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ABOUT ASSOCIATED FIRE PROTECTION OUR COMPANY HISTORY Associated Fire Protection’s long history is closely connected to the company’s business philosophy of forming long-term relationships with our customers. 1947 1971 1986 1987 2000 2008 2016 2021 2022 2022 Prev Next AFP founded in 1947 Associated Fire Protection was started by John Straten in 1947. Mr. Straten immigrated to the United States from Germany in the 1920s. In 1941, he was employed by the Walter Kidde Company as a sales engineer.