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Ceremony for Firefighter Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice Tragedy stuck the Campbell County, Wyo., Fire Department (CCFD) on Jan. 31, 1989, when the department was dispatched to a structure fire at the Antelope Valley Baptist Church. This cold snowy night would result in the only loss of a firefighter in Campbell County's history; Alan Mickelson would fall through the roof of the church and perish.This incident sparked another major change in the development of the Campbell County Fire Department. The firefighters and citizens of Campbell County raised funds to build a large training facility to both honor Alan and prevent future incidents such as his. On Aug. 18, 1990, the Alan Mickelson Fire Training Center opened. This series of events helped the CCFD—an ICC Governmental Member—become one of the most progressive and premier fire departments in the State of Wyoming. Read more. |
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Inspector Tammy Green Named COCOA's Fire Official of the Year Michael Boso (pictured right), past president of the Central Ohio Code Officials Association (COCOA) and chief building official with the city of Grove City, presented the Fire Official of the Year Award to Tammy Green (left), fire safety inspector with the Jackson Township Division of Fire, at COCOA's general membership meeting last year at the Ohio Board of Building Standards in Reynoldsburg, Ohio."The Grove City Building Division has a great working relationship with the Jackson Township Fire Department because of Tammy's commitment to the code profession and the support she receives from her superiors and trustees," Boso said. "She is an asset to the Grove City Building Division and very deserving of this award." "I was totally surprised and honored," she said. Green is an International Code Council certified commercial building inspector and Ohio Board of Building Standards certified fire protection inspector. She works closely with the city of Grove City Building Division staff to perform commercial plans examinations and approve fire protection systems permits. She is an Ohio fire safety inspector instructor, secretary for the Central Ohio Juvenile Fire Setter Program's Educator Committee, trustee for the Central Ohio Fire Prevention Association and a member of the Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force. "Tammy does a great job," said Captain Bill Dolby of the Jackson Township Division of Fire. "She's very meticulous, and works well with architects, builders and engineers." |
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Retiring Miami-Dade County Building Chief Remains Force to Be Reckoned With
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Canyon County (Ida.) Building Official Dan Hunter Honored Canyon County Development Services department assistant and building official Dan Hunter was named the 2013 Building Code Officer of the Year and International Code Council Chapter President for by the Idaho Association of Building Officials (IDABO) for his service and efforts to promote safety and public welfare through building code enforcement. IDABO annually awards Building Code Officer of the Year to state officers who make significant contributions to the building profession.In addition to being recognized as Building Code Officer of the Year, Hunter was named president of the International Code Council Chapter President for Idaho, which provides technical, education and administration support regarding building code administration to government agencies. Hunter is one of six Energy Code Ambassadors for Idaho and is committee chair for the Idaho Energy Circuit Rider program and a past president of the Building Safety Professionals of Southwestern Idaho. Read more. |
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The man who made stronger construction standards his crusade when he rewrote the Miami-Dade County building code after Hurricane Andrew — Charlie Danger — remains filled with the fervor for reform. Danger, who is the county building chief, is about to retire after a career that challenged builders and probably saved lives