New Hampshire Fire Academy to Host November BREAKFAST Meeting

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1 Issue # 70 November/December 2013 OFFICERS President Chief Jason Lyon New London 1st Vice President Chief David Parenti Belmont 2nd Vice President Chief Richard O Brien Goffstown Sgt At Arms Chief Stephen Carrier Gilford Secretary Chief Thomas Lambert (ret) North Hampton Treasurer Director Richard Mason (ret) NH Fire Academy Director Chief Steven Achilles Portsmouth Director Chief Kenneth Erickson Laconia Director Chief Frank Fraitzl Litchfield Director Chief Ken Jones Meredith Director Asst Chief Paul Parisi Salem EX-OFFICIO Immediate Past President Chief Christopher LeClaire, - Newburyport NED-IAFC NH State VICE PRESIDENT Chief Chris Christopoulus, Jr. Lebanon NEAFC DIRECTOR Chief Shawn Murray - Hudson NEWSLETTER CONTACT Chief Thomas Lambert (ret) - North Hampton nhfirechiefs@gmail.com New Hampshire Fire Academy to Host November BREAKFAST Meeting Thursday, November 14, 2013 Director Deb Perdergast will be our host for the November 14, 2013 meeting of the Association. This meeting will held in the Cafeteria to accommodate the complete breakfast, professional development and the business meeting all in one place! The activities will begin at 9:00am with the Full Breakfast, followed by professional development and the business meeting. The subject for this session will be NH VIEW presented by Director Perry Plummer. Breakfast consisting of scrambled eggs, home fries, bacon, sausage or ham, danish or muffins, juice and coffee or tea and the cost will be $9.00 per person. Reservations can be made by contacting Denice McAdoo at or ing her at Denice.McAdoo@dos.nh.gov Reservations MUST be received by: November 11. Please make checks payable to NHAFC and bring them with you to the meeting. Upcoming Meetings/Events November... Fire Academy December... Crotched Mountain Note: This is a tentative list and subject to change.

2 Meeting Information... Crotched Mountain to Host December Christmas Party December 12, 2013 The holidays are coming fast, and for the NHAFC, that means our annual trek to Crotched Mountain on December 12, the second Thursday of the month. As usual, the day will begin around 3:30 pm with the pageant, followed by dinner around 5:30 pm, then the highlight of the evening; visiting the residents. We are still in the early planning stages, but we can expect the same number of residents as last year We have not chosen a gift for the residents at this time. Any suggestions would be helpful. Once again, we will accept any fire/ems/safety materials that we can hand out. In the past, notepads, pencils, stickers, wrist bands, and squeeze bottles have been well-received. Please contact Steve Carrier if you are planning to attend so that we can give the Mountain a good count for dinner. Everyone is welcome to all of the activities, but typically, only 6 people, or so, are needed for the pageant. As always, family members and friends are welcome to attend and assist. Dress is Class A uniform or business/holiday appropriate. Contact: Steve Carrier at ; or scarrer@gilfordnh.org. Please Patronize These Vendors Who Have Supported Our Association by Becoming Advocate Members: AIR CLEANING SPECIALISTS/PLYMOVENT AIR VACUUM CORPORATION THOMAS VITKO ALL AMERICAN INVESTMENT GROUP RON KLEIN BERGERON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, LLC C & S SPECIALTY, INC. CARL SAFSTROM FIRE & EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE COMPANY, LLC FIRE TECH & SAFETY OF NEW ENGLAND LARRY GUERETTE FIREHOUSE SOFTWARE PETER ELEFTHERAKIS GREEN INSURANCE ASSOCIATES GREENWOOD EMERGENCY VEHICLES HIGGINS CORPORATION INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION SERVICES L.W. BILLS Co./ALARM ENGINEERING LAKES REGION FIRE APPARATUS, INC. MCDEVITT TRUCKS, INC. NEW ENGLAND FIRE EQUIPMENT & APPPARATUS CORP. OSSIPEE MT. ELECTRONICS PRIMEX3 PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND JOSEPH ROSE/KENNETH TAYLOR PROPERTY-LIABILITY TRUST RON O KEEFE R. B. ALLEN COMPANY, INC. RICCI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY JOHN E. RICCI 2-WAY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC. WILLIAM BARTLETT TRI STATE FIRE PROTECTION, LLC VFIS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND YANKEE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS, INC. THE CHIEF S TRUMPET is published bimonthly by the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs, 25 Triangle Park Drive, Concord, NH Produced and mailed by the New Hampshire Municipal Association who have offices in Concord. Page 2 The Chief s Trumpet

