Meeting Reports

Elmont Fire District hosted the last LIEVT meeting on March 22. Fifty members enjoyed the excellent dinner – the Fire Chefs’ Hats were certainly earned! Some pictures were uploaded to the archive (clicking the thumbnails in the righthand column of this site will take you there).The president, Steve Velazquez, opened the meeting and introduced the guests – Richard Cone, Product Support Manager of Detroit Diesel, Richard M. Weber, Jr., Vice President of On-Highway Sales of Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison and Mark V. Francis, Territory Manager of Atlantic Detroit-Diesel-Allison. Mark Francis led the presentation which included the 2007 medium and heavy duty diesel emission standards and the technology used to comply with the EPA standards. Every aspect of fuels and filters was discussed. They offered to have a coolant class for the members. There is a link on http://www.lievt.org. The members appreciated the Q & A session that followed.

Oakdale-West Sayville Fire Department hosted the first meeting of 2007 on January 24 in their impressive new facility which was attended by more than sixty members and guests. There was some initial confusion about the location, and many members ended up taking a detour via the main house on Montauk Highway, but everyone eventually found their way to the correct building.After dinner, President Steve Velazquez opened the meeting. He talked about the plans for 2007 which include a pump class by Hale Pump at the Nassau County Pump Facility. The date will be announced.

The regular meeting of the Long Island Emergency Vehicle Technicians was held on Wednesday, November 8 at the North Bellmore Fire Department – Station #1 – Vamps Club. Fifty members enjoyed an excellent dinner – the LIEVT chefs’ hats were presented to the hosts.