Minutes of the 2012 Spring Conference of Association of Professional Fire Chiefs , 0834 hrs. the Meeting was opened by President , . Members Present: Harlan Indianola Boone Le Mars Spencer Clive Coralville Council Bluffs Welcome of new chiefs: Lynn Washburn-Livingston, Retirements were announced: Chief Mark Freeze, ; Chief Mark Regenwether, ; Roy Schwickerath, Discussion list was started around the room. , Iowa Fire Marshal was here to speak with us. 1st Annual Chili Cook-off was held at the in March and took 1st place. They had a good crowd and it was a success. June 6th is the Fire Pyrotechnics, it will be bigger and better than last year, and all you have to do is get a hold of the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The is up and running and the State of had 50% compliance. 26,000 smoke detectors were installed for the Smoke Alarm Project and they had hearing impaired detectors also installed. Sandra Schiess, Fire Chief and Missouri Valley Division was here to speak with us. June 13th-15th is the MVD Annual Conference in . Russ Sanders, National Fire Protection Association Regional Director was here to speak with us. Faces of Fire is several stories involving individuals who were burnt and they are telling there stories. Residential Sprinklers are a hot topic across the country. Mark Harris, Flex-Tek/Gastite-Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST), was here to speak with us. Talked about CSST. There were some discrepancies on what they are telling us and advertisements that they are putting out. The best place to go is www.CSSTSafety.com or www.CSSTFACTS.org
Minutes of the 2012 Spring Conference of Association of Professional Fire Chiefs , 0834 hrs. the Meeting was opened by President , . Members Present: Harlan Indianola Boone Le Mars Spencer Clive Coralville Council Bluffs Welcome of new chiefs: Lynn Washburn-Livingston, Retirements were announced: Chief Mark Freeze, ; Chief Mark Regenwether, ; Roy Schwickerath, Discussion list was started around the room. , Iowa Fire Marshal was here to speak with us. 1st Annual Chili Cook-off was held at the in March and took 1st place. They had a good crowd and it was a success. June 6th is the Fire Pyrotechnics, it will be bigger and better than last year, and all you have to do is get a hold of the State Fire Marshal’s Office. The is up and running and the State of had 50% compliance. 26,000 smoke detectors were installed for the Smoke Alarm Project and they had hearing impaired detectors also installed. Sandra Schiess, Fire Chief and Missouri Valley Division was here to speak with us. June 13th-15th is the MVD Annual Conference in . Russ Sanders, National Fire Protection Association Regional Director was here to speak with us. Faces of Fire is several stories involving individuals who were burnt and they are telling there stories. Residential Sprinklers are a hot topic across the country. Mark Harris, Flex-Tek/Gastite-Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST), was here to speak with us. Talked about CSST. There were some discrepancies on what they are telling us and advertisements that they are putting out. The best place to go is www.CSSTSafety.com or www.CSSTFACTS.org
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