California Fire Chiefs Association

Fire Prevention Officers Section

Southern Division

Executive Board Meeting

Irvine, CA

July 14, 2004

Minutes 

 NEXT MEETING

August 11, 2004 – Torrance - Hoarding

President

Need to ascertain if Ken Q. has ordered more badges, raffle tickets, receipts per Hank.

Laura will make new meal tickets.

Weekly teleconference with Chief Garcia. Forward issues to her prior to Thursday mornings.

CFCA wants meetings and training opportunities to be one their calendar. It was discussed to have one location to access the calendar; whether it is on CFCA or LAAFMA or www.firepreventionofficers.org. The other sites could link to that location.

2nd VP /Treasurer

Meeting on September 8, 2004 will be in Carlsbad Presentation –Ansul commercial .

Collected $1056 for today’s meeting. Meal was $23/per person. Two attendees did not pay. 57 Attendees.

Ken Q needs to Contact Bruce Lecair about filing tax return.

Secretary

Ken K. will check with LAAFM and determine most probable next action with the LAAFM Discussion List.

Ken K. and Kevin will help Ken Q. rectify checking account issue.

Check on progress of Torrance scheduling calendar.

Board agreed to pay NorCal for merchandise received.

Operations

There was $100 over payment to "The Reef" in May. Check came made out to David Zinnen. Hank will follow-up.

Judge Advocate

Penni working on presentations, classes for Workshop. Consultants have asked or suggestions on topics.

NorCal FPO

Joint Meeting with NorCal on Sept. 20/ all day.

Joint Letters have gone out on 2065 and to LAAFM about the discussion list coordination.

LAAFM

LAAFM has received approval from LA Area Chiefs to move forward with talks with Cal FPO’s about consolidating lists, training.

CSFA

Need to move forward with Code Committee work assignments.

The Board will review the CSFA website and brainstorm how to best serve the membership of both organizations.

The Committee has written some articles for publication in the magazine.

SFM

As the incoming SFM reviews the composition of the existing advisory committees, the opportunity for participation may arise on several committees. (Auto Extinguishing Systems.)

It would be more convenient if some of the advisory Committee meetings were in the south.

Discussion about whether FPO Committees need to go through their respective Boards or if it’s appropriate to contact

the SFM for e.g.2065 or 1361 in the Annual Rule Making process?

How can the FPO’s work better with the OSFM?….

Conference calls with OSFM a positive step

NFPA - Ray offered to help us fix 5000 and 1. He asked us to ID the

Sections/areas we had concerns with.

NFPA 13, 13D, and 13R are accepting proposals until November 5.

General Concerns were expressed about the effectiveness of the

Committees when participation with the parent organization is lacking from either Committee members or Chairs. Reports and minutes for example, are expected from each Committee, every meeting. Additionally Committee actions involving other Committees, other organizations, CFCA should be discussed with or at least passed through the Board.

Fire Code/ Building Standards

Fire Protection Equipment and Devices –

Public

Fire Service Education – Co-Chairs are Colleen Balch from Carlsbad, Robert Nolan from Brea.

UWI – Has scheduled a presentation with CFCA. May ask for more member departments to participate.

Workshop – Detailed Workshop report next meeting

PPAC

Raffle – Ken K (Aug); Hank (Sept)

Marketing – Ken K. will coordinate with Ken Q. to pay NorCal

for any outstanding debts. (Invoice from Fort?)

Outreach – to CFCA

To other FPO’s – Promote attendance at the ICC Major Jurisdictions Committee meeting on Sunday Sept 26. And encourage participation in Annual Business Meeting also in Salt Lake.

Legislation – Bob Gebel and John Haberek will coordinate for the

South, the effort to inform Legislators about 2065.

Consider petitions to SFM on:

Non-ambulatory clients in E-3 Occupancies

SB 1896

Delayed egress provisions of 1361.(SUBMITTED)

Devices Committee agreed to work with NorCal on updates to CBC

Chapter 35 and Art. 91/ state amendments to standards.

Including NFPA 13 & 72.

Ask Steve Leyton to assist on ICC sprinkler standard

OSFM and CFCA…Our Role?

Meeting scheduled for July 28 with CFCA

If state agencies have stopped working on the state

amendments, where should we expend our time and energy?

Disposal of confiscated fireworks a continual problem.

Residential sprinklers.

DSA - Discussed support for Steve Castellanos.

 

7. Monthly Meeting & Program Logistics

 

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Ken Kraus, Secretary