FMD Fire Investigators Announce Retirement Fire Prevention Week

October 2003 Vol 5, Issue 10

Fire Prevention Week - October 5-11, 2003

NFPA has announced the week of October 5-11 as Fire Prevention Week (FPW) 2003. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is joining forces with fire departments, schools, and safety groups across North Special Interest: America to reinforce a simple, but lifesaving message during Fire Prevention Week: “When Fire Stirkes: Get Out! Stay Out!” Public Safety Campaign to At least 80% of all fire deaths typically take place in the home, so this Reduce Fire Deaths of Babies and Toddlers...... 3 year the focus is on home fire safety. The fire service, in planning FPW activities, should relay three important messages to their community: Homes should have working smoke alarms on every Zippotricks.com ...... 3 level; plan and practice a home fire drill; and, if fire strikes, get out and Non-Reporting Fire stay out, until the fire department says it is safe to go back inside. Departments (NFIRS) ..... 5 For more information about Fire Prevention Week and activities your department can perform, log on to the official web site MFFTC Instructor Alert ..... 9 www.firepreventionweek.org.

Breakfast with the Detroit Fire Department ...... 11 FMD Fire Investigators Announce Retirement D/Lt. Larry Lewis and Spl/Sgt. tration and supervision of five James Curran have announced investigators. He has been a their retirement from the Michigan member of various fire service Inside this Issue: State Police effective August 30, organizations involved in fire 2003, after 25 years of service. safety, education and arson August Fire Deaths ...... 2 D/Lt. Larry Lewis enlisted with awareness. the State Police in 1978, graduat- Larry received a Masters in NFIRS ...... 5 ing from the 95th Recruit School. Public Education from Western He was first assigned as a Michigan University and a Juris MFFTC Meeting Trooper to the Ionia Post, then as Doctor from Cooley Law School Summary ...... 6 a Spl/Trooper at the Bridgeport in 1999. He plans to practice law Lt. Larry Lewis MFFTC Issues and Lab, transferring to the Fire upon his retirement. Answers ...... 7 Marshal Division in 1988. Larry currently lives in Portland He was promoted to Detective with his wife, Glenda, and son, MFFTC Registered Lieutenant in 1995, commanding Andrew. Training ...... 8 the Health Care/Corrections Unit; The Fire Marshal Division transferred in 1997 to the Criminal wishes Larry and Glenda all the Hazardous Materials Investigation Division, returning best in their future endeavors. Training ...... 9 to the Fire Marshal Division, Field Spl/Sgt. Jim Curran enlisted Operations, in 1998 as the Region For Sale ...... 11 with the Michigan State Police in 4 Supervisor in Grand Rapids, 1978, graduating from the 95th Calendar of Events ...... 12 where he served until his Recruit School. He was first retirement. assigned to the Erie Post, and As Region 4 Supervisor, Larry served at the Detroit Freeway, 1935 PA 59 Sgt. James Curran Number of copies printed: 3,000 was responsible for the adminis- White Pigeon, and Niles Posts Total Cost: $1,110.00 Cost Per Copy: $0.37 (continued on page 10) Michigan Fire TIES — October 2003 1 Fire Deaths

Fire Deaths Reported in August 2003 Smoke Smoke Date of Responding Cause of Detector Detector Name Age Sex Fire Cause of Fire Fire Dept Death Present Operational

Mittlestat, R. 52 F 07/17/03 undetermined Newberry/4801 smoke inhalation no NA

Send fire death information to Mary Nemeth at [email protected] or by fax to 517.322.2908

Fire Fact of the Month

In 2002, a total of 97 firefighters were fatally injured while on duty. Of these, 30 were career, 50 were volunteer, and 17 were non-municipal (those not employed by local, public fire departments). Source: NFPA

2 Michigan Fire TIES — October 2003 Public Education

Zippotricks.com – The Finale

(Editor’s note) Last June, we issued a fire safety alert regarding a web site called zippotricks.com. Last month, we updated you on our quest to have this web site shut down, with responses from Zippo and the National Fire Protection Association. We are happy to announce that our concerns were finally recognized and our goal attained. The following is a press release from Zippo Manufacturing regarding zippotricks.com. Thank you to everyone who contacted Zippo with their concerns regarding the safety of this web site and especially Lt. Ron Mills, Flint Township Fire Department, who first brought this web site to our attention.

Effective Monday, August 25, completely independent from By taking this action in closing 2003, Zippo Manufacturing Zippo. By taking over the site down the site, Zippo Manufactur- Company closed the from the creator, we were able to ing Company disassociates itself zippotricks.com web site. We exercise greater control over it from any and all web sites that took this proactive action as a and eliminating content we found promote lighter tricks. If any result of on-going internal most objectionable. present or future site infringes on discussions and the expressed Despite our best efforts some our trademark or other legally concerns of some in the fire still find the site controversial. protectable rights, we will pursue safety industry. Based on this controversy, legal action. Zippo Manufacturing Company continued internal concerns, and The Zippo Hot Tour will acquired the zippotricks.com web the inability to adequately restrict continue as a musical tour with site several months ago after site access by individuals under tour details to be announced by discovering its existence during a the age of 16, the company has Zippo’s marketing group in the worldwide trademark infringement decided that Zippo should no near future. All planned tricks search. This site had existed for longer be associated with this or demonstrations have been over five years before that, any site that promotes tricking. cancelled.

