About Us
Our Mission
To protect lives and property from fire through the wide-spread acceptance of the fire sprinkler concepts.
Staff
Lorrell Bush
Executive Director
2025 Droylsden Lane
Eustis, FL 32726
(352)589-8402
Lorrell has worked for the NFSA since 2005 and comes to the NFSA with a background in the Fire Sprinkler Industry. She has been involved in every aspect of Regional Operations since 2005 and continues to strive to work with Contractors, Suppliers and Manufacturers and AHJs across the state of Florida to meet the needs in our industry. She has a passion for Public Education, making sure every citizen understands how fire sprinklers work and that they too can sleep in a safer home by installing residential fire sprinklers.
Buddy Dewar
Lobbyist/Legislative Liaison
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Buddy Dewar was graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics with concentration in Econometrics – quantitative economic analysis. Buddy Dewar also was graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a MBA.He has a distinguished fire service career, which includes working as a firefighter, fire officer, and fire chief, Superintendent of the Florida State Fire College, and Director of Florida’s State Fire Marshals Office. Buddy currently is serving as Vice President of Regional Operations for the National Fire Sprinkler Association.
Documents
Florida Revised Code Section 633
FSA Statewide 61G Presentation.pdf
FFSA Inspection Guidelines 2018.pdf
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
President
Joey Hatfield
TriServe Fire Protection
First Vice President
Clark Gey
Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers
Second Vice President
Brad Kinsell
Gator Fire Equipment
Secretary Treasurer
Greg Toledo
Epic Fire Systems
Immediate Past President
Mark Peters
Grunau Company, Inc.
Contractor Board of Directors
Mike Brown
Advanced Fire Protection Services
Sean Guthrie
Commercial Fire & Communications
Dave Haney
Simplex Grinnell
Joe Johnson
Piper Fire Protection, Inc.
Fred Lupo
Freedom Fire Protection
Terry Noonan
United Fire Protection
Zarko Ognjenovic
Milton J. Wood Fire Protection
Ryan Peterson
Wayne Automatic Fire Sprinklers
Kevin Rodebaugh
Southern Fire Protection of Orlando
Greg Toledo
Epic Fire Systems
Alan Wiginton
Wiginton Corporation
SAM Board of Directors
Clint Decuir
Tyco Fire & Building Products
George Nicola
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Company
Professional Member
Steve Kowkabany, P.E.
Neptune Fire
Top Myers
RelMark Group