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Winter Educational Seminar

January 4, 2010

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Two Days of Must Have Training, the 12th annual Winter Conference

The Michigan Fire Inspector Society is proud to announce the details of our 12th annual winter education conference.  Held in East Lansing, the location is central to the State’s Fire Inspectors and the Kellogg Center provides an ideal location for education and training.

This two day event will dive into the critical changes to the 2009 International Building Code and the International Fire code.  Both documents are the backbone to the Michigan Building Code and are a must for fire and building inspectors!  Day 2 will take an in-depth look at sprinklers for residential occupancies focusing on multi-family residential setting and include critical information on proper design and installation in hotel and motel occupancies!

Tuesday, February 9

  • 7:30 am Registration – coffee and pastries provided
  • 8:30 am Welcome
  • Update on the 2009 International Building Code and Fire Code (Instructor Robert Davidson with International Code Council)
  • 11:30 am-1:00pm Lunch – on your own
  • 1:00 pm Continuation – Update [click to continue…]

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And the Winner Is

September 27, 2009

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2009 Award Winners

MFIS Highlights Outstanding Achievements and Brings in a New Board

The Michigan Fire Inspector’s Society honored several members and guests at the 60th annual awards banquet during the conference this last week.  On September 24, 2009 the society handed out its highest awards, awarded its first burn survivor scholarship, and moved new leadership into the board.

Fire Inspector of the Year HutchisonThe Society honored Fire Marshal Jim Hutchison from Wyoming Fire Department with the Honor of Fire Inspector of the Year.  President Norm Hosko noted that Fire Marshal Hutchison had given to the Society over the years serving on our code development committee, administration of the MFIS store, and for outstanding service to the residents and business of Wyoming.

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60th Annual Fall Educational Seminar

August 3, 2009
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September 22-25, 2009, at the Kellogg Hotel and conference Center
The Michigan Fire Inspector Society is proud to open registration on our 60th annual educational conference.  The program is packed with information for all inspectors and a great chance to learn from experts in the field.  This years conference is packed with updates that are critical [...]

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Summer Meeting

April 5, 2009

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The 2009 Summer Meeting and Golf Outing is scheduled and you can reserve space for yourself or a foursome today! In fact we need your RSVP in the next couple of days!
WHEN: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 – Shotgun start 8:30AM SHARP
WHERE: Oak Lane Golf Course, Webberville (½ mile [...]

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Highlights from the Winter 2009 Seminar

March 8, 2009

Our Winter Educational conference provided great insight into many topics which affect fire inspectors.  The conference was started with topics on fire fighter / community right to know, fire inspector safety, a local approach at the implementation, smoke management, and residential sprinklers.
The conference was a great success due to the participation of our members and [...]

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59th Annual Conference

September 9, 2008

The 59th annual MFIS conference is under way.  The morning program included opening remarks for President Major Metcalf, Kevin Abbassee, and Mike Larabel.  The morning session was highlighted with a key-note address from Mr. Ron Siarnicki the Executive Director of the National Fallen Fire Fighters.  Highlights from the weeks program will be posted and we [...]

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