FEMA Kicks Off Public Safety Campaign to Reduce Fire Deaths of Babies and Toddlers

The Department of Homeland have a disproportionately higher prevented by parents who take Security’s Federal Emergency risk of fire death than the rest of the necessary precautions,”said Management Agency (FEMA) the population. They depend on Fire Administrator R. David announced on August 13 a their parents and caregivers to Paulison. “Every parent and campaign to raise awareness keep them safe, to prevent every caregiver with young about the increased risk of fire residential fires from starting, and children depending on them must “No child -not a single death for young children and to to increase the chances that the take a few simple but important one- should suffer such teach parents and caregivers how entire family can escape a fire steps to prevent this tragedy. an awful death, a death they can avoid the tragedy. The quickly and safely.” Even toddlers can be taught how that can be prevented by campaign’s message emphasizes From 1989 through 1998, U.S. to quickly respond in case of fire parents who take the installing smoke alarms, securing children younger than age five and adults need to know how necessary precautions.” lighters and matches, and were twice as likely as the rest of they will escape with infants.” developing a fire evacuation plan the population to die in a The Fire Safety Campaign for under the theme: “Prepare. residential fire; in that decade Babies and Toddlers includes Practice. Prevent the Unthink- 5,830 children died in fires in this four national partner able.” country, according to the U.S. Fire organizations that have pledged “A baby or toddler under age Administration, part of FEMA to spread the message to parents five dies nearly every day in a and the initiator of the campaign. and caregivers, including the residential fire,” said Homeland “No child -not a single one- American Academy of Pediatrics, Security Under Secretary Michael should suffer such an awful ZERO TO THREE, D. Brown. “These young children death, a death that can be

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National SAFE KIDS Campaign at www.usfa.fema.gov/ Security. FEMA’s continuing and the National Fire Protection applications/publications/. mission within the new Association. The U.S. Fire Administration has department is to lead the effort to a mission to reduce life and The campaign materials include prepare the nation for all hazards Even toddlers can be a print public service announce- economic losses due to fire and and effectively manage federal taught how to quickly ment, an educational video on fire related emergencies through response and recovery efforts respond in case of fire safety for babies and toddlers, leadership, advocacy, following any national incident. and adults need to know posters, brochures and fact coordination and support. It is the FEMA also initiates proactive how they will escape with sheets. The media, parents and federal leader in public fire mitigation activities, trains first infants. caregivers can access the education and awareness, fire responders, and manages Citizen information, in both English and service training, fire-related Corps, the National Flood Spanish, at www.usfaparents.gov technology and data collection. Insurance Program, and the U.S. or can order materials through the On March 1, 2003, FEMA Fire Administration. U.S. Fire Administration’s became part of the U.S. Publications Online Catalog, Department of Homeland

NFIRS/Non-Reporting Departments

The Fire Marshal Division of the strategies to address these website at www.michigan.gov/ Michigan State Police appreciates issues. msp, click on Services to the cooperation and support of The Michigan Fire Prevention Governmental Agencies, State the 1,033 fire and public safety Code, Act 207, P.A. 1941 Fire Marshal. departments that provided mandates that all organized fire Listed below are 47 fire incident data through NFIRS for departments in the state report departments that DID NOT the year 2002. It is this effort that their fire and haz mat incidents to participate in NFIRS. Non- makes it possible to look at the the state fire marshal. participation in NFIRS will effect total fire experience, to identify Michigan’s statewide fire training and federal grant our fire problems, and to develop statistics are located on our requests.

County Fire Department Year Last Participated Arenac Sterling Area FD 1998 Omer-Arenac Township FD 1998 Moffatt Township VFD 1999 Barry Barry-Prairieville-Hope FD 2001 Benzie Homestead Townshp FD 1999 Berrien Weesaw Township FD 2001 Cheboygan Mackinaw City FD 1999 Chippewa Detour VFD 2001 Soo Township FD 2000 Bay Bills Reservation VFD 2000 Gladwin Butman Township FD 2000 Houghton South Range VFD 1999 Bootjack FD 1998 Boston VFD 1998 Isabella Saginaw Chippewa Tribal FD 2000 Kalamazoo S Kalamazoo County Fire Auth 2000 Kent Kent City-Tyrone Township FD 1998 Lake Yates Township FD 2000 Webber Township FD 2000 Lapeer Deerfield Township Fire/Rescue 2001 (continued on page 10)

4 Michigan Fire TIES — October 2003 NFIRS/Statistics

NFIRS Training Issues

All fire departments filing incident illustrate the magnitude of the fire Type for “small grass fire” was reports with the USFA “Data problem in Michigan and dropped during the process of Entry Tool” should be using identifies types of situations bringing NFIRS 5.0 codes more in NFIRS 5.0 version 5.2.3. All other where high monetary losses are line with the existing NFPA 901 versions of the UFSA “Data common. This information helps coding scheme. Therefore, a Fire Entry Tool” should be removed target fire prevention programs. Module always needs to be from your computer. Log on to Cancelled enroute - If your fire completed for a grass fire. www.nfirs.fema.gov for download department is dispatched and The Bulk Import Utility allows fire instructions for version 5.2.3 or cancelled enroute, the Incident departments using third party call Mary Nemeth and request the Type should be 611, the Arrival vendor software to send their new version on a CD. Time should be the same as NFIRS data directly to Michigan’s Resources – Basic Module, Field Cleared Time, and the Incident partition on the federal server. G1, Definition: The total number Action Taken should be 93 When using this tool, it is very of fire department personnel and (cancelled enroute). important that all invalid apparatus (suppression, EMS, Incident Type - Be very specific in incidents are corrected and other) that responded to the what is entered as the Incident revalidated. Instructions are incident. This includes all fire and Type. Very seldom will you use located on the FMD website EMS personnel assigned to the the 100, 200, 300, and 400 “Other” under “Statistics” or request a incident whether they arrived at as an incident type. They should copy from Mary at the scene or were cancelled only be used if no other Incident [email protected] . If before arrival. THIS FIELD Type describes the situation. A your department does not have SHOULD NOT BE USED TO list of Incident Types is listed in Internet access at the present IDENTIFY THE NUMBER the Quick Reference Guide. You time, files can be mailed on a ASSIGNED TO A PARTICULAR will have opportunity to describe monthly basis to the state by APPARATUS SUCH AS “521” multiple actions taken later in the using e-mail attachments or by OR “89.” report. mailing a disk. Location of Incident - Basic Aid Given - If aid is given (codes Module, Field B. When either 3, 4, or 5), then only the informa- “Directions” or “Intersection” is tion on the Basic module through selected for the location of an block G1 (Resources) must be incident, one street name should completed by the department be entered on the “Street or giving aid unless a fire service Highway” line, and the directions casualty also occurs, then the or cross street should be entered department giving aid must also on the “Cross Street or Direc- complete the Fire Service casualty For 2002 Statewide Fire tions” line. If this procedure is module. The remainder of the Statistics and the Michigan not followed, the incident will be Basic module and any other Fire Service Directory log on invalid. modules associated with the to www.michigan.gov/msp, The Estimated Dollar Losses & incident may be optionally click on Services to Values field (G2) should be filled completed but are not required. Governmental Agencies, then out for all fires. Optional for non- The information not captured by go to State Fire Marshal. fires. This figure is a rough the department giving aid is estimation of the total loss to the captured by the department that structure and contents, in terms received aid for that incident. of the cost of replacement in like Small Grass Fires - Abbreviated kind and quantity. It should reporting for small grass fires was include contents damaged by fire, a feature of the NFIRS 5.0 system smoke, water, and overhaul. The that did not make it into the final dollar loss estimation helps release version. The Incident

