Title : Minnesota Fire Chiefs Association
URL : http://www.msfca.org/
Added the (YYYY-MM-DD) : 2008-02-11
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msfca - minnesota state fire chiefs association - home page homecommitteesboardregionsgeneralclassif home 2008 msfca conference information and registration forms join us for our annual minnesota state fire chiefs association conference which will be held at the st. cloud civic center on october 16-18. last year, we had a record attendance in rochester. this one will be bigger and better than ever. the 2008 conference will feature a pre-conference workshop on thursday, oct. 16 in the morning which will outline many recent high profile fire events. there are six educational tracts to choose from that afternoon. on friday an all day symposium is scheduled, with captain mike gagliano, seattle wa fire department and chief rick lasky, lewisville, tx fire department. click here for full information changes to annual conference to be considered the msfca conference committee is proposing to restructure the schedule of events for future annual fall conferences. our vendors, the education committee and you, the member, are the three components we need to balance and keep in sync if the conference is going to be a success. this proposal will be voted on at the annual membership meeting in st. cloud this year. please take the time to review it. click here for full information 2008 msfca poster contestthe 2008 msfca fire prevention poster contest will award $750 in prizes to the statewide winners. local fire departments often award prizes to the children in their own communities. &nbs information by clicking here minnesota public safety service awardshonoring those who serve and protect our communities. individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to public safety by demonstrating deep commitment to their profession or through courageous acts that are above and beyond the call of duty. help us recognize a special person in your department or community by nominating them to receive a minnesota public safety service award. &nbs click here for information and nomination form s-130 and s-190 fire courses now available online the classroom portions of the two basic fire training courses needed for qualification as a wildland firefighter can now be taken online, thanks to a cooperative effort between the national wildfire coordinating group and the u.s. fire administration’s national fire academy. the two courses, which firefighter trainees traditionally have taken together, are s-130 firefighter training and s-190 introduction to wildland fire behavior. the courses are designed to teach the basic strategies and tactics crews use to fight fires burning in vegetation, how wildland fire behaves, and how weather influences the spread of wildland fire. (s-130 contains a shorter course called l-180, human factors on the fireline, and learners who complete the entire s-130 course earn a certificate for l-180 as well.) &nbs click here to link to the courses tribal nims course offered by minnesota hsemminnesota homeland security and emergency management will be providing a tribal national incident management system (nims) course will be held at the hinkley casino in mid-october. &nbs click here for full information & registrationnoticethe minnesota state fire chiefs association’s website recently experienced problems with accessibility. this was caused by our web service provider moving the site to new servers. at this time the site is working, however, we have not been able to recover pages which were updated since march of 2007. we are still working to resolve the problems, and will be updating all of our information over the next few weeks. we are sorry any inconveniences this may have caused, and will work to make the site information current, and also easier to access.tim farmer welcome to the msfca websitewe attempt to monitor our website very closely to respond back to you quickly with an answer, a referral to the proper person, committee or another organization, or with an acknowledgement. thank you for viewing our site. questions and comments can be directed to us by clicking here questions and concerns can be addressed directly to our executive director tom brace at:thomas r. brace &nbs 800-743-0911 toll free1433 idaho avenue w. &n &nbs (651) 603-8827 work/faxst. paul, mn 55108 &nbs (651) 644-1716 home trbrace@comcast.netmsfca merchandisethe minnesota state fire chiefs association has established a merchandising page to allow purchasing of logo-wear and other items on-line, year-around. &nbs here to visit our on-line store acting united states fire administrator addresses conference attendeeschief charlie dickenson, acting us fire administrator spoke to the attendees of the minnesota state fire chiefs association conference in duluth, minnesota. we have received many requests for copies of chief dickenson’s powerpoint slides and he has made them available for distribution. &nb click here to view slides (adobe acrobat) &n click here to view slides (powerpoint) important information for emergency responders - please don’t cut the cable• the cable is under high-tension (5,600 pounds when resting) and if cut, may whip around and injurevictims or responders.• there is no way to splice the cable resulting in a complete section replacement, which is costly.• more importantly, the replacement time is approximately 4-6 weeks. click here for downloadable brochure from mn/dotvolunteer and combination fire services issueskeeping the lights on, the trucks running and the volunteers responding (red ribbon report). the volunteer and combination officers section (vcos) of the international association of fire chiefs published a newly released report entitled “keeping the lights on, the trucks running and the volunteers responding” which deals with “managing the business of the fire department.” the first two reports are: red ribbon report, "lighting the path of evolution, leading the transition in volunteer and combination fire department;" and the blue ribbon report, "a call for action, preserving and improving the future of the volunteer fire service." this is vcos’s third in a series of studies dealing with issues faced by volunteer and combination fire departments. all three documents may be downloaded, and we have provided a link to the vcos website. &n click to access the white ribbon report &nbs click to access the red ribbon report &nbs click to access the blue ribbon report &nbs access the iafc volunteer and combination officers section website public safety preparedness in the age of bioterrorism, sars, and other emerging health threats we are pleased to alert you that minnesota department of health is distributing a new course called: “public safety preparedness in the age of bioterrorism, sars, and other emerging health threats” to provide law enforcement with basic information on infection control for communicable diseases and minnesota's isolation and quarantine statute. this course is available free of charge to minnesota's law enforcement, ems, public safety and first responders from the minnesota department of health. it can be ordered on-line, and orders can also be taken by phone: 651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414 &n http://www.health.state.mn.us\divs\idepc direct link to coursenims & ics training requirements and resourcesthere are new requirements at both the national and state levels for training and implementation of the national incident mamagement systems. &n click here for state requirements from hesm &n click here for a summary of mnims course &nbs link to minnesota homeland security and emergency management to national incident management system information and resourcesavian influenza (bird flu) - preparation and responsethe msfca board of directors is working on a plan to be prepared for a possible pandemic outbreak of the avian flu. in the interim the board urges members to become familiar with the issue and possible consequences. please click on the attached link to see information provided by the international association of fire chiefs. &nb click here to access the information from the iafc click here for the latest information relief association training partnership sponsored jointly by msfca, msfda and marac click here for training information msfca 911 tribute float and memorial floatavailable for your community event click here to view informationfree servicereceive e-mail notices of website updates, important information, etc. sign up for free e-mail service test | home | committees | board | regions | general | classifieds | resources | conf/train | links | © 2004. created and maintained by wsi. this site is optimized for internet explorer 5 or higher. please download an updated version now.
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