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Regional Events

Southeastern Michigan Fire Inspectors Holiday Meeting

November 28, 2009

Holiday Meeting and Gathering
The next Meeting for the Southeastern Michigan Fire Inspector Society (SEMFI) is Friday December 11, 2009 at Glen Oaks in Farmington Hills Michigan.
The program is going to feature Karla Klas with the University of Michigan Trauma Burn, an update from the State Fire Marshal as well as awarding of Fire Inspector of [...]

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Tri-County Fire Inspector Training December 15, 2009

November 27, 2009

NFPA 2001 (Clean Agent Fire Protection Systems) with Facility Tour
When: “Tuesday”, December 15, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Fields Fire Protection
3901 Three Mile Road
Grand Rapids Michigan 49534
The class will be presented by: Paul Whitaker from Fields Fire Protection, Fields Fire Protection has

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Metropolitan Detroit Fire Inspector November Meeting

October 18, 2009

November Meeting Announcement Thursday, November 5, 2009
Hood and Duct Cleaning. Code Review and Demonstration.
Time: 12:00 a.m.
Place: Hoodz / Ductz
731 Fairfield Ct.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 864-9778
Lunch: $

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Tri-County Fire Inspectors October 20

September 30, 2009

Review of Passive and Active Fire Safety Features of a Residential High Rise
Program by: Ric Doctor, GRFD Building Construction Dan Yoder, Brigade Fire and Paul Allison, Siemans Building Technologies
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: River House at Bridgewater Place 335 Bridge St Grand Rapids, MI, 49504
Parking is

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SEMFIS, Training for Fire Inspectors and Investigators

August 6, 2009

Southeast Michigan Fire Inspectors All Day Training on September 15, 2009
This one day course will provide education on fire investigations, plan review techniques, and a great class titled Fire Inspector 101. The class is featuring: Fire Investigator Michael Waite, from Kerby Bailey and Associates, Mr. Tim Blackwood from Fire Safety Consultants and Mr. [...]

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Western Chiefs Present John Buckman

March 15, 2009

Personnel Recruiting and Retention
The Western Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs presents a one day seminar on personnel recruiting and retention by Fire Chief John Buckman III. The seminar will discuss the challenges facing combination staffed fire departments and the communities they protect.
Seminar topics will be:

Recruiting staff
Retaining Staff
Leadership
Leader’s inner circle
Team Building
Training of Staff

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Regional Events

January 18, 2009

OCFPS will have its monthly meeting on January 27, 2009 at Pasqualle’s in Royal Oak. The meeting will include a round table discussion on some of the hot issues in the area.

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Metro Detroit Fire Inspectors Society
Monthly meeting is scheduled for Tuesday February 10, 2009 at 11:30. A special luncheon topic on ventless hoods provided by Giles Entiprises. The meeting will take place at the Taylor Fire Department. RSVP required by contacting Keith Lampear at klampear@sbcglobal.net

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