Hot Spots from the State Fire Marshal
October 2007
Materials available for Fire Prevention Week
Materials supporting this year’s Fire Prevention Week Campaign, Plan and Practice Your Escape Plan, are still available at no cost to Oregon fire departments. Materials include a Plan Your Escape flyer and a smoke alarm media campaign toolkit. Materials are made available through grants and a partnership between the Office of State Fire Marshal, the Oregon Life Safety Team and the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association. To order or for more information, contact Dee Anna Morgan at 503-373-1540 ext. 416 or email . Materials may also be downloaded from the OSFM website at http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM/FPW_2007.shtml.
Office of State Fire Marshal 90th anniversary celebration
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and an open house is planned in celebration of this milestone and the history of OSFM. The open house is planned for Tuesday, October 23, 2007 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the OSFM office building, 4760 Portland Road NE, Salem, Oregon. All members of the Oregon fire service and general public are invited. Light refreshments will be served.
Appendix P
Representatives of the Oregon Fire Safety Coalition, the Oregon Fire Marshals Association and the Office of State Fire Marshal continue to work with the Oregon Homebuilders Association to unify different viewpoints and develop mutually acceptable criteria to adopt Appendix P Sprinkling into the 2008 Oregon Residential Specialty Code. Adoption of Appendix P would give communities the option of requiring fire sprinklers in new home construction, and would apply only when specifically adopted by the local authority having jurisdiction. Negotiation results are expected to be presented at the December 11, 2007 Residential Structures Board meeting in Salem.
Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal
4760 Portland Road NE; Salem, Oregon 97305 V 503- 373-1540 ext. 217 F 503- 373-1825 http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/SFM