343 Tribute Coin Program for CFM

343 for 343+ Tribute Coin Program

One Time Exclusive Offer for Fire Service Collectors

California State Firefighters Association (CSFA) and the California Fire Museum (CFM) have put together a Tribute Coin to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 tragedy. There will only be 343 coins minted to pay tribute to the New York Firefighters. The reason for the PLUS (+) on the coin is to represent both the New York Firefighters who died on 9-11 and those who are still dying from effects of the tragic 9-11 2001 event. Net proceeds from this Tribute Coin sale will go to support the California Fire Museum and Safety Learning Center in Orange County at the Great Park, who plan to include a 9-11 memorial at their completed site.

This colorful 2 1/2 inch coin is highly polished, gold plated, bright epoxy clear coated, and sequential numbered (1-343).

This "Limited Edition" Copyrighted Tribute Coin is a true collectors item.

Coins #1 and 343 are reserved. Orders for coins 2-50 will be available to individual orders only. Coins 51-343 will be available for multiple coin orders. Sorry, no credit card payments at this time.

Tribute Coin cost (each) $100.00

Tax 8.25 % (Each) $ 8.25

Shipping & Handling $ 4.25

Total single coin cost $ 112.50

Shipping for each additional coin 1.00

Please include with your payment:

Name, Fire Dept. / Organization, Shipping address, Phone, E-mail

Please make check or money order payable to: California Fire Museum, and mail order to: California Fire Museum, 10 Oak Canyon Trail, Coto de Caza, CA , 92679. For information contact: Dave Hubert at: 949 589-2444 or dhubie@cox.net

Cruisin For A Cure 2010

CFM 1948 GMC x Holy Jim VFD, ORCO FD

Debbie Baker with Blaze on the Steamer

Debbie Baker event founder

Apparatus on display at Cruisin' For A Cure 2010

Code 3 Parade

Golf Cart put togather by Dallell Gilbert

for this event.

The California Fire Museum & the Crown Firecoach Enthusiasts attended the Annual Cruisin' For A Cure at the OC Fair Grounds in Costa Mesa. For the 11th year we have provided a ladder truck for the flag raising ceremony, antique fire trucks for the start of the cruisin' with a code 3 parade lead by the CSFA Steamer with C4C founder Debbie Baker at the lead. Also the 8 antique fire engines were on display all day. The Cruisin' For A Cure is the Nations largest one day car show. All proceeds go to Prostate Cancer Research at the City of Hope.

CFM at the Great Park

Poster sign for the event

Check in booth

CFM engine on display outside Hanger 244

Some of the 40s Ford cars on display

Jim Henery in his firefighter vintage parade uniform

with the CFM mascot Blaze (stand-in)

California Fire Museum displays a 1932 Ford Model- B Fire Engine at the Great Park Festival of Time.
CFM Board member Jim Henery dressed in 1940s era firefighting parade uniform accompanied his 1932 Ford Model B /Luverne fire engine along with a number of 1940's Ford motor cars as part of the Great Park's "Festival of Time" event held at the Great Park on June 19th in and around the GP Hanger 244. The event ran from 6:30 PM to well after 9:00 PM.

Extra - Extra Read all about it!!

California Fire Museum News Release

A California Non Profit Charitable Organization dedicated to public safety education and to preserving the history of the Fire Service in Orange County, throughout California and the nation.

An effort made possible by the merging of the Orange County Fire Historical Society and the California Fire Museum.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2010

CONTACT: Don Croucher, President (949) 493-8718 file:///I:/DPC%20Files/CA%20FIRE%20MUSEUM/crowncoach@aol.com


CALIFORNIA FIRE MUSEUM APPROVED FOR ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK


After several years of planning, the California Fire Museum and Public Safety Education Center was approved by the Orange County Great Park, Board of Directors, today as one of the first venues to be placed in the Great Park in Irvine, California.

The 31,600-square-foot facility, designed with a mix of exhibits, interactive learning facilities and multi-purpose space for classes and other events, will be located on nearly three acres adjacent to the Great Park balloon ride. The project will be built in several phases.

Phase # 1 will begin with a 5,800-square-foot "public safety education center" on 1.2 acres at an approximate $5 million price tag, with construction beginning within the next three years.

Don Croucher, President of the California Fire Museum, noted: "To be selected as one of the first venues in the Great Park is a great honor. Now the hard work begins, seeking support from all aspects of the community and the financial resources from philanthropic organizations and others required to bring this concept to reality".

The California Fire Museum and Public Safety Education Center will be the first of its kind in California and unique among similar facilities throughout the country. A premiere destination for the public and fire service professionals to engage in educational and cultural programs, the venue will provide a full range of learning experiences, using advanced technologies, to bring historical and other displays to life, and facilitated learning through the use of interactive multimedia presentations and experiences.