Michigan Fire TIES — October 2003 5 MI Fire Fighters Training Council

Council Members MFFTC MEETING SUMMARY By Gregory Kirt, Executive Director Michael J. Burke, Chairman Michigan State Firemen’s Members Present: The August 2003 it is 82%. The student pass June 11 Council meeting, minor Association 13, 2003, meeting of the Michigan rate in 2002 was 82%, and in 2003 revisions were suggested for all Phone 810.678.2295 Fire Fighters Training Council it is 93%. Council extends their Council policies which were Fax 810.678.8187 (MFFTC) was held in Lansing at thanks to the instructors for their approved by Council as first [email protected] the General Office Building in hard work and congratulations to reading. During the subsequent Cafeteria Conference room “B.” the students for their improved six week comment period, Kenneth W. Eagle, Vice Chair Michigan Association of Fire Council members present: success! additional minor clarifications Chiefs Chairman Michael J. Burke, Vice FF I & II Electronic Course were recommended for Policies 1- Phone 906.632.2226 Chair Kenneth W. Eagle, William Management System (ECMS): 3, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, and 2-8, which were Fax 906.635.6969 D. Anderson, David J. Purchase, Almost since the beginning of reviewed and discussed during [email protected] D/F/Lt. Thomas Sands, and Thad MFFTC training in the 1960’s, today’s meeting. Council then N. Taylor. Excused: Terrence H. course managers have com- approved the second reading of William D. Anderson Chesney. plained about the paperwork that all policy revisions and gave them Metropolitan Club of America Staff Present: Gregory Kirt, is required. With the input of an effective date of August 13, Phone 248.546.4086 Executive Director; Mary Egner, numerous course managers and 2003. Fax 248.543.6695 [email protected] Recording Secretary; and James instructors, MFFTC staff member MFRI Fire Officer I & II Porcello, Programs Administrator. George Lutz has designed a new Courses Revised: Council Terrence H. Chesney Guests Present: Wayne Hanna, and easy to use software program approved revisions to the Michigan Professional Fire Ed Holtcamp, Kelly Johnston, that incorporates completion of Maryland Fire and Rescue Fighters Union Larry Morabito, Gary Pullen, the Student Activity Record and Institute’s Fire Officer I & II Phone 800.886.7338 George Scrimger, and William all other necessary forms. courses, effective September 16, Fax 734.454.1757 Sedlacek. Furthermore, information is only 2003. The input received from [email protected] Governor Signs 2004 Budget: entered once, e.g., student names, students, instructors, and fire The Governor has signed the instructors, etc. The ECMS service organizations, along with David J. Purchase Michigan Association of Fire budget bill for fiscal year 2004. software enables the course the analysis by staff was the Chiefs Unfortunately, county training manager to manage FF I, FF II, basis for the revisions. The Phone 231.780.2500 allocations were reduced from a and FF I & II courses from revisions were not as substantive Fax 231.780.4021 minimum of $5,000 per county to a concept to finish, including status as originally discussed due to [email protected] minimum of $3,000 per county for reports and on screen snapshots copyright restrictions. Although fiscal year 2004. This is a result of of the course while in progress. it is not possible to satisfy all W. Thomas Sands, D/F/Lt. the down economy, which has Long range plans are to include concerns, it is believed the Acting State Fire Marshal affected all areas of local, state, all MFFTC courses in the new revisions made address the bulk Phone 517.322.5454 and federal government. software program. Workshops of the concerns that were brought Fax 517.322.2908 [email protected] FF I & II 2003 Test Results are scheduled for late August in forth to Council. Notice of the Improve Significantly: For the Troy, Grand Rapids, Gaylord, and revisions will be sent to the MFRI Thad N. Taylor 2002 training year, Council Marquette. Everyone attending FO I & II instructors during Michigan Municipal League upgraded the FF I & II curriculum the seminars will receive a free CD August. and Michigan Townships to the Essentials of Fire Fighting of the new software. Evaluation of Tactical Training Association 4th Edition and began the use of a Americans with Disabilities Act: Needs: Based on input received, Phone 989.356.3371 commercial test bank. As a result, A letter of clarification was issued Council recognizes the need to Fax 989.356.9536 test scores dropped and the at the request of Dave Purchase provide tactical training that is not [email protected] student pass rate also dropped. regarding separating the final included in the MFRI FO I & II In response to this problem, Executive Director testing from the actual FFI or II courses. Council requested that Council implemented new class, in order to allow (a student) staff do an evaluation of tactical Gregory Kirt Phone 517.322.5444 preparation requirements for a 28 day window (from the test training proposals brought forth Fax 517.322.6540 instructors and restructured date instead of the course start to Council and prepare recom- [email protected] student homework assignments. date) for requesting a reader for mendations for Council to Preliminary results in 2003 the test only. The ADA and consider. www.mfftc.org indicate that test scores and the related court decisions disallow Instructor Applications: Council pass rate have both improved separating the test from a course approved 34 Probationary Region supervisors toll-free numbers are listed on the significantly. The average test to accommodate such requests. Instructors, 13 upgrades to back page of Fire TIES. score in 2002 was 76%, and in MFFTC Policies Revised: At the Certified Instructor, and one

