About Us
FEDOT was founded in 1994 and has a Board of Directors. FEDOT
was organized with several objectives in mind.
FEDOT Objectives
- To cooperate with local fire chiefs and other interested governmental
officials in order to secure the adoption of uniform standards and
ordinances governing fire equipment and uniform interpretations thereof.
- To recommend to the fire equipment industry such trade policies and
practices as will stabilize the industry and protect the public
interest, to eliminate any practices which cause injury to the industry
and to the public, to gather and disseminate information and ideas which
will improve Texans protection against losses from fire, and to increase the
professionalism of the Texas fire equipment industry. Each member of FEDOT
acknowledges the ongoing responsibility implied in the sale and maintenance
of fire protection equipment, and pledges to perform services with a high
standard of honesty, skill and integrity that will foster the profession of
fire equipment distributors.
- To further the joint interest of, and build good-will between,
distributors, dealers and manufacturers of the fire equipment industry.
- To gather information, statistics, and data that pertains to the fire
equipment industry, and to share such information with members, governmental
agencies, and interested persons.
- To cooperate with insurance companies, governmental officials, manufacturers
of fire equipment, and others who may be of assistance in furthering the
purposes of FEDOT.
- To provide a forum for the exchange of business information.
(Certain information will be restricted to members)
- To sponsor research studies and in other ways assist members in the
pursuit of increased awareness and utilization of our services.
- To promote fellowship and cooperation among fire equipment distributors in
Texas.
The objectives are also embodied within the FEDOT
Code of Ethics. If you have any questions about the objectives and purposes
of FEDOT, please contact us.