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FSMC CHAIRMAN'S CORNER Busy 2014 Ahead as the Challenge of Protecting the Public Never Diminishes It was good to see everyone and meet new Fire Service Membership Council (FSMC) Members at ICC's 2013 Annual Conference in Atlantic City, N.J. The Group A and B codes, including the International Fire Code (IFC), have now been finalized for the 2015 editions. Congratulations to all who participated in the process. However, no sooner does the 2015 code development cycle end before the 2018 cycle begins. During the upcoming year ICC will be making a call for Members to apply for the various technical committees that need to be staffed for the 2018 codes. Please apply if you are interested and qualified. The ICC and our FSMC are only as strong as the Members who represent the fire service and serve on these technical committees. Continue reading story
			CODE DEVELOPMENT NEWS ICC Rolls Out cdpACCESS cdpACCESS is the new, online cloud-based tool built exclusively for ICC's code development process (cdp). Once referred to as remote voting, cdpACCESS is much more than that. With cdpACCESS you can create code change proposals and submit them online, and more. Code change proposals for the Group C International Green Construction Code are due by Jan. 10, 2014. Continue reading story

			CODE DEVELOPMENT NEWS FCAC's Year-Long Effort Produces 2015 IFC Changes The outcome of work by ICC's Fire Code Action Committee (FCAC) has moved forward to become part of the 2015 I-Codes, but the process to produce these results started more than a year ago and involved many hours of group effort and focus. Beginning in November 2012, the FCAC started its work on code change proposals for the Group B codes. These proposals were the product of input by the fire service and the four Regional Work Groups (RWG). The result of these meetings involved the FCAC submitting 64 proposed changes for the 2015 International Fire Code. Continue reading story

			CODE DEVELOPMENT NEWS FSMC Members Urged to Volunteer for 2018 Committees Fresh and experienced eyes alike will be sought in January 2014 with ICC's release of a Call for Committees seeking volunteers to serve on code development, code correlation and code interpretation committees for the 2018 International Codes. FSMC Members are needed to serve on 19 code development committees, five code interpretation committees, plus the code correlation committee. The deadline to apply is June 2, 2014. Continue reading story

			2013 WILDFIRE SEASON Successful, Community-Based Workshops Nearing Completion Two trends involving fire damages are at work in the United States these days: the rate of all fires in the nation is on the decline, but the number of wildfires and wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires is rising steadily, a startling fact to many property owners and community leaders throughout the nation; and an innovative national joint initiative that provides a multi-faceted approach to WUI mitigation on the grassroots level. Continue reading story

			FSMC NEWS Cochran, Gibbs Re-Elected at FSMC Annual Meeting Highlights of the FSMC Annual Meeting in Atlantic City, N.J., included the re-elections of Fulton Cochran and Jackie Gibbs as Chair and Vice Chair, and a rededication to increasing membership and participation in the FSMC. The officers' election was held after Cochran, Ronny Coleman and Adolf Zubia were each elected to three-year terms on the FSMC Governing Committee. Continue reading story

			FSMC NEWS DeCrane, Cochran Honored with National Awards Prestigious national public service awards were presented this year to two members of the FSMC Governing Committee: Cleveland Battalion Chief Sean DeCrane was the recipient of the Excellence & Fire Safety Award presented by the Code Council and International Association of Fire Chiefs; and FSMC Chairman Fulton Cochran was the recipient of the ICC Fire Service Award during the 2013 Annual Conference in Atlantic City, N.J. Continue reading story

			ICC 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ICC Members Elect Board Officers, Directors Code Council Members elected Board officers and directors during ICC's 2013 Annual Conference in Atlantic City, N.J. Stephen D. Jones, CBO, Construction Official for the Township of Millburn and the Borough of Florham Park, N.J., was elected President. Guy Tomberlin, CBO, Building Code Services Manager for the Fairfax County, Va., Land Development Services, was elected Vice President. Alex "Cash" Olszowy, Building Inspection Supervisor for the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington, Ky., was elected Secretary/Treasurer. Two individuals gained their first seats on the Board while three directors were re-elected to their positions. Continue reading story

			FSMC NEWS The Conversation Starts Here: Sign Up for the FSMC With Groups A and B completed for the 2015 I-Codes, preparations are already being considered for the 2018 code development cycle. If you want to keep current with the thinking and planning at its earliest stages, join the conversation within the ICC Fire Service Membership Council. It's easy. Continue reading story

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