In 2010 the training program took a significant shift to keep up with industry needs and changes to the NFPA standards.
The year was 2005, new construction in the United States was at an all-time high and the fire sprinkler industry was in full swing to address the Voluntary Replacement Program affecting more than 35 million installed sprinklers.
In this environment of increasing demand for technical knowledge and greater need to raise awareness on the effectiveness of fire sprinklers, one state’s legislature conceived a new law that gave birth to what many industry experts consider the model training program for other states to adopt.