Dan Roy, 1st Vice President
Maine Chapter IAAI

Greetings to all members and visitors

The winter season is starting to wind down (actually did it ever arrive?) and spring is knocking on our doorstep. With the lack of snow on the ground we can probably expect an early and prolonged wildfire season. The number of structure fires during the past few months appeared to be down. The unseasonable warmer temperatures undoubtedly was a contributing factor. For the safety of the public and everyone who is involved in the fire service, let’s hope this trend continues.

The Maine Chapter IAAI is currently halfway through the 2011 – 2012 fiscal year. The Board of Directors have just finalized our remaining two seminars for this year. On April 11, 2012, we will be conducting a joint seminar with the New Hampshire Fire Prevention Society (NHIAAI) on NFPA 921 and 1033 Updates. The seminar is going to take place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and NHIAAI President Richard Wood of the Nashua, NH Fire Department will be our presenter. On June 13, 2012, Carl DeLeo of Fire Insight Investigations and Consulting will be the guest speaker at our annual seminar in Biddeford, Maine. Mr. DeLeo will be presenting a class on Interviews and Interrogations. I hope everyone will be able to make both of these informative seminars.

The 5th Annual Pete Simard Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit the Joseph Menezes Scholarship Fund is scheduled for June 21, 2012 at the Poland Spring Country Club. Registration forms and flyers will be posted soon, so start forming your teams. We are always looking for new sponsors so please spread the word.

Stay Safe,

Dan Roy, President

Maine Chapter IAAI