SAFER Meeting Minutes
June 17, 2016
SAFER Board Attendees: President Fortman, Past President Dolan, Seely, Quinn, , Alvarado, Vender liaison Sposado
Los Angeles Fire Department
Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center
0930 Meeting called to order – B/C President Fortman (Batt 13) welcomed SAFER and opened the meeting, led the flag salute and moment of silence to remember our fallen brothers and sisters in the fire, police and military. Thanks to LAFD for use of the facility and “WorkRite” Uniforms for hospitality.
SAFER email : SAFER.Members@gmail.com, twitter, facebook etc.
Program: Fire Service Grants
Battalion Chief Cori Tipton – “Homeland Security Grants Section”
(213) 202-9955 Office
26 Federal Agencies with “fingers” in the Grant pool. Grants are not “free money” in that you must satisfy a myriad of requirements to receive and utilize the dollars. Over 1000 grants available in various categories.
FEMA.gov to see all grants.
UASI – “Urban Area Security Initiative”. (21 Cities in US), Regional in nature as it is assumed other local / regional agencies will be needed to assist in a terrorism incident.
SHSGP-“ State Homeland Security Grant Program”
PSGP- “Port Security Grant Program”
AFG – Assistance to Firefighters Grant (FF Safety), Largest Grant available in LACo. (Single Layer Pant example.
SAFER – “Staffing For Adequate Fire & Emergency Response” to meet 1710 / 1720 manning standard. Pays for
FP&S – “Fire Prevention and Safety Grant”
PERFORMANCE PERIOD: Time allowed to apply for, receive and completed approved grants.
Solution Areas:
Organizations
Positions – hiring for backfill & overtime
Planning
Must have deliverables
Training
Equipment
Includes consumables
Exercises
*PowerPoint Presentation, Check Sheets and Test parameters available from presenters upon request.
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Business Meeting:
Dues:
Roundtable:
Scott Quinn Capt II – LAFD : Drill tower class graduating,
John Price -
Stuart Lovi – AllStar Fire Equipment –
Jim Evans – Solutions Safety: AB 2146 is proposed law being written for California that will mandate SCBA’s, PPE standards that meet NFPA 1851. State must make the implementation of the law coincide with funding (not a un-funded mandate). Cleaning and inspection will likely be the first to be implemented as it has low or no costs.
Eric Higgins VP – BestWay Laundry Solutions –
Mark Sheldon – Oceanside FD Retired – Days-Off Products: Introduced his product representation: TIC’s, Tools etc..
Lazaro Martinez – Cascade Fire Equipment Company:
Bill Ward –
LN Curtis Fire Equipment:
Tom Langer –
1200 Meeting Adjourned
Next Month AllStar Fire Equipment . Program:
Vender’s, Manufacture’s and Consultants represented at this meeting:
Michael Schlags – Cobra Rescue Litters
mschlags@cobra litters.com
P.O. Box 1981
Buelton[CS1] , CA 93427-1981
(805) 896-7993
Kelly Whitt – Regional Account Executive – Workrite Uniforms
(909) 289-5775 Cell
(562) 252-0155 Fax
kwhitt@workrite.com
www.workrite.com
1701 N. Lombard Street, Suite 200
Oxnard, CA 93030
Walt Dorn – Liqui-Pod
(562) 244-2205 cell
(844)766-5763 ext 104
Bill Ward – Luqui-Pod
TJ Jasper - Bestway Laundry Solutions – UniMac Sales and Service
1035 E. Third Street
Corona, CA92879
Phone (800) 542-6166 ext204
Tyson Raner – Systems Consultant – Construction Innovations – Fire Watch Digital Communications
(855) 725-9555
(916) 502-3414
5716 Folsom Blvd Suite 155
Sacramento, CA95819
Tyson.raner@constructioninnovations.com
Self-Contained , Portable Fire Alarm System
Ford Davies – B&D Safety Systems Inc. (Business Development)
