SENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING® AND RESCUE CTURAL FIRE FIGHTING: INITIAL RESPONSE STRATEGY AND TACTICS
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Chapter 3 - Emeritus Status An application may be submitted from anyone wishing to obtain emeritus status. Fire Protection Publications staff shall determine from Association records when a person is eligible for emeritus status and the candidate shall then be notified. Chapter 4 - Meetings Section 1. Annual Meeting The official meeting of the International Fire Service Training Association is the Annual Validation Conference. This meeting shall be held during the second full week of July in the state of Oklahoma. There are two (2) types of meetings held at this conference: Executive Board and General Assembly of Delegates. The Executive Board meeting shall be held on the day preceding the opening day of the General Assembly meeting. The General Assembly of Delegates shall be officially opened by the Executive Board Chair on the date and time specified in the invitations. Although a General Assembly meeting may last for several days, it shall be considered one (1) meeting. The intermediate adjournments, for the purpose of committee work or recesses from day to day, do not destroy the continuity of the meeting. The meeting shall be officially adjourned by an approved motion from the floor on the final day of the Validation Conference at the time the Chair determines that all business has been concluded. Section 2. Winter Meeting In addition to the official meeting of the International Fire Service Training Association at the Annual Validation Conference, the Executive Board and active validation committees will also hold a concurrent winter meeting. This meeting shall be held during the second or third full week of January in the state of Oklahoma. There are two (2) types of meetings held at this conference: Executive Board and active validation committees. The Executive Board meeting shall be held on the two days preceding the opening day of the validation committee interim meetings.
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Chapter 2 - Election of Non-Appointed Executive Board Members Section 1. Nominations A nomination form shall be sent to current and past IFSTA delegates at least sixty (60) days before the Nominations and Election Procedures Committee meeting. All nominations should be sent to the Fire Protection Publications office in care of the Nominations and Election Procedures Committee Chair. All nominations shall be submitted to the Committee Chair before this meeting. Section 2. Voting Procedures After the Nominations and Election Procedures Committee’s slate of candidates has been confirmed, a ballot shall be prepared. Voting shall be done by mail secret ballot. Ballots shall be mailed to voting members no later than May 1 st . Ballots must be postmarked by the established deadline, no later than 30 days after the date of initial mailing. The deadline shall be clearly posted on the ballot and the return envelope. Returned ballots shall be logged in as received but shall not be opened until the Annual Validation Conference. Ballots received shall be held in a secure container under lock until the Nominations and Election Procedures Committee assembles for counting at the Annual Validation Conference. Secret ballots shall be opened, certified, and counted by members of the Nominations and Election Procedures Committee at the Annual Validation Conference. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast for the number of positions available will be elected. Results of the election shall be posted and announced during the Validation Conference. Newly elected board members shall take office at the conclusion of the Annual Validation Conference. In the event of a tie that prevents the election of members to the total number of available positions, a run-off ballot shall be prepared by the Nominations and Election Procedures Committee and shall be administered as a secret ballot to voting members present at the Annual Validation Conference. Candidates eligible for the runoff ballot shall be limited to those tied for an available position.
50 IFSTA /FPP: THE FIRST 90 YEARS
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