2010!

The latest issue of the FSSA Annunciator is now available! To view it, click here.

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U.S. Senate to Consider New Climate Bill

According to Climate Wire, Senators Boxer and Kerry will introduce a new Climate Bill on October 1. The new bill is being labeled "pollution reduction" legislation instead of the "cap and trade" version offered by the House of Representatives.

EPA Honors Joe Senecal

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Dr. Joseph Senecal with a Climate Protection Award for his role in the development and implementation of the Fire Protection Industry's voluntary code of practice to protect the climate by minimizing emissions of hydro-fluorocarbons (HFC) fire protection agents and the development of a method to measure HFC emissions by the fire protection industry.

2009 FSSA Annual Forum Multimedia
If you missed this year's FSSA Forum, we have made the presentations available for purchase. Three hours of presentations from:

• Mack McFarland, Ph.D.
• Mark Robin, Ph.D.
• NFPA Updates from Tom Wysocki
• Tom Cortina
• Joseph A. Senecal, Ph.D.

Non-members can purchase the media here: Buy Presentations

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FSSA Selects Camelback Inn as the Location for the 2010 Annual Forum

FSSA announced that the Camelback Inn, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona is the site of the 2010 FSSA Annual Forum, February 20 – 23, 2010.

"We are really excited about having our 2010 Annual Forum in Scottsdale and at the historic Camelback Inn," remarked FSSA President Gerry Connolly. "Our members will be pleased that we have negotiated a special $199.00 room rate that includes in-room Internet service as well as the resort fee.  This is a great buy for all of our members."

"Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is within 20 minutes," continued Connolly. "This makes it easier for our members to minimize airline connections and have more nonstop flights, saving time and money.  Plus, the weather in February in Scottsdale, usually averages highs in the seventies."