(916) 765-8648 Cell/text
(800) 983-3518 Central Station
fdavies@bdsafetysystems.com
www.bdsafetysystems.com
Associates with: SecureWatch and FireWatch electronic monitoring units
Frank Uram- President- Quala-Tel Communications
furam@qualatel.com
Tel (858) 577-2900
Fax (858) 693-4109
Toll Free (800) 442-1504
Cell (858) 945-1659
9925 Business Park Avenue- Suite A
San Diego, CA92131-1171
Louie Garcia – Western States Fire Equipment
(909) 510-4266
(213) 272-5680
13800 Valley Blvd.
Fontana, CA
Jay Terry Terry’s Canvas
terryscanvas@aol.com
2925 Palomino Court
Ontario, CA 91761
Phone (909) 947-7998
Jim Evans – Solutions Safety
Lazaro Martinez – AllStar Fire Equipment
(626) 255-0433 Cell
Tracy Rabe – LineGear Fire & Rescue Equipment
(800) 466-7574
23121 Antonio Parkway #125
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Tom Ramstead – LineGear Fire & Rescue Equipment
(800) 466-7574
23121 Antonio Parkway #125
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Meeting Attendees (Sign-ins)
Agency / Co NAME PHONE # EMAIL (s)
Downey Fire (Retired) Chuck Seely (562) 824-3225 firebiz@att.net
LACFD (retired) MES John Price 562-212-6803 jprice@mesfire.com
Straight Up Imaging Terry Parisher (912) 667-8990 terry@straightupimaging.com
Qual-Tel Frank Uram 800-442-1504 furam@qualatel.com
Cobra Litters Steve Cooley 805-377-5348 coolnco@aol.com
Bestwqy Laundry Solutions Eric Jasoer (800)562-6166 ejasper@bestwayls.com
Cobra Litters Michael Schlags 808-896-7993 mschlags@cobralitter.com
Cobra Litters Breanna Bartolucci 805-245-1535 bschlags@cobralitter.com
Oceanside FD(retired)/Days Off Consultants Mark Sheldone 760-505-3473 msheldone@sbcglobal.net
Western States Fire Equipment Louie Garcia 213-272-5680 lgarcia@vvgtruck.com
Chistian Brothers Mechanical ServicesGavin Fenske714-515-0083 gavin@cbhvac.com
LineGear Fire & Rescue Equipment Tom Ramstead 949-709-8808 sales@linegear.com
LineGear Fire & Rescue Equipment Tracy Rabe 949-709-8808 tracy@linegear.com
LN Curtis and Sons Ed Shabro 76-250-1180 eshabro@lncurtis.com
LACoFD Tony Duran 626-590-2991 Firetiger2013-SAFER@yahoo.com
LAFD Ells Fortman 661-645-1810 ellsworth.fortman@lacity.org
LAFDRetired Jim Dolan 562-400-1298 jsdolan123@aol.com
SC Products Jim Evans 770-634-0848 jime@solutionssafety.com
OCFA Russ Snider 714-308-4338 russsnider@ocfa.org
FireWatch Ford Davies 916-765-8648 fdavies54@gmail.com
Christian Brothers Mechanical Bren Cohee 951-703-8985 bren@cbhvac.com
Liqui-Pod Bill Ward 949-246-6999 billward@cox.net
Ventura County Fire Dept Michael Weisenberg 805-990-4326
michael.weisenberg@ventura.org
Los Angeles Fire Dept Scott Quinn 213-434-1380 scott.quinn@lacity.org
Allstar Fire Equipment Inc. Lazaro Martinez 626-255-0433 lazarom@allstarfire.com
LACoFD Alvin Brewer 213-700-4184 alvin.brewer@fire.lacounty.gov
LAFD John Cardenas 661-917-7019 john.cardenas@lacity.org
VCFD Robert Szczepanek 805-914-4021 Robert.Szczepanek@ventura.org
Santa Paula Fire Keith Gurrola 805-377-1491 kgurrola@spcity.org