The LATAM PCI concept was born in 2018 from the hand of AMRACI, ABSPk and ANRACI Colombia and with the support of Bruce LaRue and Russ Flaming through the International Fire Suppression Alliance (IFSA), who sponsored the participation of authorities with jurisdiction in Latin America to attend the Expo Fire Protection International Congress, held in Mexico City, organized by AMRACI/CONAPCI, there were the first discussions about the advantages of working together for the benefit of the region’s security.
From that moment on, they started virtual meetings to find points of agreement, meeting in person in 2019 during the NFPA Expo in San Antonio, Texas, where they agreed on the importance of thinking globally in the region and breaking with all the paradigms to start writing a new history.
Meeting in Mexico City, it was decided to have a board of directors and begin to build the bylaws and continue working. In 2020 and 2021, executive meetings and monthly conference calls were held with key players involved with fire safety in the following countries: Mexico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Honduras, Uruguay and Chile.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the years 2020 and 2021, virtual meetings were held with the participation of organizations from Mexico, Brazil and Colombia, promoting and sharing experiences about the future of our industry, highlighting the importance of having fire safety standards, building and fire codes, technical standards and providing training to fire protection professionals before more than 12 thousand attendees in three events, demonstrating the great call and influence that can be achieved in collaboration.
ARGENTINA
a. Argentine Chamber of Fire Protection (CEMERA)BRAZIL
a. Brazilian Association of Automatic Sprinklers (ABSpk) b. Brazilian Passive Protection Association (ABPP) c. Sprinkler Institute Brazil (ISB)3. CHILE
a. National Association of Fire Protection (ANAPCI)4. COLOMBIA
a. National Association of Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems of Colombia (ANRACI)5. COSTA RICA
a. University of Costa Rica (UCR)6. ECUADOR
a. College of Mechanical Engineers of Pichincha (CIMEPI)7. GUATEMALA
a. Central Station of Municipal Firefighters of Guatemala8. MEXICO
a. Mexican Association of Automatic Fire Sprinklers (AMRACI) b. National Fire Protection Council (CONAPCI) c. Universidad Mexico Americana del Norte, A.C (UMAN)9. PANAMA
a. Panamanian Association of Fire Protection (APPCI)10. PARAGUAY
a. Paraguayan Chamber of Industrial Safety and Allied Industries (CAPASI) b. Paraguayan Volunteer Fire Department (CBVP)11. PERU
a. National Society of Fire Protection (SNPCI)12. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
a. Dominican Association of Fire Protection Companies (ADEPCI)UNITED STATES
a. International Fire Suppression Alliance (IFSA)
This regional cooperation is supported by organizations such as the International Fire Suppression Alliance (IFSA), Society Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), American Fire Alarm Association (AFAA), American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA), Canadian Fire Alarm Association (CFAA), FireStop Contractor International Association (NFCA), FM Global, VDS and UL.
The network seeks to generate strategies through the sharing of successful experiences among the different organizations, which will allow to lay the foundations to generate arguments and The company will also promote education of users about the benefits of having a well-designed, installed and maintained protection system to ensure the safety of their employees and the continuity of their businesses, by hiring people and companies certified as specialists, as well as promoting continuous professional updating, among other actions.
… united against fire