Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions

Preferred Citation

Minutes of the Virginia Fire Services Board, [cite specific date and accession used]. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Accession 50267 transferred by the Virginia Dept. of Fire Programs, 12 Dec 2011.

Accession 50889 transferred by the Virginia Dept. of Fire Programs, 29 Mar 2013.

Accession 52057 transferred by the Virginia Dept. of Fire Programs, 8 Oct 2017.

Historical Information

The Virginia State Fire Services Commission and the Office of Fire Service Training was created by an act of the General Assembly in 1978. This act was amended in 1981 to replace Virginia State Fire Services Commission and the Office of Fire Service Training with the Department of Fire Programs. The agency was established to receive and disburse funds available to the Commonwealth under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act. The act also established the Virginia Fire Services Board within the Department of Fire Programs to consist of fifteen members appointed by the governor for a term of four years. The department's mission is to provide funding, training, and educational programs to enhance public safety throughout the Commonwealth.

Scope and Content

Minutes, 1978-2013, document the meetings, activities, discussions, policy decisions and recommendations of the Virginia Fire Services Board. Includes agendas and original signed minutes, as well as draft minutes, committee minutes and subcommittee minutes. Also may include meeting packet information and attachments including budgets, bylaws, correspondence, legislation, memoranda, notices, plans, policies, procedures, public hearing comments, publications, reading material, reports, regulations, resolutions, and training and conference materials. The minutes often provide reports of the Executive Director and reports from the various standing committees. Committees may include Code Change and Development Committee, Executive/Finance/Administration Policy Committee, Fire and EMS Training and Education Committee, Fire Prevention and Control Committee, Legislative/Liaison Committee, and the Residential Sprinkler Committee. Also includes meeting information for the Ad Hoc Committee Studying Concurrent Jurisdiction (1993), Aid to Localities Ad Hoc Committee (2012), Burn Building Subcommittee and the Codes and Standards Subcommittee.

Includes minutes in paper (1978-1984, 1987-1992, 1993-1999, 2000-2007, 2009-2013) and in electronic format (2008, 860.2 mb). Minutes often consist of Board Books/Packets distributed at meetings that include agendas, draft minutes for the full board and committee meetings for the previous meeting.