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Fire Protection Sprinkler System Board denies Timothy O'Sullivan's application for Connecticut F-4 license
Summary
The Fire Protection Sprinkler System Board voted to deny an equivalency-based application from Timothy O'Sullivan of Fire Equipment Headquarters, finding his Massachusetts credentials and lack of apprenticeship completion did not meet Connecticut F‑4 requirements.
The Fire Protection Sprinkler System Board voted to deny an application from Timothy O'Sullivan of Fire Equipment Headquarters to be admitted to Connecticut's F‑4 (limited) license category on the grounds that his out-of-state credentials and lack of Connecticut apprenticeship completion did not meet the board's equivalency standard.
The decision came after O'Sullivan described his family-owned Torrington business, said one of his licensed technicians will be out on extended medical leave and argued the state and consumers would be best served if his company could retain the capacity to service local systems. “I feel that's in the state and consumers best interest to have a viable business like Fire Equipment Headquarters,” O'Sullivan told the board.
Board members and department staff said the board must follow the state's licensing standards. John Messner, a member of the board's review working group, said a business…
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