6 Michigan Fire TIES — October 2003 MI Fire Fighters Training Council

Drivers Training Instructor. Electronic Course Management of the training funding bill. He Meeting Attendance & Activities: System. He had attended the reported there still is a lot of work The Director participated in the Michigan Fire Service EXPO in to be done and stressed the following: June 18-22, MI Fire June and had seen George Lutz’ importance of being prepared to Service EXPO, Grand Rapids; presentation of ECMS. While at address legislative committees July 17, EXPO Executive the EXPO, he accepted the and hearings. Committee, Lansing; July 24-25, invitation extended to the George Scrimger, Lapeer U.P. Fire Chiefs Association and workshop attendees to become County Firemen’s Association, Tournaments, Crystal Falls; July one of the beta testers. He has complimented the Training Larry Morabito, Wayne 31, Fire Fighter Training Funding been using the beta program Council for what they have done County Community Task Force, Lansing; July 31, since he received it and was so for the MFRI Fire Officer program. College District, Eastern U.P. Fireman’s Associa- impressed with its capabilities Being an instructor, he appreci- enthusiastically endorsed tion, Trout Lake. that he went back to the Fire ated what he heard today the Electronic Course Michelle Fowler Accepts New Fighter I and II course he had in regarding clarifying the ICS Management System. Position: Michelle Fowler, a ten progress and transferred all his homework assignments and year employee with the MFFTC, course information into the providing State law references for accepted a position with the newly-developed software instructors and students. Department of Information program. Even though the Council Comment: Vice Chair Technology in July. Michelle was software is still in the beta stage, Eagle asked Director Kirt to pass the Testing and Certification he has found it to be a superior on to staff his compliments for Technician and will be missed by program. He expressed his their hard work and for what they everyone at MFFTC. We wish thanks and appreciation for the are able to accomplish in the time her the very best in her new time George spent developing available. position. Approval has been this software and to the MFFTC Chairman Burke agreed with received to backfill the position. for their continuing support of Vice Chair Eagle and also thanked Public Comment: Larry instructors and course managers. staff for their hard work. Meeting Morabito, Wayne County Ed Holtcamp, Northern Michigan adjourned. Community College District, Fire Chiefs Association, updated enthusiastically endorsed the Council members on the progress

information on their tools. You provides demonstrations and the If you have may or may not have received the students are given scenarios that questions pertaining MFFTC information that the MFFTC are critiqued. The areas covered to the programs and Issues course offers. The following is an include the following: Roof services provided overview of the course. Please evolutions including removal & by the Michigan and review this information to flapping (back, front, and side); Fire Fighters Answers determine if the course will be of Door removal evolutions Training Council benefit to you. This course does including latch side and hinge that you would like offer Emergency Medical side; Third door conversion; addressed in this Continuing Education Credits Side removal evolutions including column, please Vehicle Extrication (please see the web site for a complete fold down and front contact your By Deward Beeler, Region 3 breakdown) and a certificate from hinged; Dash evolutions MFFTC Region Supervisor listed Supervisor the MFFTC.Vehicle Extrication is including roll and lift; Interior on the back page of Fire TIES. If Q: I have been trained by the a 14-hour course. Day one is in Concepts. If you would like you have a question, no doubt manufacturer’s representative on the classroom. The following additional information on the there are many others who how to use the fire department’s topics are covered: Command; topics listed above, please probably have the same question. vehicle extrication tools. A Documentation; Debriefing· contact your Region Supervisor We look forward to hearing from firefighter from an area Safety & Safe Tool Operation; or one of the Vehicle Extrication you! department told me that I should Initial Patient Assessment; Instructors whose contact Note: Previous Issues & attend the MFFTC Vehicle Vehicle Geography & Anatomy; information is listed on our web Answers columns are posted Extrication course. What is Terminology; Eight Step site at http://www.mfftc.org/ at www.mfftc.org. covered in the Council’s class? Extrication Process. Day two is pdf_files/course_instructors/ A: Each manufacturer provides hands-on. The instructor inst_k01b.pdf

Michigan Fire TIES — October 2003 7 MI Fire Fighters Training Council

Special Attention: FF-I and/or II and Fire Officer I or II are retained on this list based on “End Date” to allow scheduling of re- tests and FF-I and/or II challenge tests. All other courses appear on this list based on “Start Date” Start DateTime End Date Co. Location Course Manager Phone Start Date Time End Date Co. Location Course Manager Phone

