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S.A.F.E.R - Southern Area Fire Equipment
Research
(Excerpt for S.A.F.E.R's website)
What is S.A.F.E.R?
 In
February 1976, the Southern Area Fire Equipment Research organization
was formed. S.A.F.E.R. membership now exceeds 530 representing
more than 180 private, city, country, state, and federal fire
agencies, and over 100 manufacturers and vendors of fire service
and E.M.S. related equipment. Founded in Southern California,
membership has expanded to include representatives from many
other states and countries. In 1996, S.A.F.E.R. became a California
Non-Profit Corporation.
S.A.F.E.R. was organized as a forum to exchange information,
to coordinate fire equipment research via meeting attendance
and publication of meeting minutes. We provide our member
departments input to state and national agencies such as
CAL/OSHA, N.I.O.S.H., and NFPA, in the development of standards
for firefighter safety, protective clothing and equipment.
S.A.F.E.R. members also work with manufacturers in product
research and development of equipment for the fire service.
The success of S.A.F.E.R. has resulted in the formation
of at least three related organizations: Northern Area Fire
Equipment Research (N.A.F.E.R.), with membership primarily
in northern California, Central Area Fire Equipment Research
(C.A.F.E.R.), serving the central valley area of California,
and the Fire Industry Equipment Research Organization (F.I.E.R.O.),
which covers the southeastern states. All of these organizations
continue to work together well in the many areas of common
interest.
For more information about S.A.F.E.R., please visit their
website at www.safer.org
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