Several members of the MnFAC Group were present when Governor Pawlenty conducted a ceremonial bill signing of the Omnibus Public Safety Bill yesterday. MnFAC is the Minnesota Fire Association Coalition and represents about 95% of all the people involved in the fire service in Minnesota. Member Associations included are: State Fire Chief’s Association, State Fire Department Association, The International Association of Arson Investigators Minnesota Chapter, Minnesota Relief Association Coalition, and the Fire Marshals Association of Minnesota.
Chiefs Bill Mund (St. Cloud), Nyle Zikmund(Blaine), Bruce West (President MSFCA), Marty Scheerer (Edina), joined Training Chief Jim Hansen, Fire Marshal Kip LaMotte along with Senator Linda Higgins and Sherry Munyon of Capitol Access in the ceremony (picture below). The specific provision in the bill was the fire safe cigarettes that was a primary initiative for the session this year. The bill also contained the language and funding for the Fire Safety Account, funding for the ARMER system, and language to allow the training board to hire staff.