FIRE FIGHTER – BASIC 03/15/04 7:00am 03/18/04 44 Attica Blaine Howell 810.793.7656 Fire Fighter I 03/22/04 6:00pm 03/22/04 41 Belmont Steven McKellar 616.361.2895 08/28/03 6:00pm 12/20/03 82 Taylor Lawrence Morabito 734.374.3213 HazMat First Responder - Operations 09/04/03 6:00pm 01/31/04 74 Avoca Shawn Knight 248.588.3605 10/15/03 6:30pm 10/29/03 63 Farmington Hills John Feichtner 248.426.4400 09/04/03 6:00pm 12/20/03 82 Garden City Robert Perry 734.462.4745 10/28/03 8:00am 10/30/03 50 Clinton TownshipJoseph Boldys 586.498.4021 10/06/03 9:00am 12/17/03 82 Taylor Lawrence Morabito 734.374.3213 10/28/03 8:30am 10/30/03 82 Taylor Lawrence Morabito 734.374.3213 10/06/03 6:00pm 03/06/04 22 Kingsford Jeffrey Friedenstab 906.774.0623 10/28/03 9:00am 10/30/03 63 Auburn Hills Gary Pfundt 248.232.4580 10/09/03 7:00pm 02/21/04 79 Caro Laurence Boitel 989.673.2120 10/29/03 7:00pm 11/01/03 74 Port Huron John Jeffries 810.989.5753 01/17/04 8:00am 05/01/04 51 Arcadia Michael Cederholm 231.946.4593 11/04/03 8:00am 11/07/03 82 Detroit Jeffrey McCall 313.237.3170 Fire Fighter II 11/09/03 9:00am 11/20/03 58 Monroe Kenneth Laird 734-789-2332 09/06/03 9:00am 12/17/03 82 Garden City Robert Perry 734.462.4745 11/09/03 9:00am 11/21/03 82 Garden City Robert Perry 734.462.4745 Fire Fighter I & II 11/09/03 9:00pm 11/20/03 58 Frenchtown Phillip Lindenmuth Sr 734-777-0647 09/02/03 8:00am 12/19/03 82 Detroit Jeffrey McCall 313.237.3170 11/18/03 8:30am 11/21/03 33 Lansing Jeffrey Huber 517.483.1394 09/02/03 6:00pm 05/20/04 50 Clinton TownshipJoseph Boldys 586.498.4021 12/06/03 8:30am 12/13/03 25 Fenton Dale Caten 810.750.1979 09/04/03 6:30pm 02/21/04 50 Washington Ronald Orlando 586.986.4539 12/06/03 6:00pm 12/13/03 25 Flint Gary Bacon 810.577.2931 09/08/03 9:00am 02/21/04 63 Rochester Paul Strelchuk 248.650.8605 12/08/03 7:00pm 12/20/03 63 Troy James Shank 248.232.4580 09/08/03 6:30pm 02/21/04 63 Rochester Paul Strelchuk 248.650.8605 12/11/03 6:30pm 12/21/03 78 Corunna Guy Hubbard 517.202.0130 09/18/03 7:00pm 05/08/04 44 Lapeer Blaine Howell 810.793.7656 01/08/04 6:00pm 01/27/04 50 Clinton TownshipJoseph Boldys 586.498.4021 09/22/03 6:00pm 03/27/04 25 Flint Gary Bacon 810.577.2931 01/31/04 8:00am 02/07/04 11 Berrien Springs Elwood Munson Jr 269.465.3803 09/22/03 6:30pm 03/13/04 78 Corunna Guy Hubbard 517.202.0130 02/02/04 9:00am 02/12/04 63 Rochester Paul Strelchuk 248.650.8605 09/22/03 7:00pm 05/08/04 80 South Haven Patricia Quinn 269.764.3226 02/02/04 6:30pm 02/14/04 63 Rochester Paul Strelchuk 248.650.8605 09/23/03 9:00am 04/03/04 25 Fenton Edward Blight 810.655.2395 02/03/04 6:30pm 02/08/04 50 Washington Ronald Orlando 586.986.4539 09/23/03 6:00pm 04/03/04 25 Fenton Dale Caten 810.750.1979 02/09/04 6:00pm 02/21/04 55 Stephenson Daniel Hammerberg 906.497.5094 09/23/03 7:00pm 05/01/04 11 Berrien Springs Elwood Munson Jr 269.465.3803 02/26/04 7:00pm 04/04/04 44 Lapeer Blaine Howell 810.793.7656 09/29/03 7:00pm 04/03/04 63 Troy James Shank 248.232.4580 03/02/04 6:30pm 03/20/04 70 Zeeland Michael Larsen 616.836.4243 10/01/03 6:00pm 04/30/04 41 Kentwood Mark Smith 616.554.0800 03/03/04 6:30pm 03/20/04 63 Highland Robert Roselle 248.887.8050 10/02/03 9:00am 03/28/04 58 Monroe Kenneth Laird 734.789.2332 03/06/04 8:00am 03/18/04 80 South Haven Patricia Quinn 269.764.3226 10/02/03 7:00pm 03/28/04 58 Frenchtown Phillip Lindenmuth Sr 734.777.0647 03/18/04 7:00pm 04/04/04 44 Attica Blaine Howell 810.793.7656 10/02/03 6:30pm 03/27/04 70 Zeeland Michael Larsen 616.836.4243 03/20/04 8:00am 04/03/04 41 Kentwood Mark Smith 616.554.0800 10/06/03 6:00pm 04/24/04 55 Stephenson Daniel Hammerberg 906.497.5094 04/05/04 6:00pm 04/22/04 41 Belmont Steven McKellar 616.361.2895 10/06/03 6:30pm 04/03/04 63 Highland Robert Roselle 248.887.8050 Incident Command System 10/07/03 6:00pm 02/14/04 81 Ann Arbor Andrew Box 734.994.1527 10/16/03 6:00pm 10/23/03 56 Edenville Richard Ripke 989.689.4637 10/09/03 7:00pm 05/08/04 44 Attica Blaine Howell 810.793.7656 10/18/03 8:00am 10/19/03 78 Corunna Guy Hubbard 517.202.0130 10/20/03 9:00am 12/19/03 82 Garden City Robert Perry 734.462.4745 10/27/03 6:00pm 11/01/03 03 Allegan Brian Goss 616.456.3900 11/03/03 6:00pm 05/22/04 41 Belmont Steven McKellar 616.361.2895 03/25/04 6:00pm 04/01/04 41 Belmont Steven McKellar 616.361.2895 DRIVER TRAINING Clandestine Drug Lab - Awareness 10/15/03 8:00am 10/16/03 82 Detroit Jeffrey McCall 313.237.3170 Driver Training 10/20/03 6:00pm 10/20/03 44 Almont Paul Wilcox 810.798.811 10/23/03 7:00pm 10/30/03 34 Lyons Max Darling 989.855.3859 10/25/03 8:00am 10/26/03 28 Traverse City Joe Corden 231.943.3473 HEALTH/SAFETY 10/31/03 9:00am 10/31/03 50 Clinton TownshipJoseph Boldys 586.498.4021 Fire Fighter Health & Safety 12/06/03 8:00am 12/06/03 74 Avoca Shawn Knight 248.588.3605 10/17/03 6:00pm 10/18/03 74 Port Huron John Jeffries 810.989.5753 12/29/03 7:00pm 01/05/04 80 South Haven Patricia