Fire Service Membership Council

Next Fire Service Membership Council Meeting

The next meeting of the Fire Service Membership Council – the fire service's policy advisory group to the ICC – is scheduled for Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 1:30 pm EDT. To join the meeting virtually, follow this link to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams. All FSMC Members and other interested parties are invited to participate.

If you would like to be added to the agenda or mailing list for all meetings and FSMC information, please contact Karl Fippinger at kfippinger@iccsafe.org.

For past meeting minutes, scroll to the bottom of this page and select "View Membership Council Documents" or view recordings of past meetings on the Code Council's YouTube page. Thank you for your interest.

Code Council Draws Attention to Fire and Emergency Services Personnel Needs During Response to COVID-19

Fire and emergency services personnel across the country are on the front lines working to combat the spread of COVID-19. The International Code Council and its Fire Service Membership Council recently joined other signatories on a letter to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, chair of the White House's Coronavirus Task Force, and the administration to draw attention to the essential requirements of America's fire and emergency services personnel in fighting the pandemic as safely and effectively as possible. Read more.

UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark on Fire Sprinklers

UL has issued a statement about fire sprinklers bearing counterfeit UL Certification Marks for the United States and Canada. The fire sprinklers have not been evaluated by UL to the appropriate Standards for Safety and it is unknown if they comply with any safety requirements. Although the fire sprinklers are marked with the name “GLOBE”, the fire sprinklers were not manufactured or labeled by the Globe Fire Sprinkler Company. More from UL here: UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark on Fire Sprinklers (Release 20PN-01).

Congressional Fire Services Institute Joint National Advisory Committee Resolutions Approved

The International Code Council joined the National Fire Protection Association and the International Association of Fire Chiefs to address the issue of preventing wildfires by sponsoring a joint resolution on wildland fires through the Congressional Fire Services Institute National Advisory Committee. The Code Council also introduced a separate resolution expressing support for using the latest codes and standards in the design and construction of federally supported infrastructure investments. The Code Council was joined by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Association of State Fire Marshals and the National Volunteer Fire Council in sponsoring the resolution. Both resolutions were approved on April 26, 2019, at the CFSI National Advisory Committee meeting and were subsequently approved by the CFSI Board of Directors. More details here: Congressional Fire Services Institute Joint NAC Resolutions Approved

Three-Year Code Adoption Cycle

Some organizations have been pushing state legislatures to lengthen the code adoption cycle from three to six or even nine years. The Coalition for Current Safety Codes (founded by ICC, the National Fire Protection Association and National Electrical Equipment Manufacturers Association) mobilizes about 250 other organizations to support the three-year code cycle. Any person or organization is welcome to be a member.

ICC has model resolutions supporting the three-year cycle. Contact kfippinger@iccsafe.org to obtain one for  your organization.

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