The CALSAFE board Welcome Allen Quirk as the new Southern
Director and Scott Marx as a new Director at Large. We know they will be a
tremendous asset to the Association in these roles.

Allen Quirk

Allen Quirk began his career with the Fire
Protection Industry over 30 years ago when he worked for a manufacturer of Fire
Protection Equipment, Buckeye Fire Equipment.
He later worked in the wholesale side of the industry with Brooks
Equipment Company and then Pye-Barker.
In 2004 he purchased Paraclete Fire & Safety, Inc. and began his
journey in the retail side of the industry.

Allen has served on the State Fire Marshal’s
Fire Extinguisher Advisory Committee and presently serves on the Automatic
Extinguishing Systems Committee.  He has
also served on various Fire Marshal work groups over the years.

Allen has been married for 26 years and has
three children and seven grandchildren.

Allen has served on the California State
Contractors Board committee that reviews and writes the questions for the C-16
Fire Protection Contractor exam.

He has been active with CALSAFE since its
formation, and presently serves as the Southern Director. He brings much experience
and energy to his request to serve again as Southern Director.

Scott Marx

Scott
has worked in the fire protection industry since 1980 and has held several
positions for Marx Bros Fire Extinguisher Co.
He spent ten years servicing fire suppression systems, five years
servicing fire extinguishers, six years in system sales and 10 years in
management.  On the personal side, he has
been married for fifteen years and has three sons. He keeps busy traveling with
his wife and being involved with his kid’s sports, boating, and fishing. 

The State Fire Marshal organized a Task Force made up of Fire Service, Industry, the California Water Boards , in cooperation with Division of Water Quality Storm Water Section along with members of her staff to develop a Best Management Practices Manual for dealing with the Water-Based fire protection system’s water discharge such as is associated with inspection, testing and maintenance. There has been an increasing awareness and concern over the last several years about the impact of the discharge of water from systems as it enters storm drainage systems. More controls and restrictions have made performing services difficult in many jurisdictions. The stated purpose of this task force was to “develop a set of Best Management Practices for Contractors State License Board licensed contractors, State Fire Marshal licensed companies and the fire service; to discharge water from a fire protection systems and to provide guidance regarding the practices to control possible contamination of California waters when maintaining fire suppression systems.” If you perform service on sprinkler systems this document is a must read. Click here to view the document.