February 16th 2012
Location: Wattco – Fairfield, CA

HiTech EVS

August 16th 2012
TBD

October 18th 2012

Location: TBD

December 13th 2012
Dec 13,2012 Valley power Systems

The January session will be presented by Quinn Caterpillar to familiarize the SCFMA with the new Caterpillar on-road product line. This training session will be held at Rio Hondo.

February 2012

February 21^st, Tuesday
Location: San Diego Convention Center Meeting Room
During Firehouse World Show, Exhibition Passes will be provided.
Host: Westpac.  Bendix presentation

March 2012

March – Rancho Cucamonga

April 2012

TBA

May 2012

May – Newmar, Santa Ana

Re: Safety Defect Recall Notification filed with NHTSA

Meritor WABCO Recall Number 11E039000
Ferrara Fire Apparatus Campaign # 11V-507

Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc. has been notified by Meritor WABCO that a defect, which relates to motor vehicle safety, exists in units with Electronic Stability Control Systems (ESC) installed. Our records indicate only 104 Inferno / Igniter chassis has received one of the suspect ESC modules. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our plan for addressing this defect.

What the defect is and the risks involved in vehicle safety:

Meritor Wabco has determined that under certain unique road and driving conditions involving tight, successive, highly banked curves in opposite directions, vehicle body roll and road inclination characteristics may adversely affect the slip angle calculation by the ESC Module. This might cause the ESC system to perceive an oversteering situation and therefore apply the front axle outer wheel service brake until the vehicle is perceived to be stable by the ESC. This unnecessary brake intervention may pull the vehicle out of the curve, requiring the driver to counter steer to keep the vehicle on its intended path. If the driver is slow to react during this described unnecessary ESC intervention, the vehicle may deviate from its intended path. All known occurrences of this described condition have occurred on tight S-type curves that are highly banked above 6 degrees. The faster the vehicle is drives on this unique road condition, the tighter the curves and higher the bank, the more likely the occurrence of unnecessary oversteer brake activation by the ESC.
What Ferrara Fire Apparatus is doing to resolve this issue.

Once the required replacement ESC modules have been procured, a Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc. field service technician will visit each affected location to replace the defective module and recalibrate the ESC system. Replacement ESC modules should be available to Ferrara Fire Apparatus by Meritor WABCO by November 30, 2011. Vehicles affected will be attended to as quickly as possible thereafter.

Other Manufacturers Fire apparatus will also be affected and they will be handled by their own recall campaign notifications. The Meritor Wabco ESC Module part numbers affected are:

• 446 065 020 0
• 446 065 027 0
• 400 850 179 0
• 400 850 185 0
• 400 850 195 0

Any questions pertaining to this Safety recall should be directed to:
Charlie Grimes @ 800-443-9006 Ext. 3011 or Email charlieg@ferrarafire.com

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UPCOMING TRAININGS AND EVENTS

Subject: Acting Secretary Mike Dayton Issues Statement Regarding Death of Deputy Fire Chief Mark Cooper

Acting Secretary Mike Dayton today issued the following statement regarding the death of Deputy Fire Chief Mark Cooper of the California Emergency Management Agency Fire & Rescue Branch:

"I am deeply saddened to learn of this loss in our Cal EMA family. Mark dedicated his life to ensuring the safety of all California residents, and his honorable service will forever be remembered. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time."

Deputy Fire Chief Mark Cooper, 59, died Monday, September 5, 2011 at 8:12 a.m. after suffering a massive brain hemorrhage at Mercy San Juan Hospital in Carmichael, CA. He is survived by wife Marsha, mother Doris and loving family and friends.

Details about arrangements by the family and remembrances will follow from the Fire & Rescue Branch as they become available.

Tina Walker, Chief
Office of Media Relations and Public Information
916-845-8456
www.calema.ca.gov

Join us for the 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off
October 24, 2011  |  Reno, NV

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Are you ready to get your
AWARD WINNING  chili cooking team together?

We’re ready to welcome you as one of our official chili cookers! 

Join us for our 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off

October 24th – 5:30 pm

Atlantis Casino Resort Spa – Grand 4 Ballroom

Things are getting underway for our 3rd Annual Chili Cook-off and we are looking for cookers who want to bring their "famous" firehouse or family chili recipes out of the kitchen and into the competition. 

Get a team together and start taste testing your combination of award winning chili-making ingredients.
On Monday, October 24th at 5:30 pm,
attendees will join us at the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa to enjoy a evening of fun and a few bowls of great chili. Everyone will have a chance to vote for their favorite chili.
Our winning team will be announced the next evening during the "End of the Day" Networking reception and will receive a $250 award, along with a memorable Chili Winner’s plaque.

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Chili Cook-off Coordinator:
Cherie Nevin
Storey County Emergency Management
775-230-1474 | cnevin@storeycounty.org

FireShowsReno is sponsored by Nevada Fire Chiefs Association and the Fire Service Manufacturers and Vendors Association.  Co-sponsored by Nevada State Emergency Response Commission and the Nevada State Fire Marshal.

For more information, contact

Jo Anne Hill
FireShowsReno
1-800-632-7489
Ken Riddle
Nevada Fire Chiefs Association
702-982-3433

The SCFMA August meeting will be held in conjunction with the annual EVS Open-house. The meeting will begin at the special time of 9:00 AM on Tuesday August 16^th.  This month’s class subject will be presented by Cummins and Spartan Motors. The EVG Open-house will begin following the meeting.  EVG will have off-site parking with a shuttle service to and from the EVS facility.  The parking information will be sent with the meeting reminder later this week. The EVG facility is located in Anaheim, CA.  Their contact number is (714) 238-0110.  EVG is pleased to again be providing lunch for attendees.  In the pursuit of enjoyment of the venue by all attendees, please understand that any sponsor has the right to address any unique situation in a manner best suiting the venue.

In conjunction with the open house, Eric Reed will be proctoring the pretest for the CFMA Electrical Systems 2A class (being offered by CFMA at the fall academy in November, 2011 as well as the spring academy in April, 2012). Testing will begin at 12:30PM at EVG on August 16^th.  Students must have either taken the Basic Electrical Systems class (FM-109) or pass the pretest PRIOR to registration in the electrical certification class of either academy.  Please RSVP to Eric at (909)234-2144 to reserve your seat.  Testing will also be conducted on September 20 following the SCFMA September meeting.

The September meeting will be held on September 20, 2011 at Valley Power Systems, Inc., 1520 S. Bon View Avenue, Ontario, CA 91761-4407 ph (909) 969-9345.  The class presentation will be on Allison transmission troubleshooting and diagnostics.  This meeting will begin at 10:00 AM.

Please find the attached flyers and as usual, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.

Thank you,

Tina Aguilar
South Coast EVS
2020 S. Baker Ave.
Ontario, Ca. 91761
#909-930-2278
#909-930-5258 fax

Saturday September 10th

Gates open at 4pm

Racing at 7pm