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

EVT Certification Exam .pdf download
KME October Event Calendar .pdf download
KME Sales Open House .pdf download

UPCOMING TRAININGS AND EVENTS

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

This was found on a LACoFD Crew Carrier last week during their quarterly inspection.  Issue was not there 90 days ago. 

2008 Freightliner Front Steer Axle Suspension
Meritor model number: MFS-12-143A  12,000 lb.
Serial number: ARD00337731

Please make the time to attend this meeting as it will set the direction of the association for the next two years.  The Santa Fe Springs Fire Department will be hosting this meeting.  The Rio Hondo Training facility address is: 11400 Greenstone Ave, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-4621.  Please park in the rear lot and to the right as you enter the lot.

Again, the meeting will begin at 10:00 AM on Tuesday May 17, 2011.  We look forward to your attendance.

If you have ay questions, please feel free to contact Tina Aguilar at 909-930-2278

This will be a 2 day training course that is limited in size so please RSVP to Monica at KME to get your people in. (909)-937-3326 or mvargas@kovatch.com

KME and Hale will provide the lunch for all attendees.

We hope to have a good turn out and would like to see everyone here.

Please review the coarse outline:

The Hale Pump Operation and Maintenance Seminar will cover the following topics:

• Preventative Maintenance Functions
• Basics on Midship Pump Design and Construction
• Detailed information and hands-on training on various pump components such as the gearbox, impeller assembly, and pressure relief valve. Exercises such as the proper setting of relief valves, a pump installation inspection.
• Valves and accessories
• Troubleshooting

The Hale FoamLogix Foam Operation and Maintenance Seminar will cover the following topics:

• Preventative Maintenance Functions
• Basics on FoamLogix Design and Construction
• Detailed information and hands-on training on various Foam components such as the speed sensors, flow sensors, gear pump, calibration and setup 
• Troubleshooting

Following assurances by all concerned at CalTrans that the CCR 1411.7 was a done deal and became law on Dec. 3 at 5:00 PM, we received a call today from James Anderson of CalTrans that stated the law change has been tabled by the CA Division of Administrative Law who does not like some the wording. Apparently, he bulk of the content is fine.

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, ALL MESSAGES PERTAINING TO CHANGES ARE NULL AND VOID. CONTINUE TO RUN UNDER THE EXISTING RULE. 

Egg on our face, to be sure. Frustration?  Beyond your comprehension.  This will be fixed and has a mandated maximum 120 day window. If your exemption is about to expire, renew it. 

From all of us working on this issue, our sincere apologies for the premature announcement that we had a successful result. Please get on the phone and spread the word to anyone not on the automatic email system.

http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/exemptions/firetrucks-ccr.htm

The viewing is this Thursday evening @ Miller Jones Funeral Home from 5:00PM to 8:00PM, 
1835 North Perris Blvd., Perris, Cal. 92571.
The funeral is this Friday @ 10:00AM @ Emanual Baptist Church,  28355 Baseline Drive, Highland, Cal.
92346.