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NFPA show offers wide variety of choices
May 28, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
WAUNAKEE, Wis.—Carter Rierson, president of Best Defense Security & Fire Protection, said attending the National Fire Protection Association's Conference & Expo for the first time this year will be like being “a kid in a candy store.”“I've never done NFPA before,” said Rierson, whose company is based here. “I'm planning on taking the NFPA 25 session over the weekend, but other than that I'm just going to leave myself wide open to just to go out there like a kid...
NICET training pays off in Wisconsin
April 25, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
WAUNAKEE, Wis.—It pays in this state to have NICET training, according to Carter Rierson, president of Best Defense Security & Fire Protection, based here.“It has opened up some opportunities for us,” said Rierson, who has attained NICET Level IV and who encourages his staff to have the training.A growing number of municipalities in Wisconsin are now requiring NICET certification before companies can submit plans for review, Rierson said. And some job specifications now are stipulating...