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Fire Team USA

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April 3, 2010

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May 12-13, 2010 in Ypsilanti, Free Training With CE’s for Building and Fire Code Officials!

In cooperation with Fire Team USA, Michigan Fire Inspectors would like to invite you to a special day and a half informational and training conference on fire protection for your community. Michigan was selected to be a point of delivery for the 2010 Fire Team USA workshop series!

The workshop will be held on May 12 and 13, 2010 at the Marriott Ann Arbor Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest, located at 1275 S. Huron Street in Ypsilanti MI. All you have to do to attend this important educational opportunity is sign up, and show up! Accommodations including lunches, hotel expense, if necessary, training, and information is provided free of charge. Registration is easy, log on to www.FireTeamUSA.com (click on Event Dates then on the Michigan (Ypsilanti) Event then on Register Now). The Fire Team USA team will make your hotel arrangements and provide you with a confirmation and details.

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Residential Sprinklers, Time for Action

June 27, 2009

in Code Development, News, State

Code Review Committee to Review Proposals

The Code Review Committee tasked with reviewing the 2009 IRC to create the Michigan Residential Code 2009 edition is busy working on many proposed code changes.  The code review committee has scheduled an important meeting on July 22, 2009.  The meeting which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 am will take place at the Michigan Library and Historic Center in Lansing and will hear testimony in response to multiple proposals which have been submitted to remove the residential sprinkler requirements found in the 2009 International Residential Code.

Advocates of residential sprinklers as well as opponents will be present to provide testimony to the review committee.

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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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Is Your Department Built for Life

March 2, 2009

Residential Sprinklers Save Lives
There is a lot of talk about residential sprinklers and the need to save firefighters and our citizens. There are plenty of resources that are available for fire departments, but the “Built for Life” campaign is in full swing and needs your help! The program can give you easy to [...]

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Michigan Fire Inspector’s at the ICC

September 21, 2008

Today Michigan Fire Inspectors were well represented by members of the board and 15 general members at the ICC code changes.  The group traveled to Minnesota to work on the various code changes as it relates to the 2009 I-Code Series.  One of the main focus is the vote for residential sprinklers.  If you were [...]

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