National Fire Sprinkler Assciation, INC.
Central Region Office
Serving MO, IA, and KS
237 East Fifth Street
Eureka, MO 63025
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NFSA Annual Seminar & Exhibition Baltimore Hilton May 7 – 9, 2011
Qualifying Rounds for NFSA’s
2011 Top Tech Competition Start Soon
2011 Top Tech Competition Start Soon
Time to get psyched! NFSA’s Top Tech Competition will take place at the NFSA Annual Seminar & Exhibition in Baltimore, Maryland April 7-8, 2011 and the search is on again to find the best Fire Sprinkler Technicians in North America. Sure, great prizes are at stake, including cash. But most importantly, the winners come away with two years worth of bragging rights – and you just can’t put a price on that, says Team Northeast who look to defend their title. Teams from each Region in the United States and several teams from Canada will compete for the title of “Top Techs”. Reigning champs Team Northeast have thrown down the gauntlet and it is up to our region’s best to meet the challenge head on. Do you have what it takes to compete on a national stage? Come find out. Teams will be forming shortly and we need the best this region has to offer. If you got game, it’s time to step up and prove it!
In order to qualify for the Regional Team, you’ll have to take an exam and have a score that is one of the three best in the Region (with only one person per company per Region allowed to make the team). The exam will take about two hours to complete and consists of three parts:
In order to qualify for the Regional Team, you’ll have to take an exam and have a score that is one of the three best in the Region (with only one person per company per Region allowed to make the team). The exam will take about two hours to complete and consists of three parts:
1) Multiple choice questions from NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, NFPA 13D and NFPA 20 (2010 editions of these standards will be used, but the questions will be basic rules that have not changed in years).
2) Hydraulic calculation that you’ll have to do by hand.
3) A small layout that you’ll have to put into a building plan.
2) Hydraulic calculation that you’ll have to do by hand.
3) A small layout that you’ll have to put into a building plan.
You’ll be allowed to have a copy of NFPA 13, NFPA 13R, NFPA 13D and NFPA 20 with you when you take the exam as well as a regular (non-
If you think you’ve got what it takes to represent our Region, please contact the Top Tech Coordinator, Mike Repko, at toptech@nfsa.org or call him at (845) 878-
Good luck!
Need CEUs, PDUs, or NICET credits? Make sure you check out the upcoming training opportunities here!
We extent our deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of Dick Ebbesmier and
to the Continental Fire Sprinkler company. Mr Ebbesmire was one of the Co-