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2006 Statewide Fire Prevention Code
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The 2008 Annual Training Conference and Meeting held at Virginia Beach was another great success!!! We had a near record turnout for the conference. The weather was great, the classes were great and everyone learned some new things while having a good time. Matt Robinson won the last 50/50 drawing Wednesday afternoon with a little over $400 in it. He gave $100 back toward the Howard Summers Scholarship. Thanks Matt for your generosity and thanks to everyone that attended making this another great conference. Start planning to attend the Fall Conference in Roanoke this October.
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City of Alexandria Fire Department
Urgent recall from McQuay International
McQuay International has identified a potentially serious safety problem with the heater assembly used in certain Remington and McQuay ComfortPac branded Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps.
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The final building and fire regulations were published
in the Virginia Register
on March 17, 2008. They can be found at:
http://register.state.va.us/vol24/Welcome.htm

The 2006 regulations became effective on May 1, 2008

2008 Fire Related Bills
Results of bills we were watching this General Assembly Session

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HB1225 Proposed Increase in the Fire Programs Fund
01/31/08 House: Continued to 2009 in Commerce and Labor by voice vote

HB109 is a cleaned up version of the black powder bill from the past couple of years
02/12/08 House: Left in Militia, Police and Public Safety

HB265 who will enforce this?
02/12/08 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

HB320 same as religious institution exemption from last year, will cost SFMO $40,000 in revenue and if passed could always be extended in future to localities
03/10/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 499 (effective 7/1/08)

HB564 same as HB320 but with a sunset provision.
01/29/08 House: Incorporated by General Laws (HB320-Cox) by voice vote

HB1353 removes local regulations on fireworks such as testing and approval for sale and probably the fee associated with sales.
02/05/08 House: Stricken from docket by General Laws by voice vote

UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Listed Automatic Fire Sprinklers
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