The St. Louis Metropolitan Fire Marshals Association, Jefferson County Fire Marshals Association, and St. Louis Fire Sprinkler Alliance are please to announce the 2010 13-D Conference will be held March 24, 2010, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The conference will be held at the Sprinkler Fitters Local 268 Hall located at 1544 South 3rd Street, St. Louis, MO.

The conference features Tom Lia, Executive Director of the Northern Illinois Fire Sprinkler Advisory Board (NIFSAB), Cecil Bilbo, from The Academy of Fire Sprinkler Technology, and Jason Webb, Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal for the Belton, MO Fire Department. The 13-D Conference is designed to provide an informative and challenging platform for Fire, Building and Design professionals to identify a straight-forward approach to Residential Sprinklers from design to final inspection. The “Missouri Option” will also be explained.

A flyer with registration information is available for download (PDF).

The first 100 PAID registrations will receive a "free" 13D manual (a $40.00 value). You may click here to pre-register online, however registration fees are still payable by check or money order via the registration form.

The purpose of this Association shall be that of education and keeping the members informed of fire prevention problems as they relate to the safeguarding of life, property and public welfare by discussing methods of solving such problems.

Please review our by-laws first.

If you fit the criteria for a regular or associate membership please fill out an application above for submittal. Please attend the next two scheduled meetings and your membership will be voted by the members in attendance. The meetings are normally held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month but are subject to change. Check the posted meeting minutes from the prior month to confirm the schedule.

The 2009 Membership Application has been posted in the Resources section. Also, members should make sure their agency's permit information is up to date.

The application is available for download as a PDF document.