COUNTY FIRE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION MEETINGS

DIVISION UPDATES – May 2010

 

  • There is another ICC National Certification Examination and FEE66 Fire Inspector I Based on 2006 International Codes testing for new inspectors scheduled.  The test will be held at the County of Morris Public Safety Training Academy, Site Code 5179, 500 West Hanover Ave., Parsippany, NJ 07054.  The exam date is June 12, 2010, 8:00 a.m. and the deadline to register is May 14, 2010.  The cost of the exam is $180.  The information bulletin may be obtained from ICC at www.iccsafe.org/exams or call 1-888-422-7233, ext. 5524.

 

  • The Division of Fire Safety Units currently assigned to the Bordentown Office will be relocated to the Trenton office on June 3, 2010.  Please try and take care of all your business with the Bordentown units prior to the move in June.  The units currently assigned to Bordentown are the Training, Contractors, NFIRS, Pub-Ed, Preparedness and Juvenile/Smoke Detector Units.

 

  • Please go to the NJ Portal for an important fire alert concerning response to chemical (Hydrogen Sulfide) suicides.  This alert was issued April 2010, and contains response procedures for first responders.  A separate alert will be emailed to county presidents.

 

  • The NFIRS Unit has begun working on the 2009 Fire in New Jersey Report.  As such, all fire departments are requested to submit their 2009 NFIRS reports no later than May 15, 2010 to be included in this report.

 

  • Final NJDFS Poster Contest judging is May 6.

 

  • The NJDFS F.I.R.E. [Fire Information and Rescue Education] Bowl is being held at Kean University on Thursday, May 20 at Wilson Hall.  Exit 140A to Route 82 East. South 140 A off GSP.

 

·         State Fire Marshal Message is using a new database for email. If you fail to receive your May issue please contact fireprevention@dca.state.nj.us. FIRE FOCUS will also be sent via email beginning with the next posting, to that same email database.

 

·         NJDFS Homeland Security and Fire Safety Conference is June 18th. Homeland Security Director Charles McKenna is the keynote speaker. Also the Incident Commander from the Austin FD on the scene of the plane crash into the IRS building will be on hand for a discussion of that event.

 

·         Please check out Nixle.com. Nixle.com is a free service offered to municipal government that allows for both emergency and Community Messages to be emailed directly to residents. The Community Message is an ideal way to remind folks about Fire Safety and Prevention...such as Barbecue Safety for Memorial Day cookouts.  It can also be used to advise businesses of what area of town upcoming fire inspections are scheduled for.

 

·         Anyone who is interested can send fireprevention@dca.state.nj.us a copy via email only of a photo as a jpeg or gif. attachment and we can send them a brochure on most fire prevention topics with their emblem or patch. They can save it to their department or LEA computer and have a permanent copy for posting on their local website or for printing out for municipal Founder's Day or FD Open Houses and Community talks.

 

·         The next meeting of the New Jersey Fire Safety Commission will take place at 10AM on WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010.  It will be held at the MONMOUTH JUNCTION FIRE DEPARTMENT in Monmouth Junction, NJ.  The address is 573 Ridge Road, Monmouth Jct., NJ 08852