Quinn 269.764.3226 10/18/03 8:00am 10/19/03 33 Okemos David Harper 517.347.5055 03/25/04 7:00pm 03/29/04 44 Lapeer Blaine Howell 810.793.7656 Health & Safety Officer 04/26/04 6:00pm 04/29/04 41 Belmont Rick Vanhorn 616.361.2895 11/07/03 6:00pm 11/08/03 41 Belmont David Purchase 231.780.2500 05/08/04 8:00am 05/08/04 51 Arcadia Michael Cederholm 231.946.4593 12/03/03 8:00am 12/09/03 33 Lansing Timothy James 517.483.4547 FIRE OFFICER 12/04/03 8:00am 12/10/03 33 Lansing Timothy James 517.483.4547 12/05/03 6:00pm 12/06/03 67 Leroy David Purchase 231.780.2500 Fire Officer 1 09/18/03 6:00pm 03/11/04 25 Flint William Miller 810.635.8000 INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT 09/20/03 9:00am 03/13/04 25 Goodrich Robert Elizondo 810.241.1669 Educational Methodology 09/23/03 6:30pm 02/10/04 50 Clinton Township Anthony Kowalski 586.498.4056 11/03/03 9:00am 11/04/03 82 Garden City John Smilnak 734.462.4745 Fire Officer II MFFTC Instructor Orientation 09/09/03 9:00am 12/16/03 63 Auburn Hills Gary Pfundt 248.232.4580 10/18/03 8:00am 10/18/03 53 Ludington Michael Greis 517.322.3461 09/10/03 7:00pm 12/17/03 63 Auburn Hills Gary Pfundt 248.232.4580 10/25/03 7:30am 10/25/03 69 Gaylord Michael Greis 517.322.3461 09/15/03 7:00pm 01/05/04 46 Tecumseh Terry Massingill 734.529.2117 11/07/03 9:00am 11/07/03 82 Garden City Michael Greis 517.322.3461 09/17/03 7:00pm 01/07/04 58 Monroe Ricky Kleinow 734.777.3608 11/08/03 8:00am 11/08/03 23 Charlotte Michael Greis 517.322.3461 10/08/03 6:00pm 02/18/04 25 Flint Dennis Lacey 810.742.2158 12/06/03 8:30am 12/06/03 52 Marquette Michael Greis 517.322.3461 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 01/17/04 8:00am 01/17/04 41 Grand Rapids Michael Greis 517.322.3461 02/14/04 8:00am 02/14/04 23 Diamondale Michael Greis 517.322.3461 Haz Mat First Reponder - Awareness 03/24/04 6:00pm 03/24/04 37 Mt.Pleasant Michael Greis 517.322.3461 10/18/03 8:00am 10/18/03 70 Zeeland Michael Larsen 616.836.4243 10/25/03 8:00am 10/25/03 38 Jackson Fred Newton 734.523.4012 MANAGER/SUPERVISOR DEVELOPMENT 10/27/03 8:00am 10/27/03 50 Clinton TownshipJoseph Boldys 586.498.4021 Leadership I 10/27/03 9:00am 10/27/03 63 Auburn Hills Gary Pfundt 248.232.4580 10/16/03 9:00am 10/17/03 82 Garden City John Smilnak 734.462.4745 11/03/03 8:00am 11/03/03 82 Detroit Jeffrey McCall 313.237.3170 10/17/03 6:00pm 10/18/03 67 Leroy David Purchase 231.780.2500 11/06/03 9:00am 11/09/03 58 Monroe Kenneth Laird 734.789.2332 11/07/03 6:00pm 11/08/03 74 Port Huron John Jeffries 810.989.5753 11/06/03 6:00pm 11/09/03 58 Frenchtown Phillip Lindenmuth Sr 734.777.0647 11/28/03 6:00pm 11/29/03 41 Belmont David Purchase 231.780.2500 11/13/03 6:00pm 11/13/03 74 Avoca Shawn Knight 248.588.3605 Leadership II 11/17/03 8:30am 11/17/03 33 Lansing Jeffrey Huber 517.483.1394 10/16/03 8:00am 10/22/03 33 Lansing Timothy James 517.483.4547 11/18/03 9:00am 11/18/03 82 Garden City Robert Perry 734.462.4745 10/17/03 8:00am 10/23/03 33 Lansing Timothy James 517.483.4547 12/02/03 6:00pm 12/02/03 82 Taylor Lawrence Morabito 734.374.3213 10/21/03 9:00am 10/22/03 82 Garden City John Smilnak 734.462.4745 12/03/03 9:00am 12/03/03 82 Taylor Lawrence Morabito 734.374.3213 10/31/03 6:30pm 11/01/03 03 Allegan Paul Baker 269.673.0468 12/04/03 5:00pm 12/04/03 82 Garden City Robert Perry 734.462.4745 11/08/03 8:00am 11/09/03 33 Okemos David Harper 517.347.5055 12/06/03 9:00am 12/06/03 63 Troy James Shank 248.232.4580 11/21/03 6:00pm 11/22/03 74 Port Huron John Jeffries 810.989.5753 12/06/03 8:00am 12/06/03 80 South Haven Patricia Quinn 269.764.3226 11/21/03 6:00pm 11/22/03 67 Leroy David Purchase 231.780.2500 12/08/03 6:00pm 12/08/03 78 Corunna Guy Hubbard 517.202.0130 12/12/03 6:00pm 12/13/03 41 Belmont David Purchase 231.780.2500 12/13/03 8:00am 12/13/03 11 Berrien Springs Elwood Munson Jr 269.465.3803 Leadership III 12/15/03 6:00pm 12/15/03 55 Stephenson Daniel Hammerberg 906.497.5094 10/23/03 9:00am 10/24/03 82 Garden City John Smilnak 734.462.4745 01/06/04 6:00pm 01/06/04 50 Clinton TownshipJoseph Boldys 586.498.4021 10/29/03 8:00am 11/04/03 33 Lansing Timothy James 517.483.4547 02/12/04 6:00pm 02/12/04 79 Caro Laurence Boitel 989.673.2120 10/30/03 8:00am 11/05/03 33 Lansing Timothy James 517.483.4547 02/16/04 6:00pm 02/16/04 51 Arcadia Michael Cederholm 231.946.4593 12/05/03 6:00pm 12/06/03 74 Port Huron John Jeffries 810.989.5753 02/19/04 6:00pm 02/19/04 22 Kingsford Jeffrey Friedenstab 906.774.0623 12/05/03 6:30pm 12/06/03 03 Allegan Paul Baker 269.673.0468 02/23/04 6:00pm 02/26/04 44 Lapeer Blaine Howell 810.793.7656 12/06/03 8:00am 12/17/03 33 Okemos David Harper 517.347.5055 02/28/04 8:00am 02/28/04 41 Kentwood Mark Smith 616.554.0800 12/19/03 6:00pm 12/20/03 67 Leroy David Purchase 231.780.2500 03/01/04 6:00pm 03/01/04 63 Highland Robert Roselle 248.887.8050 01/09/04 6:00pm 01/10/04 41 Belmont David Purchase 231.780.2500

