CAL-CHIEFS NORTHERN FIRE PREVENTION OFFICERS

FIRE SERVICE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Napa, Ca. September 28, 2001

Bill Tyle,r Co-Chair, Novato Fire Protection District

Larry Thude, Contra Costa Fire

Sherry Dravis, Fairfield Fire

Morgana Chan, Fairfield Fire

Bill Greene, Davis Fire

Steve Metcho, Novato Fire District

Up coming Norcal sponsored classes: Sign Up Now!

Code Adoption Workshop: Emphasizing Model Ordinance for code adoption, how to write amendments to the fire code and why an agency should or should not write amendments, When to write fire protection standards and what language is required to be in the adoptive ordinance, How to write Findings of Fact when there are amendments to building standards when they are more restrictive than the CBC, references that need to be included, public hearing and public notice, as well as the importance of including the stakeholders and shareholders from the very beginning of the process. Norcal co-sponsorship with Marin County FPO’s, November 8^th, in Novato. Given by Div. Chief Forrest Craig. Cost $75.00, 9:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. 50 people max. Contact Bill Tyler 415-892-1513. (See flyers in minutes or web page.)

Public Education 1:

40 hour CFSTES Course. Norcal in conjunction with the Fairfield Fire Dept., January 2002. Contact (exact date, time, cost TBA- stay tuned for more details)

The committee discussed the following items:

Bill Greene stated that he is in the process of revisiting the curriculum to revive the Title 19 and

Title 24 courses. A single New 2 day course will focus on the lesser known/lesser used items in those regulations. There will be a 4 hour preview of the New course at the Annual Fire Prevention Workshop at Monterey, in February. Contact Bill Greene if there are content items that you would like to see folded into the New curriculum.

FIRE SERVICE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MINUTES, Napa, Ca. September 28, 2001, (cont.)

Recent Norcal classes were reviewed and upcoming classes were discussed.

If your own department, district, or local FPO organization wish to host a Norcal class, please contact Bill Tyler at

btyler@novatofire.org.

Help Wanted!

Need for updated instructor information. All members please update your contact information to CFSTES training courses. Currently the State Fire Marshal’s instructor training list needs updating. Please fill out the attached form and submit. In addition: please notify the Fire Service Education Committee of your area of expertise. With approval, this list may be used to create special one day workshops. Please send this requested information to Novato Fire Insp. Bill Tyler at btyler@novatofire.org .

Free Cash!

We are trying to update our local FPO contact data base. Please send your local FPO contact information to Novato Fire Insp. Bill Tyler at btyler@novatofire.org . (sorry no free $$$, but it’s the only way I could get you to read the whole thingJ )

Respectfully Submitted, Bill Tyler Co-chair Fire Service Education Committee.