Fire Inspector 1 Boot Camp
September 12-15, 2022
This four day class will cover in-depth details of all aspects of a fire code inspection. Students will learn to identify common code violations found in the International Fire Code and International Building Code.
Day two and three will focus on more advanced fire code inspection topics. It is designed to assist in the identification of fire protection systems, as well as what maintenance is required on such systems.
Students will be able to identify when systems are required or when they have been altered and require repair. Day four will be all about navigating the codes and getting familiar with the layout of the IFC and IBC.
Participants will be going through question and answer segments to help with test preparation for the Fire Inspector 1 certification through the International Code Council.
Maximum of 30 students will be enrolled.
Washington Code Academy Instructor: Washington Code Academy, LLC is an ICC Preferred Provider. The instructor for this course is Tony Doan. Tony has 6 years of fire sprinkler design experience and 6 years of fire code inspection experience and currently works for the City of Yakima. He holds a NICET Level II in fire sprinkler design. He is also certified through the International Code Council as a Fire Code Inspector I & II, Commercial Building Inspector and Certified Building Official.
Fire Prevention Institute
October 17-21, 2022 - Campbell’s Resort ~ Lake Chelan
The Washington State Association of Fire Marshals, along with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Washington Public Fire Educators, and the IAAI - Washington Chapter, is pleased to announce the dates for the 2022 Fire Prevention Institute (FPI). The FPI is being held at Campbell’s Resort at Lake Chelan, and will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 17, 2022, and will conclude before noon on Friday, October 21, 2022. The Fire Prevention Institute focuses on important prevention and strategy issues facing fire officials and will include essential training hours needed for code recertification.
Full Registration includes:
Breakfast and Lunch (Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday) and Thursday night dinner
One Day Registration includes: breakfast and lunch only (Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday)
Please note that Campbell’s has increased safety measures for COVID-19 and there will be means provided for social distancing and hygiene. We will provide more details prior to the event.
WSAFM will issue ICC Continuing Education Credits!!
Room rates will be based on the government per diem rate in effect October 1, 2022. In order to receive this special rate, reservations must be made by September 15, 2022. Once this date has passed, or the room block has been filled, you will need to find alternate lodging. Reservations should be made directly with the hotel by calling (800) 553-8225. Please be sure to provide registration code #550721.
LODGING Room rates will be based on the government per diem rate in effect October 1, 2022. The rate is currently $96.00single/$116.00 double occupancy, plus tax – please be advised the rate may adjust up or down, on or before October 1, 2022. In order to receive this special rate, reservations must be made by September 15, 2022. Once this date has passed, or the room block has been filled, you will need to find alternate lodging. Reservations should be made directly with the hotel by calling (800) 553-8225. Please be sure to provide registration code #550721. Campbell’s Resort 104 W. Woodin Ave. Chelan, WA 98166 (800) 553-8225 Campbell’s policy requires cancellations to be made 7 days prior to your arrival. If your reservation was made more than 6 months prior to the event, cancellation policy requires cancellations to be made 30 days prior to your scheduled arrival. Failure to notify Campbell’s Resort within the specified time of cancellation will result in forfeiture of the deposit or a charge to the credit card. EVENT CONTACTS Washington State Association of Fire Marshal's Office - events@washingtonfirechiefs.org - 360.352.0161 REFUND INFORMATION 100% if canceled by 8/1/2022 75% if canceled by 9/1/2022 50% if canceled by 10/1/2022 No refunds after 10/1/2022
**See the events page for registration to attend the conference**
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Vendor Night will occur on October 18th, 2022 at 1700.
Fire Inspector II Boot Camp
November 14-17, 2022
This four day class will cover in-depth details of fire code inspections. Students will learn to identify strenuous code violations found in the International Fire Code and International Building Code. This class will include discussion and analysis of more technical level topics that the class participants can engage in. The first two days will be covering topics out of Part IV and V of the IFC (Special Occupancies and Operations, Hazardous Material); and multi-layered code analysis that requires navigation throughout the publication. Day three and four will be all about navigating the codes and getting familiar with the layout of the IFC and IBC.
Participants will be going through question and answer segments to help with test preparation for the Fire Inspector II certification through the International Code Council.
Required Textbooks:
Please bring a copy of the 2018 International Fire Code and International Building Code. This is required as this class is geared towards preparing students for the Fire Inspector II Certification through the International Code Council.
ICC Credit: Class offers 26 hours of qualifying time. Equal to 2.6 ICC CEU’s
Washington Code Academy Instructor: Washington Code Academy, LLC is an ICC Preferred Provider. The instructor for this course is Tony Doan. Tony has 6 years of fire sprinkler design experience and 6 years of fire code inspection experience and currently works for the City of Yakima as the Deputy Building Official. He holds a NICET Level II in fire sprinkler design. He is also certified through the International Code Council as a Fire Code Inspector I & II, Commercial Building Inspector and Certified Building Official.
If you have any questions, please call Tony Doan at 509-930-1429 or email him at washingtoncodeacademy@gmail.com
Fire Plan Review Class
Presented by Les Townzen - Townzen & Associates
December 5-8, 2022
Hosted by Longview Fire Department
Class Location: McClelland Arts Center
951 Delaware Street, Longview, WA 98632
08:30-17:00hrs
This is an intensive comprehensive class over four days to prepare the student to conduct plan reviews in their fire prevention program duties. Some of the topics that this class will cover are administration, occupancies, hazardous materials, fire protection, egress and safety. This class will include a comprehensive workbook and practice reviews on actual real life projects that had been submitted for review to assist the student in the learning process.
Class objectives:
Cost: $450-WASFM member and $550 non-member (includes instruction, plans, and breaks) and ICC credits will be issued.
Lunch will not be provided.
Class size is limited to 30 students
Required Material:
Lodging:
Quality Inn and Suites Longview Kelso
723 7th Avenue
Longview, WA 98632
(360) 414-1000
Best Western Aladdin Inn
310 Long Avenue
Kelso, WA 98626
(360) 425-9660
Red Lion Hotel Kelso Longview
510 S Kelso Drive
(360) 636-4400
Comfort Inn & Suites Kelso-Longview
440 Three Rivers Drive
(360) 425-4600
Class Contact: Jon Dunaway Jon.Dunaway@ci.longview.wa.us or 360-442-5538
About Les:
Mr. Townzen is the President of Townzen & Associates, Inc that was started in 2006 and is a fire protection, fire code, building code consulting firm located in Olympia. Mr. Townzen has over 44 years in the fire protection field and has been involved in national code development for the past 25 plus years. He has served on the code development committees for both the International Fire and Building Codes during the change to the international codes from the regional Uniform codes in 2000. He was on the drafting committee for the first edition of the International Performance Code.
Mr. Townzen has worked in two major local jurisdictions in his fire prevention career in positions of Fire Marshal and had served as the Chief Deputy Fire Marshal for the Washington State Fire Marshal’s as the lead code officer prior to his employment as a Regional Director with a national private fire engineering consulting firm. Mr. Townzen was on the first board of directors for the Washington State Association of Fire Marshals when it was formed in 1999. Mr. Townzen served as National Codes Director for many years.
Mr. Townzen started his own firm in 2006 with many of the clients being local jurisdictions. Townzen and Associates, Inc has contracts that has Mr. Townzen served as the Building Code Official for the cities of Kalama, Woodland, Vader, Roy and Yacolt and Fire Marshal for the city of Kalama. Mr. Townzen has been teaching fire and building code seminars across the country for the past 20+ years for both model code groups and under his own firm.
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