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RESEARCH WHEN PURCHASING. “HOW IMPORTANT IS IT”. By Cory Meeres. Who I am. Mechanic for 16 years Master Level Emergency Vehicle Technician Joined the Victoria Fire Dept 4 years ago Member of the EVTA of BC. My Purchasing Experience.
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RESEARCH WHEN PURCHASING “HOW IMPORTANT IS IT” By Cory Meeres
Who I am Mechanic for 16 years Master Level Emergency Vehicle Technician Joined the Victoria Fire Dept 4 years ago Member of the EVTA of BC
My Purchasing Experience Faced with the task of developing specifications for a Pumper Where do you start Who can you talk too
Resources Fire Service Websites Manufacturers Websites Fire Service Magazines Trade Shows Forums Neighboring Departments
Fire Service Websites FireHouse.com FireRescue1.com FireApparatusMagazine.com www.evta.info/forums
Manufacturers Websites Crimson www.crimson-fire.com E-One www.e-one.com Ferrara www.ferrarafire.com HUB Fire Engines www.hubfire.com KME www.kovatch.com Rosenbauerwww.rosenbaueramerica.com Spartan Chassis www.spartanchassis.com Smealwww.smeal.com SVI www.svitrucks.com Sutphenwww.sutphen.com
Fire Service Magazines Fire Chief Fire Fighting in Canada Fire Engineering Firehouse Fire rescue
Trade Shows FDIC Fire Department Instructors Conference BC Fire Chiefs / EVTA of BC Annual Conference International Fire Chiefs Conference
Neighboring Departments Compare different types of configurations – before the spec Compare different manufacturers – after the spec
Tips on spec writing Purchase a copy of CAN/ULC-S515 Purchase a copy of NFPA 1901 Don’t include details specific to one manufacturers build technique Be specific on what model of component you want Lighting – work from an NFPA compliant package Do your homework!!
Contact Info Email cmeeres@victoria.ca Work Phone 920-3357
EVT Info Emergency Vehicle Technician Certification Commission Website www.evtcc.org