8 Michigan Fire TIES — October 2003 MI Fire Fighters Training Council

Start Date Time End Date Co Location Course Manager Phone RESCUE Vehicle Extrication Michigan Hazardous Materials 10/25/03 8:00am 10/26/03 70 Zeeland David Purchase 231.780.2500 11/08/03 8:00am 11/09/03 61 Whitehall David Purchase 231.780.2500 01/15/04 7:00pm 01/31/04 80 South Haven Patricia Quinn 269.764.3226 Training Center Training Advisory Advanced Vehicle Stabilization 10/21/03 4:00pm 10/21/03 81 Ann Arbor Eric Ericson 734.741.5900 Applications are now being accepted for the following courses for TERRORISM November 2003. Please contact the Michigan State Police, Hazardous Emerg. Resp. To Terrorism:TC-HazMat Materials Training Center, for further information at 517.322.1190. 10/16/03 8:30am 10/17/03 82 Taylor Lawrence Morabito 734.374.3213 Emerg. Resp. To Terrorism: TC-EMS 01/17/04 8:00am 01/18/04 22 Iron Mountain Jeffrey Friedenstab 906.774.0623 Emerg. Resp. To Terrorism: TC-CO Course Name Dates Cost 11/06/03 8:30am 11/07/03 82 Taylor Lawrence Morabito 734.374.3213 CBRNE/WMD Awareness for Nov 4 $125 Emerg. Resp. To Terrorism: SCCO Business and Industry 11/05/03 9:00am 11/06/03 82 Garden City John Smilnak 734.462.4745 Hazmat Branch and Branch Safety Officer Nov 5-7 $295 12/13/03 08:00am 12/14/03 22 Iron Mountain Jeffrey Friedenstab 906.774.0623 Chemistry Refresher Nov 12 $175 Emergency Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents EPA 165.15 Nov 17-21 $495

NOTE: A current list of MFFTC Registered Training is also available at www.mfftc.org and is updated weekly.

MFFTC INSTRUCTOR ALERT

To maintain certified instructor a fire department member to be You may mail or fax the status, a certified instructor must considered for the exemption completed FMD-257 Form to the teach in an MFFTC registered described above, he or she must MFFTC Lansing Office: course or serve as a FFI and/or II notify the MFFTC of his or her Michigan Fire Fighters Training test evaluator within the previous position title and instructional Council, Attention: Testing and three (3) year period or he or she activity for the 12 month period Certification Sub-Unit, 7150 Harris shall be placed on probationary ending the previous September Drive, Lansing, MI 48913. instructor status. 30, 2003. This information must Any questions, please EXEMPTION: A certified be submitted on MFFTC Form, contact your Region instructor who teaches only FMD-257 (available on the Supervisor. within his or her department; or a MFFTC Web Site, mfftc.org) and certified instructor in a large signed by the certified instructor department who may no longer and his or her fire chief or instruct but is the Officer in designee. Charge of Training, may be The request form (FMD-257) is exempted from the requirements due annually and must be as stated in the above paragraph. received or postmarked no later For a certified instructor who is than December 31.

