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March - ASTTBC, Practice Guideline, Forums, Active Fire and Safety Caught Plagiarizing

April - City of Surrey, Vetting the Fire Alarm Verification, New Logo, The Fire Protection Technicians Network Logo

May - Kidde Extinguisher Recall, Mircom and Secutron Launch New Website, Fire Alarm Communicators

June - Vancouver Cracks Down on Bogus Verifications, Fire Alarm Communicators

July - Kidde Recalls PI 2000C, Notifier Launches FireWarden-50C, Paul’s Fire Prevention, The Right Tools!

August - FireLite Launches MS-9200UD, Fire Blockade News Update, The Right Tools!

September - FireLite Launches MS-9050UD, Active Fire Caught Plagiarizing, Paul’s Fire Prevention, Recalled Star Sprinklers Still in Service!

October - Coffee Breaks and Leaving the Building, Mircom Technologies Opens Bangalore Office, Changes to NFPA 3, Questions - Questions - Questions!

November - Counterfeit Cable!, GE Security to Become a United Technologies Company, Rhode Island AHJ Approves First Wireless Fire Alarm System

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September 17, 2009 - Active Fire and Safety Services Ltd. Responds!

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