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		Continuing Education Class Schedule [10/19/2011] - Click Here to view the upcoming Continuing Education Schedule. more
Scholarship winners [9/10/2011] - Congratulations to the winners of Local 417's 2011 scholarships! more
Fire Marshall Continuing Education Classes [8/12/2011] - The Fire Marshall is offering some code changes classes this fall. link
		17th Annual Golf Tournament [7/26/2011]
INTRODUCING FARE FOR ALL EXPRESS [1/11/2011] - Fare for All Express, a program of the Emergency Foodshelf network, works with community partners to offer quality affordable grocery packages each month. more
HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTION [10/1/2010] - You can find the link to the Twin City Pipe Trades Service Association on our website under benefits office then go to benefits links.  You can also find the information on the Twin City Pipe Trades Service Association's by going directly to their website.  www.tcpt.org Their phone number is 651-645-4540 more

Welcome to Sprinkler Fitters Local 417

At the United Association of Sprinkler Fitters, Local 417, we're responsible for protecting businesses, schools, homes, and, more importantly, precious lives, from the devastation of fire. It's no wonder we take our jobs so seriously.

Too many cut corners by not installing reliable automatic sprinkler systems. In the event of a fire, these shortcuts can lead to immeasurable damage. Statistics show that buildings with proper fire protection systems suffer twenty-four percent less damage and fire loss than unsprinklered properties.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, from 1983 to 1987, damage from hotel fires was seventy-eight percent less in building with sprinkler systems than those without. What's more, the water damage from automatic sprinkler systems is considerably less than from a fire department's hose stream because sprinkler systems require a minimal amount of water to operate. Oftentimes, a fire is brought under control by only three sprinkler heads, sometimes even fewer.

With so much riding on the skills of our Sprinkler Fitters, it is critical that our journeymen receive the best training available. In addition to a rigorous apprenticeship program, our Sprinkler Fitters are required by the state of Minnesota to obtain and renew licenses for installation of fire sprinkler systems.  They are also required to participate in 10 hours of continuing education per year.  Some even go on to become instructors through the United Association International Instructor Training Program.

The members of Sprinkler Fitters Local 417 are committed to providing quality installation, service and repair to the piping and fixtures used in sprinkler systems. They know that when human lives are at stake, there is no room for error and there might not be a second chance to get it done right. That's why the Sprinkler Fitters of Local 417 do the job right, the first time, every time.