Michigan Fire TIES — October 2003 9 General Interest

FMD Retirements before being promoted in 1994 to Michigan Fire Inspectors’ and their three children, Jenifer, Sergeant at the Gaylord Post. He Society. Jim was an instructor in Patrick, and Kevin. Upon transferred into the Fire Marshal various arenas and served as an retirement, Jim plans to work in Division at Fifth District Head- expert witness in several counties the private sector as a fire quarters in Paw Paw in 1996, for arson cases. investigator. “I have truly enjoyed transferring to the Niles Post in In addition to being a board working with the fire service 1998, where he served until his member on a number of local throughout the years,” Jim said, retirement. organizations that promote fire “and I look forward to continuing During his career with the MSP, safety education and awareness, my work with them in the future.” Jim received two citations for Jim has provided years of training The Fire Marshal Division Professional Excellence. He was a to the fire service. He plans to wishes Jim and Diana all the best member of the International remain active with the Berrien in the future. Association of Arson Investiga- County Firefighters Association tors, including the Michigan and PSEP (Little Squirt). Chapter, and certified as a Fire Jim currently resides in Niles Safety Inspector through the with his wife of 25 years, Diana,

NFIRS/Non-Reporting Departments Cont.

County Fire Department Year Last Reported Leelanau Lake Leelanau VFD 1998 Suttons Bay-Bingham FD 1999 Lenawee Clinton FD 2001 Palmyra Township FD 2001 Riga Township FD 1999 Livingston Putnam Township FD 2001 Manistee Norman Township FD 1998 Mecosta Chippewa-Martiny FD 2000 Menominee Harris Township VFD 2000 The Michigan Fire Muskegon Moorland Township FD 2000 Prevention Code, Act Moorland Township FD Greenland Township FD 2000 207, P.A. 1941 mandates that all organized fire Bruce Crossing VFD 2001 departments in the state Otsego Vanderbilt FD 1999 report their fire and haz Ottawa Coopersville-Polkton FD 2000 mat incidents to the state Presque Isle Onaway FD 1998 fire marshal. Ocqueoc-Bearinger FD 1999 Roscommon AuSable Township FD 1998 Saginaw Zilwaukee City FD 1998 Marion Township FD 1998 Saint Clair Brockway Township FD 2001 Yale FD 1998 Sanilac Applegate FD 1998 Speaker Township FD 2000 Tuscola Richville FD 2000 Wayne Ecorse FD 2000 Highland Park DPS 1998 Wexford Selma Township FD 2000

Please direct all questions to Mary Nemeth, NFIRS State Program Administrator at [email protected] or 517-322-1939.

10 Michigan Fire TIES — October 2003 Announcements

Detroit Fire Department Annual Breakfast The Detroit Fire Department, in of the Cobo Conference/ If you would like to attend or conjunction with the Safety Exhibition Center, One Washing- sponsor a table, please contact Council of Michigan and the ton Boulevard (at Jefferson Chief Lee Moore, Detroit Fire Breakfast Committee, cordially Avenue), Detroit, Michigan. The Department, at 313.596.2957, or invites you to support the 40th breakfast buffet will begin at 7:30 Edward G. Ratzenberger, Safety Annual Breakfast with the a.m. and the program will start at Council of Southeast Michigan, Detroit Fire Department on 7:45 a.m. at 248.557.7010. Tuesday, October 7, 2003, 7:30- During the program, members of 9:00 a.m. This event will take the Detroit Fire Department will be place in the Riverview Ballroom honored for their acts of heroism on the Main Level, Room W1-52, performed in the line of duty.

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Calendar of Events Service Directory OCTOBER Fire Marshal Division 1 MI Fire Fighters Training Council, 9:00 a.m. work session, 10:00 a.m. business Headquarters meeting,General Office Building, Lansing TX: 517.322.1924 5-11 FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Fax: 517.322.2908 7 MI Arson Prevention Committee, Executive Committee, Brighton House, Brighton www.michigan.gov/msp 16 MI Fire Service EXPO Committee, 8:30 a.m., General Office Building, Conf. Rm B, click on Services to Governmental Agencies Lansing click on State Fire Marshal 16 MI Joint Fire Service Council, 10:00 a.m., General Office Building, Conf. Rm. B, Lansing 23-26 MI Association of Fire Chiefs/MI Fire Service Instructors Association Fall Conference, Fire Investigation Treetops Resort, Gaylord 888.684.FIRE 29 Southeastern MI Assocation of Fire Chiefs, 10:00 a.m., Executive Board, Troy

Arson Hot Line NOVEMBER 800.44ARSON 5 MI Fire Service Instructors Association, Executive Board, 11:00 a.m., Mt. Pleasant 11 Metro Detroit Fire Inspectors, Location TBA Public Fire Education 20 Northern MI Fire Chiefs Association, Executive Board, Location TBA 517.322.1750 26 Southeastern MI Assocation of Fire Chiefs, 10:00 a.m., Executive Board, Troy 26 Western MI Association of Fire Chiefs, Executive Board, South Haven NFIRS 517.322.1939 DECEMBER 4 MI Fire Service EXPO Committee, 8:30 a.m., General Office Building, Conf. Rm B, MFFTC Headquarters Lansing TX: 517.322.5444 4 MI Joint Fire Service Council, 10:00 a.m., General Office Building, Conf. Rm. B, Lansing FAX: 517.322.6540 10 MI Fire Fighters Training Council, 9:00 a.m. work session, 10:00 a.m. business www.mfftc.org meeting,General Office Building, Lansing MFFTC Marquette Lorraine Schwarz TX: 888.879.6459 To submit activities for this calendar, call Monica Jenkins at 517.322.1681 Fax 517.322.2908 FAX: 906.225.0834 or [email protected] [email protected]

MFFTC Grand Rapids Gary Crum “Quote of the Month” TX: 877.475.0844 FAX: 616.784.4498 [email protected] “We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” MFFTC Saginaw Deward Beeler —George Bernard Shaw TX: 888.879.6458 FAX: 989.758.1980 [email protected] If you would like to share your favorite quote, please send it to Monica Jenkins and include the author if known.

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