History​

Established in 1934

The New York Fire Sprinkler Contractors Association, Inc. was established in 1934. The by-laws for the organization were formally adopted in 1983.

Fire Sprinklers Save Lives

Fire sprinklers are highly reliable and effective elements of total system designs for fire protection in buildings. They save lives and property, producing large reductions in the number of deaths per thousand fires, in average direct property damage per fire, and especially in the likelihood of a fire with large loss of life or large property loss. 

Our Board Members

Ivan Pesante
President

Being president of the NYFSCA is an honor and a vital role to the fire protection industry of NY.  Ivan is the face of the association and provides a long history of his membership in the NYFSCA.  Other than his role as president Ivan owns and operates Heads Up Fire Sprinkler in Forest HIlls, NY.

Chris RIbando
Vice President

As Vice President of the NYFSCA, Chris heads up all committees and acts as a liaison between the contractors and other industry members.  Chris is the Vice President of Approved Fire Prevention, contributed to recent updates of FDNY certificates of fitness and is a member of the NFSA, AFSA and ASCET.

Adam Levine
Treasurer

Treasurer for the NYFSCA handles all of the funds at the association and manages the non-profit entity.  Adam sits on various boards for NYC including the DOB Building Code and Licensing Board.  He is also Vice President of Capitol Fire Sprinkler running day-to-day operations.

Helen DiLorenzo
Secretary

Secretary for the NYFSCA.  She is also Vice President of Automatic Fire Sprinkler Installations running day to day operations.

Drew Slocum
Executive Director

The Executive Director role is key to running an effective association.  Drew manages all meetings, sub-committees, and information to the group of ~40 companies.  He also meets with the NYC DOB, FDNY and Nassau County FM office on a regular basis.  Other than the NYFSCA, Drew runs a fire protection software called Inspect Point and hosts the Fire Protection Podcast.

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