8/28/2008: FCIA's Specialty Firestop Systems is the 2nd UL Qualified Firestop Contractor.  We understand more contractors are in process.  Watch for more UL Qualified Firestop Contractors as the program catches on!  Visit the UL Qualification page for more about hte program.

8/15/08: FCIA's Firestop Industry Conference and Trade Show takes place in San Antonio, at La Mansion Del Rio Hotel.  Check out Events page for details.  

6/20/08: the newest E-News are up online and tell you about FCIA at ECA Conference, ICC, UL, CSC, Insurance Industry, ASTM and more.

5/15/2008: FCIA's ECA Conference was a huge success.  Presentations from the Seattle Conference are in the "members only" section. Watch for an enewsletter June 10.

4/21/2008: FCIA's New Worldwide Member Map is online.  Check it out. Map - FCIA - Firestop Contractors International Association.

1/31 & 4/10/2008: In conjunction with UL, ICC's Los Angeles Basin and Tri-Cities Chapters, FCIA presented the "Total Fire Protection Systems Symposium". Visit this page to see the program's purpose.  Watch for more Symposiums in other areas of the US and Canada.

Have you purchased your FCIA Manual of Practice yet? Study for the FM or UL DRI Exam, or just learn about the Firestopping and Effective Compartmentation Industry with this great resource.  Free PDF to AHJ's, Specifiers, as a service from FCIA.  Email us to request.

3/8/08: Read more about plans for the upcoming Committee Action Conference, Code Hearing results, New O-Net Classification for Firestop-Containment Workers, all in this month's E-News.

2/10/08: Check out FCIA's Committee Pages.  Committee pages have been updated to reflect activities.

2/3/08: Gleeson Powers, Inc. recently became the 1st UL Qualified Firestop Contractor, culminating a 2-1/2 year effort by FCIA to build quality and reliability in firestopping. Read the press release.

FCIA's LIFE SAFETY DIGEST

FCIA's Life Safety Digest, The Magazine of Effective Compartmentation promotes a great choice in fire and life safety, Fire and Smoke Resistance Rated Effective Compartmentation ... plus the idea of Total Fire Protection, including Alarms and Detection, Suppression Systems, and Occupant Education in addition to compartmentation.