WUI Minutes – San Francisco, April 22, 2005

Members present:

Tonya Hoover, Co-Chair, Moraga-Orinda Fire District

DeAnna Fister – Contra Costa Fire District

Forrest Craig – Novato Fire District

Julie Davis – Central County Fire District

Roger Sprehn – Corte Madera Fire

Mark Kluver

Items Discussed:

1. Update on the Chapter 7A – Divided into two parts. Part one to be submitted for May meeting and part two to be completed for a September submittal. Information will be placed on the FPO webpage and SFM page.
2. Cal Chiefs WUI Conference in being held in LA on June 6 through the 8 at the LA Convention center. Cost for registration is $65.00. The committee is involved in providing a program for the conference. Check the Cal Chief webpage for info or contact Tonya or Kate by email.
3. There will be an example support letter posted on the FPO website for the upcoming WUI regulations. If you have a chance, please get your support in to BSC.
4. Proposed legislation from Senator Kehoe’s office (SB1084) which would require the SFM to establish a certification program for WUI fire safe inspectors, reviewers, and plan specialist. This is the project that the committee has been working on. Stay tuned. There is support of the insurance industry, SFM and Cal Chief.
   1. First pilot class scheduled for last week of May in Napa. Check with Kate for openings in the class. (when she gets back from FRANCE to see if there is space left)
5. Goals and objectives were submitted to the board and so far we have board approval. We are focused this year on the certification program and our continued work with the building standards.

   Open discussion:

   1. Resolution on certification program – Forrest will follow up with this. Would like to have it for the May Cal Chiefs meeting.
   2. The committee welcomes Julie Davis from Central County Fire District.
   3. Committee watched a DVD developed by Colorado Springs Fire Department on WUI and their FireWise plan.

Committee broke for lunch at 11:50am