Fire Commissioner Frank Underwood (Chairman of the Audit Committee) has requested the Company's send him an e-mail at funderwood@msfa.org to state if there is a problem with Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 0800 at the Fire Service Building for the Station Management Audit.  The alternate date would be February 11, 2012 same time and location.

If there is a majority of the company's are O.K. then Saturday, February 25, 2012 will be the date for the audit.

·         January 2012 - Class 30

·         Session #1 Monday, January 16, 2012@ Bowie – Co. 43 Training Room Starting at 1900 hrs.

·         Session #2 Wednesday, January 18, 2012@ Bowie - Co.43 Training Room Starting at 1900 hrs.

·         Session #3 Friday, January 20, 2012@ Bowie – C0. 43 Training Room Starting at 1900 hrs.

·          NEW STUDENTS/MEMBERS:

·         Students must bring a copy of their IS-100 and IS-700 certificates, a copy of their CPR card, and a signed Form # 4371, "Issuance of Personal Protective Equipment Request/Agreement".

·         EQUIVALENCY STUDENTS/MEMBERS:

·         Equivalency members must bring their full equivalency package.

·         You will not be permitted to begin the class without these materials!

·         Classes start promptly at the times indicated.

·         Online Training

o    All new members must complete two modules of Incident Command System (ICS) training before they attend Volunteer Recruit School. The courses can be taken online through FEMA's website, and both are required: IS-100 (Introduction to Incident Command System) and IS-700 (NIMS An Introduction).

o    Registration:

·         SIGN UP BY SENDING EMAIL TO VRSSIGNUP@GMAIL.COM.  If your members are not signed up using this method with not be allowed to attend the class.   A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail received.

·          

·         Bowie CPR:

Bowie will be holding a CPR class just for VRS students on Tuesday January 17, 2012 @ Co 43 1900hrs.

ATTACHED IN MICROSOFT EXCEL IS THE CURRENT STORES CATALOG. 

Here are the updated Fire Commission Chairperson’s listing:
Topic in question               Fire Commission Committee Chairperson
Budget                                    Alter
Apparatus                              Harrison
“508”                                       Demeritt
Physicals                                 Demeritt
C.I.P.                                        Bigony
Audits                                     Underwood
L.O.S.A.P.                                Lau
Officers Certification             Mattison
V.R.S. Training                       Mattison

The Bowie Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting the VRS CPR on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.  Class starts at 1900 at station 43 in the training room.

Also, we have received some registration for Class 28 through vrssignup@gmail.com.  We need it all to go through that way.  Everyone who signs up that way will get a confirmation e-mail stating they are registered in the class. 

No student will be allowed in the class without confirmation or without the proper paperwork.

Multi-Stations Corporations contracts are NOW ready.  Please contact Nancy Roberts at the Fire Commission Office on Monday 11/7/11 to pick your stations up.
 

The Station Management Contracts are here!!!

Come to the Fire Commission office and pick up your stations Station Management Contracts and get them back to the Fire Commission no later than Monday, November 7, 2011. 

Multi-Stations Corporations contracts are not ready yet, there still is a problem.  Hope to have it corrected shortly.

Please get this back to the Fire Commission office as soon a practically possible.  The Fire Commission will turn in the contracts all together, therefore please don't hold them.

• November (Class 28): Monday. November 14, 2011 @ Bowe 43 1900, Wednesday, November 16, 2011 @ Bowie 43 1900, Friday, November 18, 2011@ Bowie 43 1900
•  NEW STUDENTS/MEMBERS:
• Students must bring a copy of their IS-100 and IS-700 certificates, a copy of their CPR card, and a signed Form # 4371, "Issuance of Personal Protective Equipment Request/Agreement".
• EQUIVALENCY STUDENTS/MEMBERS:
• Equivalency members must bring their full equivalency package.
• You will not be permitted to begin the class without these materials!
• Classes start promptly at the times indicated.
• Online Training
  • All new members must complete two modules of Incident Command System (ICS) training before they attend Volunteer Recruit School. The courses can be taken online through FEMA's website, and both are required: IS-100 (Introduction to Incident Command System) and IS-700 (NIMS An Introduction).
• BOWIE CPR - at Co. 43  none scheduled for November 2011

• SIGN UP BY SENDING EMAIL TO VRSSIGNUP@GMAIL.COM.

There is a new way to sign-up for the Volunteer Recruit School Class.

Use the email address vrssignup@gmail.com.

Please include:

Your Name

Your ID Number

Your Station Number

And whether you need the full class or just Session #2 for equivalency member.

You must receive a confirmation return e-mail stating you are enrolled in the class.

AS OF JANUARY 2012 CLASS 30 THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WAY TO REGISTER FOR VRS.

 

• September (Class 27): Monday. September 19, 2011 @ Bowe 43 1900, Wednesday, September 21, 2011 @ Bowie 43 1900, Friday, September 23, 2011@ Bowie 43 1900
•  NEW STUDENTS/MEMBERS:
• Students must bring a copy of their IS-100 and IS-700 certificates, a copy of their CPR card, and a signed Form # 4371, "Issuance of Personal Protective Equipment Request/Agreement".
• EQUIVALENCY STUDENTS/MEMBERS:
• Equivalency members must bring their full equivalency package.
• You will not be permitted to begin the class without these materials!
• Classes start promptly at the times indicated.
• Online Training
  • All new members must complete two modules of Incident Command System (ICS) training before they attend Volunteer Recruit School. The courses can be taken online through FEMA's website, and both are required: IS-100 (Introduction to Incident Command System) and IS-700 (NIMS An Introduction).