3 APPLICATION PERIOD FOR FY 2013 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS (AFG) Opens Monday, November 4, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. EST And closes on December at 5:00 p.m. EST Start planning your FY 2013 AFG Grant application now! We recommend that you start your application today by reviewing the Application Assistance Tools located on the AFG website. These tools were produced specifically to help potential applicants begin to plan their 2013 applications ahead of the application period. The tools can be viewed on the AFG website or downloaded to your computer. System for Award Management (SAM) registration is required to submit your application. Please follow the guidance below and maintain your organizations eligibility to receive grant awards. SAM.GOV registration may take up to two weeks to complete. The AFG Grants Help Desk: If you have questions about any of the FY 2013 AFG Application Assistance Materials below, call or the AFG Grants help Desk. The toll-free number is ; the address for questions is firegrants@fema.dhs.gov. Hours of operation Monday- Friday 8:00 am until 4:30 pm eastern time. The help desk will be open on Friday December 6th until 5:00 pm eastern time. FY 2013 Application Assistance Tools: FY 2013 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) - Available Now Program Guidance FY 2013 AFG Self Evaluation Operations and Safety Understand the criteria that you must address in your Narrative Statement when applying FY 2013 AFG Get Ready Guide Application Narrative This handy guide will give you a kick-start in prepping your grant application FY 2013 AFG Self Evaluation Vehicle Acquisition Developed to help you understand the criteria that you must address in your Vehicle Narrative Statement FY 2013 AFG Regional Workshop Presentation FY 2013 application workshop presentation FY 2013 AFG Get Ready Guide Application Information This handy guide will give you a kick-start in preparing your grant application Starting with the upcoming FY2013 AFG application period, a valid registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), formerly the Central Contractor Registry, or CCR, will be required in order to submit an AFG application. Federal law now requires that applicants to Federal grant programs have a valid registration within SAM.gov at the time of registration. Applicants will be asked to affirm that they have a current registration prior to submitting their application. As part of the SAM.gov registration process, every eligible grantee must have their SAM.gov account validated through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and have their CAGE (Commercial and Government Entity) code validated in order to be eligible for award. These validations are conducted as part of the registration process after the organization has submitted their SAM.gov registration. A valid SAM.gov registration is now also required for any payment or amendment request to an existing, open award. A valid SAM.gov registration is now also required for any payment or amendment request to an existing, open award. If your department has not yet registered within SAM.gov, you are encouraged to do. SAM.gov is administered through the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Technical assistance may be obtained through the Federal Service Desk at Please be advised that during peak activity periods, it may take more than 2 weeks to complete the registration process. Page 3 The Chief s Trumpet

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5 ANNOUNCEMENTS From State Fire Marshal J. William Degnan: With funding from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), NYU-Poly teamed up with the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the Chicago Fire Department (CFD), the Bloomington Fire Department (BFD), the Eagan Fire Department (EFD), and the Eden Prairie Fire Department (EPFD) to develop a web-based, interactive firefighter training program - ALIVE (Advanced Learning through Integrated Visual Environments). ALIVE simulates critical decision-making aspects of firefighting for career / volunteer firefighters and reinforces firefighting safety concepts developed by leading industry researchers though interactive tactical scenarios. Three FREE training programs can be downloaded for free from the NYU-Poly website: Wind-Driven High Rise Fires: Fires in modern lightweight residential construction: Fire Dynamics (available January2014): From Kimberly Quiros, NVFC: The NVFC is pleased to partner with Ballistic Cases in their Thanks a Million program. Ballistic is donating one million dollars worth of durable smartphone cases to volunteer firefighters. Firefighters can either sign up to receive cases themselves, or community members can nominate their local volunteer station to receive cases. Attached is the press release with more information. There is also a video at v=xwaqjexfiwi&feature=youtu.be with details. Please help us get the word out about this great giveaway. Nominations can be made at Facebook.com/BallisticCases. Page 5 The Chief s Trumpet

