GOFSEA

Due to many summer vacations and schedule conflicts, there will be no GOFSEA meeting Wednesday, July 12.  Please return to the site for further updates regarding the August meeting.

The June 14 meeting will not be held as scheduled.

Many of the regular participants have other obligations and will be unable to attend. We’ll attempt to reschedule for another date. Details will be emailed through the list and posted on this blog.

Thanks!

The May 12 GOFSEA meeting will be held at the usual meeting location. Ronald McDonald House (Dayton) 12:30 p.m. Bring any current projects or ideas that you would like to share.

The location for the April 12 meeting is changed to Washington Township Fire Department in Centerville. The meeting time will stay at 12:30 p.m. (prompt!)

We will meet in the training room at WTFD. Park on the east side of the station (rear lot) and ender through the center door. The training room is immediately on the left.

A map to the station can be found at Google Maps

Treasurer Mike Blakesly reminds us that we should submit our dues for 2006.  Because notices were not sent out, the members present at the March meeting voted to reduce the dues for 2006 to $10.

If you paid prior to this, please accept our thanks for being prompt and helping the organization stay on track.

Your dues support projects, purchase resources, and pay for web site expenses.  As a paid member, you have voting privilege and access to resources that others may not have.

Please use the member application found in the right hand site menu.  Be sure to mark out $15 and indicate $10 instead.

The Montgomery County Health District will hold the annual Community Baby Shower on Thursday, May 25, 2006 from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm. The event is geared toward expectant mothers that are in a high risk category. Many expectant mothers bring their other children with them.

This an excellent opportunity to get our safety message to them.

I will be there along with at least one other person. Doug Hatcher from the Moraine Fire Department will bring his Safety Trailer. If you can attend please contact me at (937) 333-4662 or email robert.alexander at cityofdayton dot org.

In the past there has been a large Hispanic speaking contingent at this event. Anyone that speaks fluent Spanish is encouraged to participate.

Thanks,
Bob Alexander
Dayton Fire Department

Many of you may have already received this email. I thought it best to share with those that may have missed it or that may have lost it in their email filter.

June is Home Safety Month and the Home Safety Council invites you to set aside a little time to help your colleagues and community learn to live a safer life at home. This year’s campaign theme - Hands on Home Safety - encourages the public to take some simple hands-on steps to create a safer home environment.

As a friend of the Home Safety Council, we are inviting you to be among the first to sign up for Home Safety Month 2006 materials. By simply logging on to http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/hsmrequest and registering, you will receive a free Home Safety Month starter kit containing sample posters, brochures and more! We also ask, while you are requesting a starter kit, that you take a moment to complete a short survey at the bottom of the web page. Your responses will help us gauge program interest and assess supply levels.

By registering for your starter kit before March 31, 2006, you will also have an opportunity to purchase additional Home Safety Month materials later this spring. We hope youll join the Home Safety Council in helping the public become Hands on Home Safety!

Thank you in advance for your support.

Sincerely,
The Home Safety Council

Washington Township (Montgomery County) Fire Dept. may be hiring a part-time fire and life safety educator.  Anyone interested is encouraged to contact Chief Ken Parks or Fire Marshal Mike Long to express interest.  The part-time educator will work in conjunction with the career fire and life safety educator. Duties will be primarily related to safety education class delivery in the local schools.  Hours will be limited to no more than 32 per week.  This is NOT an opportunity toward full-time status.

Contact number is 937.433.3083.

Persons interested in receiving certification through the Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Level I course are encouraged to attend an upcoming outreach training. The State Fire Marshal’s Office will conduct training Thursday, April 27 and Friday, April 28, 2006. It will be held at the Washington Township Fire Department Training Center, 8320 McEwen Road, Centerville Ohio from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

To register for the course, please call Curt Cobler at (937) 433-3083 or email ccobler at washingtontwp dot org. You can also contact Rich Palmer at the same number or email rpalmer at washingtontwp dot org.

This course will be held free of charge to all attendees. The course is open to fire service personnel, law enforcement, juvenile court, mental health, education, and other persons interested in or wishing to know more about juvenile firesetter intervention.

Please forward this information to others that may be interested. A course is scheduled at the State Fire Academy in March for those that may require weekend opportunities.  Course fees at the academy are $55.

Bob Alexander has offered a list of dates for the Firefighter Phil presentations in Dayton. If you would like to see this program, please come to one of the scheduled sessions. Bob advises to arrive at least ten minutes early.

According to Bob, the presenter will be “Magic Tom. He will be available to answer questions if you arrive early enough.

If you believe that you will be attending, please contact Bob Alexander (937) 333-4662 or Greg Smith (937) 333-4524 at the Dayton Fire Department.

Download the schedule here.