FFLA EASTERN CONFERENCE
October 5 -7, 2007

This years FFLA meeting with be combined/co-located with the Pennsylvania Forest Fire Museum Association's Annual Meeting. With cross-memberships and continuing partnerships across both organizations, the combination of these 2 organizations at the same meeting can only bring good things.

Agenda

Friday, October 5

7 - 10PM - Setup and Informal Gathering

Saturday, October 6

8 AM - Registration Begins, Exhibitors open

9 AM - Business Meetings

10 - 12 PM - Morning Speakers, A group who will talk about organizing local volunteer efforts and a gentlemen who will talk about the early days of Pennsylvania's out of state firefighting force.

12 - 1 PM - Lunch

1:30 PM - Group Picture

Afternoon - speakers include an early history of Pennsylvania DC&R and a local area history talk.

6:30 PM - Dinner

After Dinner Speakers - Keith Argow on "Firetowers were important yesterday, they are even more important today" and a gentlemen will give a power point presentation on Pennsylvania towers and the ongoing research

Sunday, October 7

10 AM -Tower Tours

Informal tours could include Big knob, Letterkeny / 3 mtn, Shermans mtn, Jacks mtn. plus about 4-5 others if time allows. There are also opportunities to go off in groups to other looksouts. Many in attendance will have local lookout knowledge / directions.

Directions

Community Center at Norlo Park
Off of Route 30
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania

Mapquest Map

Accomodations - Sleep Inn and Suites, Chambersburg, PA 717-263-0596. Group Rate = $65 + tax. Cutoff date for room registration is 9/21.

Registration

Registration form to be posted shortly. Interim registration contacts -

Paul Sebasovich - 717-783-7953
Tyrone Watford - 717-346-1063