VSFA_RedBook2019

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• On July 5, 2018, conducted a teleconference to continue exploration of a revised version of the association’s publication with Fire News . • Participated in a Joint Conference Committee meeting on July 11, 2018 to address the development of a joint agreement between the VSFA and the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads (VAVRS) to co-host the 2019 annual conference. This meeting was conducted via web tools. • Attended the annual conference of the VSFA, held at the Hampton Roads Convention Center (HRCC) in Hampton, Virginia from August 1-4, 2018. • Participated in the summer Executive Committee meeting on August 1, 2018 at the HRCC in Hampton, Virginia. • Attended the Virginia Fire Services Board meeting on August 3, 2018 at the HRCC in Hampton, Virginia. • Attended a Joint Conference Committee meeting on August 3, 2018 at the HRCC in Hampton, Virginia. • Attended a Joint Conference Committee meeting on August 9, 2019 to continue development of the joint agreement to host a 2019 conference. • On November 8, 2018, conducted a teleconference to continue exploration of a revised version of the association’s publication with Fire News. • Participated in a Joint Conference Committee meeting to finalize the joint agreement between the VSFA and the VAVRS. The meeting was held on January 6, 2019, at the VAVRS headquarters in Oilville, Virginia. • Participated in a Joint Conference Committee meeting on January 8, 2019 to discuss marketing the for the joint conference, dubbed First Responder Virginia. The Joint Conference Committee met thereafter as the FRV Planning Committee, a joint committee of the VSFA and the VAVRS. This meeting was conducted using web tools. • Participated in an FRV Planning Committee meeting, held on February 3, 2019, at VAVRS headquarters in Oilville, Virginia. Meeting activities are documented elsewhere in the 2018-2019 Red Book. • Participated in an FRV Planning Committee meeting, held on March 3, 2019, at VAVRS headquarters in Oilville, Virginia. Meeting activities are documented elsewhere in the 2018-2019 Red Book. • Represented the VSFA at the 144 th Recruit School Graduation of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Graduation ceremonies were held on March 15, 2019, at the Centreville Baptist Church in Centreville, Virginia. Observed the ceremonies at which the fourteen graduating recruits received their black helmets and their first assignments as career firefighters. The graduates came from as close as southwestern Virginia (Timberville) to the southwestern United States (Los Angeles). • Participated in an FRV Planning Committee meeting, held on March 3, 2019, at VAVRS headquarters in Oilville, Virginia. Meeting activities are documented elsewhere in the 2018-2019 Red Book. • Represented the VSFA at the annual Volunteer Firefighter Recruit School Graduation of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Graduation ceremonies were held on March 17, 2019, at the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Academy. Members representing ten of the

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