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NJAFED Organization History

The New Jersey Association of Fire Equipment Distributors (NJAFED) is a not for profit organization that utilizes its fund raisings towards further educating and lobbying to improve the economic environment, business performance, and technical competence in the fire protection and fire safety industry. The overall mission is to assure that, through efforts in educating its members and the general public, New Jersey becomes and remains a safe place to work and raise a family. NJAFED began in 1987, and has had a wide variety of president and board members since then, all committed to bringing knowledge to the fire protection industry and to the public.

NJAFED Mission Statement

The mission of NJAFED (New Jersey Association of Fire Equipment Distributors) is to continuosly enhance fire safety in New Jersey. This is accomplished by disseminating information and knowledge to the public and by improving the technical competency of its members.

Past Presidents Include

James Newell from Allied Fire & Safety
Holly Rulon from Atlas Fire
Dewey Bratton from Kidde Sales & Services
Paul McGrath from City Fire
Larry Weissman from Northern Fire
Scott Nichols from Northern Fire
Roland Straten from Associated Fire Protection


Our Current Board Members Are

Diane Pein, President from Approved Fire Protection Sys. Inc.
Scott Nichols, Vice President from Specialized Fire & Security, Inc
John Demeter, Treasurer from Wesco
Doug Coger Jr., Secretary from Reliable Fire Protection
James Newell from Allied Fire & Safety Equip. Co., Inc.
Al Fecci from Jersey Coast Fire Equipment
Joseph Racite from Racite Fire Equipment
Richard Ravaioli from Survivor Fire & Security Systems, Inc.
Frank Savino from United Fire Protection Corp.
Pete Dolan from Dolans Fire Protection Supply, LLC


Meetings are held twice a year - a smaller scale one in the winter, and a full day meeting in the summer. Major points discussed at meetings include licensing and the ever changing industry surrounding it, training, legislation issues, insurance, safety, and anything else affecting the fire protection industry.

Current membership extends not only to members from NJ, but also to members from Pennsylvania and Maryland. NJAFED's member list is over 50, and growing strong - please click here to join the growing member base of this organization - you can make a difference - NJAFED can help!
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