Next Meeting
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Where:
Love and War in Texas
2505 E. Grapevine Mills Circle
Grapevine, Texas 76051
(972) 724-5557
What:
Ed Salazar with the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office
Ed is a licensed attorney and has been with the SFMO since 1994. He will be discussing the services provided by the SFMO and recent issues. He is a graduate of the University of Texas, but we will try not to hold that against him!
Last Months Meeting Minutes
No Meeting in January due to the conflict with the TEEX Conference.
December meeting called to order at approximately 12:08 pm, December 9th, 2009, at ‘Love and War in Texas’ in Grapevine, TX.
November’s meeting minutes were accepted.
Treasurer Report
None.
Code Committee
None.
Legislative Committee
None.
Membership
Please pay your 2008 Membership Dues!!!!
Membership dues can now be paid online. See the online payment page
(https://www.fpant.org/dues.html) for more information.Remember that membership dues are considered delinquent after February 28th.
Contact Todd Haines for any inquires.
Training
Discussed last month's (November 2009) training – thanks again to Kimbrough for providing such worthwhile training to the membership.
Internet
No Report.
Old Business
None.
New Business
Fire Advisory Board - 1/2 through Chapter 9 for COG amendments.
Building Code Amendments near completion. Jeff Shapiro has contacted FPANT representatives to start the discussion and work on the residential sprinkler legislation for the State. Discussion included work through the legislative committee on recommendation or a letter from FPANT to building officials and state reps, work with other state fire protection organizations, and meet with building officials to get support in each jurisdiction.
Have fire departments or other representatives to submit for the FPANT newsletter lessons learned or fire prevention activity due to fires or other options to showcase. Presentation: Larry Pruitt briefly discussed SMPL’s fire retardant application techniques and NFPA requirements. Stephen Epstein - VP – made a request to the membership of ideas for meetings and training for the next year – please email the officers or board members with such.
Speaker Presentation
None.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at approximately 12:40 pm.
REMINDER:
Next Fire Advisory Board meeting for COG is scheduled for Monday, February 15th, at 9:30 a.m. in the Pitstick Board Room at Centerpoint II at COG.
Next Regional Codes Coordinating Committee meeting for COG is scheduled for Tuesday, February 16th, at 1:00 pm at Southlake Town Hall, 3rd Floor Training Rooms C & D, 1400 Main St., Southlake, TX 76092.
Upcoming Training Events
• Continuous: Public Agency Training Council – www.patc.com
• February 14-19, 2009: Southwest Fire Rescue in Galveston, TX www.texasfirechiefs.org
• April 20-25, 2009: Fire Dept Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, IN www.fdic.com
• May 17-22, 2009: 17th BPI at UTA www.buildingprofessionalinstitute.com
• June 8-11, 2009: NFPA World Safety Conference and Expo in Chicago, IL www.nfpa.org
• August 25-29, 2009: Fire-Rescue International (FRI) in Dallas, TX www.iafc.org
• October 2009: Texas Fire Marshals Association conference in Austin, TX www.txfma.org
• October 24-November 11, 2009: ICC Code Development Hearings in Baltimore, MD www.iccsafe.org
From ICC
See Newsletter PDF Here.
From TXSFMO
See Newsletter PDF Here.
From EPARADE
None.
From NFPA
See Newsletter PDF Here.
From NFSA
None.
From TxFSCA
None.
From IAFC
None.
From USFA NFA
None.
From NTCOG
None.
Links of Interest
View Links of Interest Here.
Meetings and Associations
View Meetings and Associations Here.
Newsletter available in PDF
Here.
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