rials Safety. With the help

of these gentlemen GAF-

SED continues to provide

quality, educational and

professional training to

our membership and the

industry in Georgia.

The GAFSED board is al-

ready working on the

training schedule for

2012 please visit gaf-

sed.com often for 2012

class updates.

In closing I would like to

extend my wishes of

Merry Christmas to every-

one.

Jeff

2011 was another very

successful year for GAF-

SED, but after August 6th,

it was one of the most

difficult. On August 6th, we

lost a good friend and our

President, Randy Carlisle.

Randy was a founding

member of GAFSED and a

leader from day one. He

was much more than a

board member over the

eleven years of GAFSED;

he was the heart and

soul. It seemed like every

time the cards were

stacked against us,

Randy would give a

speech of ―never give up.‖

Randy was much more

that an industry leader. I

can honestly say that I

have never met a better

person in my life. Randy

was a friend, mentor, and

advisor and just about

anything else I needed. I

strive to live my life as

Randy did and thank God

that He put Randy into my

life.

GAFSED held its annual

meeting in September at

Stone Mountain Park.

This was a fun filled week-

end for all members and

their families. We would

like to thank all those that

participated. We would

especially like to thank all

of our sponsors for the

annual meeting; there

was a lot of hard work

behind the scenes by the

board members and

many others.

We would also like to

thank our outgoing 2011

board members Coy Clark

and Josh Bennett.

Incoming board members

are Arnold Harner, Frank

Middleton, Cliff Bennett

and Gene Vickers. We

look forward to the new

member’s insight and

leadership.

GAFSED had another very

busy year training service

technicians and AHJ’s. A

special thanks to: Craig

Voelkert and Jim Murphy

with Amerex, Dan Sights

with Getz, Steve Reinholt

with Ansul and Marc Nich-

ols, Robert Digiacoman-

drea and Stuart Streck

with the US DOT. Pipeline

and Hazardous Materials

Safety Administration,

Office of Hazardous Mate-

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T H E G A F S E D N E W S

S P E C I A L D A T E S

O F I N T E R E S T :

FILE 2012 License &

Permit Renewals with

State!

Dec. 8th NAFED,

DOT. Train the Trainer

Seminar , Desplaines,

IL. www.nafed.org

Dec. 13th NAFED,

DOT. Train the Trainer

Seminar, Santa Ana,

CA. www.nafed.org

Dec. 12-14th NFPA

Fire Life Safety Confer-

ence, WDW Orlando

Hilton, www.nfpa.org

January, 2012 TBA

GAFSED 1st Quarter

Board Meeting

March 6-7 2012 State

Association Presidents

meeting, Monte Carlo

Casino & Resort Las

Vegas, NV.

G A F S E D 2 0 1 1 A N N U A L C O N F E R E N C E

Grady riverboat for an evening cruise

featuring dinner, socializing and

dancing fun for the family. Saturday

featured 4 hours training by the US

Department of Transportation, the

class was full of valuable informa-

tion , many of those attending said

this class is a MUST for anyone in

our business. Lunch featured an

industry trade show with 24 ven-

dors showing the latest products.

The day ended with a social and

dinner on the terrace closing with

the spectacular laser show.

The 2011 GAFSED Annual Conference

held at beautiful Stone mountain Park

was an overwhelming success. The week-

end started with the First Annual Randy

Carlisle Memorial Golf Tournament, 40

golfers helped raise $1500.00 for the

Georgia Fire Fighters Burn Foundation.

Friday evening we boarded the Henry

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U S D O T . G I V E S 4 H O U R P R E S E N T A T I O N

Marc Nichols, Robert Digia-

comandrea and Stuart

Streck went in depth on

what to expect from them

when they inspect your

facility and what is ex-

pected of you during the

compliance inspection.

One GAFSED member said

―Wow this class has paid

for my registration & GAF-

SED dues10 times over.

Who better To learn from

than the inspectors them-

selves? Great class.‖

GAFSED was proud to have

the US DOT. Pipeline and

Hazardous Materials Safety

Administration, Office of Haz-

ardous Materials representa-

tives present a 4 hour class

and overview of the CFR 49

regulations they enforce

daily.

Thank you to the following

GAFSED Board members who’s terms

end 31 December 2011.

Merrill Franklin, Swift Fire

Protection, Elberton

Coy Clark, Rome Hydro-test, Rome

Josh Bennett, Cliff’s Fire

Extinguisher, Woodstock

GASFED has benefited greatly from

your leadership, vision and

participation as you served the

GAFSED membership.

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OFFICERS For 2011

President— Randy Carlisle H&R Fire & Safety Cartersville, GA.

Vice-President- Jeff Hall Hall Fire Protection Cartersville, GA.

Treasurer- Carl Horst Security Fire Equipment Company, Inc. Valdosta, GA.

Secretary- Coy Clark — Rome Hydro-Test, Inc. Rome, GA.

Past President- Merrill Franklin Swift Fire Protection, Elberton, GA.

BOARD MEMBERS

Chris Hendrix – Hendrix Fire Protection, Inc. Statesboro, GA.

Josh Bennett- Cliff’s Fire Extinguisher, Woodstock, GA.

Lanny English- Fire Protection Services, Perry, GA.

John Bennett– Integrated Fire Protection, Atlanta, GA.

Daniel Laughlin- Pro-Tec Fire & Safety, Jersey, GA.

GAFSED Uniform Patches Get

You Recognized!

$3.00ea. OR 5 for $10.00

To purchase contact Cindy at:

706-283-8459

or email your order to;

gafsed@elberton.net

The GAFSED logo is recognized as the symbol for

quality knowledgeable service in Georgia. Insurance,

State and Local AHJ’s all look for our logo. Wear you

membership proudly on your company uniforms.

Patches are available to all Active Members in good

standing.

2011 The Year of Lost Certificates.

In 2010 the GAFSED Training Committee, as

well as the GAFSED Office received an in-

creasing amount of calls asking for dupli-

cate’s for lost training certificates. In order to

offset printing, mailing costs to reprint the

certificates the GAFSED Board has voted to

charge $25.00 per duplicate replacement

certificate. We understand that sometimes

the dog ate your certificate… but please

remember GAFSED’s Board and Committee

member’s are volunteers working for you.

Thanks!

GAFSED Training certifi-

cates will be reissued with

a $25.00 per certificate

charge.

Thank you : Marc, Robert and Stuart for educating /

enlightening the GAFSED membership.

GAFSED

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