6 Meeting Minutes Minutes of the meeting of the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs September 12, NH Fire Academy, Concord, New Hampshire. The meeting was called to order by President Lyon at 1049 hours. Following a salute to the flag and a moment of silence, a quorum was declared. Host Bureau Chief Jeff Phillips welcomed everyone to the Fire Academy. Advocate Members Propane Fuel Association of New England The minutes of the August Meeting were accepted as transmitted. Treasurer Richard Mason presented the Treasurer Report and it was accepted as read. Communications: Each of the Scholarship recipients sent letters of thanks to Association. New Members: Chief Jon Phillip Thomas of Lempster NH was accepted as an active member. President s remarks: Had a very nice visit with the North Country Group. The Fire Marshal s Office is working on a survey dealing with NHFIR s 1 st VP Parenti: Not available. 2 nd VP O Brien: Workers Comp coverage for exposure to communicable diseases not contracted but coverage for the treatment and prophylactic aid is now available and legislation will be required. Sargent at Arms: Has merchandise available Scholarship Committee: Looking for members so they may start the formation of the program and decide on the number of scholarships, cost, etc. Legislative Committee: Looking for members, meeting at end of month and there is hope to schedule a meeting with the legislative leadership Liaisons: Police, Fire EMS Foundation has had 2 fund raisers this year and given out about $70,000. Most recent donation to Captain Mattson in Hampton. They will be having a banquet the end of October. Nomination papers are on line if needed State Fire Marshal: Handouts are on the table for Public Education Program, they are asking for input for hte9/30 release of the Fire Is program with a Train the Trainer for the middle school level. LPG Odorant issue- spot checks have found low levels in some instances of odor fade or absence rail cars may sit for long period of time before use. HB 336 has been retained is not going to survive there will be a hearing on 9/18 and they need fire chief representatives to attend. In the coming year there is hope to get a ban on sky lanterns The office is looking for input/feedback on the 10 year smoke detector. Fire Standards and Training and EMS: The Fallen Fighter Memorial will be 10/13, they will be adding two name at that time. EMS Division will be inspecting ambulances checking such areas as monitors, batteries and equipment The North Country training facility is being built and hope to finish by June. The A-EMT process has been moving along successfully with a 79% pass rate (if you need help call). There are 2 simulation manikins available for training. Page 6 The Chief s Trumpet

7 Forest & Lands: Have $100,000 for Tower improvements The On-line Permits are being beta tested in 12 communities, on 9/16 they will meet with company representatives and hope to have them live by November Meeting Minutes (continued) EMS Coordinating Board: programs. For the purpose of ambulance supply and inspectionsthe car seat rating is now 80 pounds. Good of the Order: There is a meeting next week Deputy Farley asks for participation in the NHFIR survey, this is a nationwide program and the information Length of Service Awards: is important. The survey closes 9/30. 2 bills in Congress to change the IRS tax code- a motion was made and passed to send a letter to our The Conference for Fire Service Leaders is in Boston, information available on line. federal delegation to sign on as co-sponsors Committee of Merit is 9/23 in Concord. The New England coalition is still seeking a grant to for $37,500 for the NHAFC for two years for recruitment, medical exams, gear, background checks and training Next meeting will be on Thursday, October 10 at 5pm at of new volunteers. the Wentworth Country Club in Rye. Fire Standards and Training Commission: Discussion on the changes to the Firefighter I curriculum changing the hours of the wild fire portion from 24 hours to 8 hours. It is a time and cost issue, they have received lots of feedback at meetings but our representatives have received none. It has been tabled till next month. The 24 hour course would still be available for those interested. They hope to develop a survey on the subject for all chiefs. There is still discussion on the Medical Exam prerequisite and the liability for participation in training activities There was a motion to send a letter to the Governor and Commissioner to support Deborah Pendergast for Director of Fire Standards Training and EMS. Passed with 4 abstaining. NEAFC : Meeting 9/20 to review the past conference and begin planning for next year. The possibility of a two day conference will be on the agenda this year and moving the education portion to another venue. Following the raffle, the meeting was adjourned at 1146 hours. Respectfully submitted, Chief Thomas S. Lambert, retired. Secretary Unfinished Business: Ambulance Billing- does the NHAFC have a position on managed health care, it is being discussed at the EMS Coordinating Board and developing community care Page 7 The Chief s Trumpet

