2010 VFPA Fall Conference
November 1, 2 & 3, 2010
Roanoke, Virginia
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Only 22% of the membership have paid their dues
Dues notices were mailed in mid July
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Photos from the 2010 Spring Conference have been posted
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NOTE: Starting with the 2011 Spring Conference, you must be an active member in good standing, i.e. dues have been paid, in order to take the member conference price.
If you take the member conference price and show up at the conference and you are not being shown as being an active member (dues paid in full) you will have a couple of options;
- Present a valid membership card when you come to pick up your name tag.
(Yes we will be sending membership cards out before the end of the year.)
- Present a canceled check presented to VFPA for your dues payment.
- Pay the difference in the member and non member fee.
You will not be admitted into the conference if you have paid incorrectly nor will any conference fees be refunded. |
New VFPA Officers
for 2010-2011
| President | Frank Teevan | City of Manassas |
| 1st Vice President | Robbie Dawson | Chesterfield County |
| 2nd Vice | Lionel Duckwitz | Fairfax County |
| Secretary/Treasurer | J.D. Mitchell | Loudoun County |
| Director at Large | William Hanks | Town of Christiansburg |
| Director at Large | Tom Pearson | Prince William County |
Immediate Past
President &
representative to IFMA | Phil Paquette | Goochland County |
Virginia Fire Services
Board Representative | Elaine Gall | University of Virginia |
| Region 1 | Dave Seay | Henrico County |
| Region 2 | Dave Diamantes | |
| Region 3 | James Barber | Albemarle County |
| Region 4 | John McCormick | SFMO |
| Region 5 | John Applewhite | City of Norfolk |
| Region 6 | Scott Jones | Roanoke County |
| Region 7 | Wally Rinaldi | Loudoun County |
| Ex Officio Members |
| State Fire Marshal | Ed Altizer | SFMO |
| Correspondence Secretary | George Hollingsworth | Fairfax County |
| Event Coordinator | Jim Hartnett | City of Manassas |
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VFPA Recognized as
International Fire Marshal's Association
Chapter 29 |
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Pertaining to One & Two Family
Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems
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Reliable Model G-3 Fire Sprinkler Problem
The State Fire Marshal’s Office has reviewed the U.L. testing reports of sample heads taken from buildings where the Reliable G-3 dry sprinkler heads have been installed, and where they are believed to have not activated in fires, as well as other locations. Of the 183 heads tested, 175 of them failed the test. Based on these results and in accordance with 901.6 and 901.10 of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code (SFPC) the SFMO has determined that these heads are not in compliance with the State’s Building and Fire Codes.
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The 2009 Proposed regulations adopted by the Board of Housing for the USBC, SFPC, IBSR and the VADR have been published in the Virginia Register.
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The Department of Housing and Community Development has moved. Their new location is:
Main Street Centre
600 E. Main Street, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23219
All staff email addresses, phone and fax numbers will remain the same |
Virginia Governor
Timothy M. Kaine
Appointed VFPA's Elaine Gall
to the
Virginia Fire Services Board |
It’s not lightweight construction. It's what happens when lightweight construction meets fire.
Two recent studies detail the relationship between fire and engineered wood construction assemblies—notably, that they burn quicker and fail faster than their dimensional lumber counterparts. What do the findings mean for the fire service, builders, consumers, and NFPA codes? |
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Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers Due to Failure to Operate
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VFIRS News Letter
Information on dollar loss in fires
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DHCD announces Continuing Education Policy for Code Enforcement Personnel Certificate Holders
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