8 Meeting Minutes Minutes of the meeting of the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs October 10, Wentworth-by-the-Sea Country Club, Rye, New Hampshire. The meeting was called to order by President Lyon at 1835 hours. Following a salute to the flag and a moment of silence, a quorum was declared. Host Chief William Skip Sullivan welcomed everyone to Rye and hoped all enjoyed themselves. Advocate Members New England Fire Equipment and Law Office of Dummand and Woodson The minutes of the September Meeting were accepted as read. Treasurer s Report was accepted as read. New Members: Chief Donald DeAngelis, Deputy Bruce Chapman, Deputy Richard Rodier all of Epping, NH were accepted as an active member. President s remarks: Attended the Governor signing the Fire Marshal s Office Proclamation for Fire Prevention Week. Reminder that the Annual Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Service is at 1400 hours at the Fire Academy this coming following Sunday. Two names will be added this year. The NHMA Conference is November 6 & 7 this year, although no monies were budget for this event, the body felt it is important to be present. If no funds can be found a donation will be accepted to cover booth cost. We will look into the availability of handouts and banners. Paper cubes are available. An will be sent for booth coverage. Hoping for more participation for the Leadership Conference in Boston we are a co-sponsor of. 1 st VP Parenti: No report. 2 nd VP O Brien: No report. Sargent At Arms: Merchandise has been ordered for those who put in request and will be available next month. Legislative Committee: LSR s are starting to come in for the next session. We will meet in December. State Fire Marshal: There is a LSR that has been created to ban Sky-Lanterns it is primary sponsored by Sen Styles but needs more co-signers. HB336 was declared ITL but working on mew bill to return more authority to the Fireworks committee, this bill also needs more co-sponsors. Attended the NFF Memorial, Chief Shafer s name was added and there was good showing Nashua and Manchester along with the Chief s family. The office is investigating suspicious fires in Laconia. The trial for the double fatal fire in Colebrook is under way. ATF is working on a 20 year old cold case in Keene. The Manchester Tank Explosion happened during a common practice repair and local procedures for inspection and permits should be reviewed. The double fatal explosion in Hopkinton was caused by cutting into a safe full of fireworks. Fire Prevention equipment from the FMO was used throughout the state Sparky suit and robat. Fire Standards and Training: Captain Lund reported that Director Pendergast started Monday and is very busy. A lot of grant classes are available; FFII, swift water and Firefighter Survival. The FFI and FFII classes are now use the Jones and Bartlett manuals. The Dover High School Firefighting program is growing and 5 others have started throughout the state. Chief Phillips has sent out a survey on Firefighter Medical Evaluations and hopes everyone has a chance to fill it out and return it. Page 8 The Chief s Trumpet

9 Meeting Minutes (continued) Fire Standard & Training Commission: November meeting may be moved forward one week to coincide with the Academy Awards. NEAFC: Will be meeting with the Division November 1 & 2 in Meredith. Next meeting will be on Thursday, November 14 at 9am at the Fire Academy. Professional Development will be NH VIEW presented by Director Perry Plummer. Following the raffle, the meeting was adjourned at 1918 hours. Unfinished Business: Respectfully submitted, Chief Roger Bradley of Hanover will be retiring October 31; he has served as Chief since Homeland Security Grants applications need to be Chief Thomas S. Lambert, retired. completed by December 13, the committee will meet Secretary in February to review them. Projects will have to be completed faster to meet new deadlines. Good & Welfare: The Firefighter Memorial at the National Fire Academy was open for 2 hours for the laying of the Presidential Wreath despite the government shutdown Veterans Count motorcycle raffle tickets are available from the Treasurer Copies of the updated NH Fire Laws book are available from the NH Fire Prevention Society Page 9 The Chief s Trumpet

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