As one of the first to be approved by the Great Park Board, the California Fire Museum and Public Safety Education Center will serve as a preview site for those that follow and a partner in developing this park into the greatest urban park in the nation from the ground up.

Spanning more than 1,300 acres, nearly twice the size of New York’s Central Park, the Great Park will be the largest urban park in the United States. Its location, in the center of Orange County, California, situates the Great Park in a diverse metropolitan community of three million located halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego and easily accessible to more than 10,000,000 Southern California residents.

The California Fire Museum Board does not intend to wait for construction to be completed. It plans to continue the community outreach it has provided for several decades and has a list of events to be held at the Great Park in the near future and as the project is developed.

David Hubert, Vice President of the California Fire Museum, agreed with Don Croucher: "We are looking for sponsors, members and assistance from the fire service, related organizations, the public it serves and particularly those with the financial resources to bring the Public Safety Education Center to reality".

For more information and for opportunities to support and fund this effort, contact the California Fire Museum and Public Safety Education Center web site at: http://www.cafiremuseum.org/ and for information on the Orange County Great Park contact: http://www.ocgp.org/

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Great Park Feasibility Presentation June 17th

From: Don Croucher, CFM / OCFHS

Subject: Re-Presentation of our Great Park Feasibility Study

Well it's that time again. This week on Thursday June 17 our Priority Program Feasibility Study (PPFS) will be presented again to the Great Park Board at their June Board Meeting. Our first PPFS Presentation was on January 28, 2010. At this meeting our Feasibility Study was not approved and was continued to a future Great Park Board meeting. Our PPFS was stalled for a time due to some changes in the Great Park Design Studio staff. Over the past few months we have been working to update our PPFS with more emphasis on the phasing of the building size and funds needed to build.

We encourage all interested parties to attend this GP Board meeting in support of our Fire Museum and Safety Learning Center at the Great Park. You can view the GP Board meeting Agenda on the Great Park web site at: www.ocgp.org. On the GP web site, click on ABOUT, then "Board Meetings", look under "Upcoming Board Meetings" click on June 17 AGENDA. On the AGENDA, go down to item number 5, Click on the blue highlighted heading, Our PDF file will appear in the "Supporting Materials box on the right. Click on the PDF symbol. This will take you to our GP Board Presentation documents such as, Recommended action, Executive Summary and a map of our new location. This will give you a good perspective on what our Feasibility Study (PPFS) is all about. At least this time we are the first item under Business after the Consent Calendar.

You could also send an e-mail to the Great Park Board, in support of our Fire Museum / Safety Center at the Great Park. To send a support e-mail go to their web site at www.ocgp.org and click on ABOUT then click on CONTACT to leave a message. Or send a e-mail to Irvine Mayor Kang at: sukheekang@ci.irvine.ca.us

The Great Park is looking for projects with community support, so please send a message or attend the GP Board meeting on June 17, 10 AM at the Irvine City Hall in the Council Chambers.

We need your support to make this happen!!

Great Park Feasibility Study Update

Great Park Fire Museum – Safety Center Feasibility Study

Here is an update on how we are doing with our Feasibility Study for the Orange County Great Park.

Since our Feasibility Study Presentation to the Great Park Board on January 28, where it was recommended the matter be continued to a meeting in March, nothing has taken place as of yet.

We have had one meeting with the Great Park Design Studio after the presentation which was not very productive. At this meeting a discussion was held regarding a new approach which included a phasing of the building plans. A future meeting was scheduled to further discuss this phasing plan. Also the presentation of our reworked plan was tentatively set for the May 20 Great Park Board meeting.

We were then notified that our next Design Studio meeting would be canceled and the May 20 date for our presentation would have to be postponed to a future Great Park Board meeting.

The reason given for no further GP Design Studio meetings and the postponement of our May 20 presentation was because the GP Design Studio had run out of funds to work on our feasibility study. This meant they would have to return to the Great Park Board to request addition funds to complete our unfinished Fire Museum – Safety Center Feasibility Study.

To date we have seen no item in the Great Park Board Meeting Agendas to indicate this request for additional funds for our study was forth coming??

Last week I had a meeting with a GP Board member to see if I could gain any insight on our feasibility study. Nothing has been discussed at any past board briefings or from any other board members regarding our future return to the board. I asked if this could be brought up at the April 22 GP Board meeting. It is felt the Board and Design Studio is overwhelmed with all the feasibility studies and the change from design to construction phase at the Great Park. Most of the board is unaware of our “no funds available” aspect regarding our feasibility study. Some board members have not seen a copy of our 265 page feasibility study book.

I attended the April 22 Great Park Board meeting and did hear some discussion regarding our feasibility study and why it had not been rescheduled. Chair Agran commented that we were over due for our return and hoped it could be scheduled for the May board meeting.

After the meeting was adjourned I spoke with several board members who were surprised and unaware of the insufficient funds to continue our feasibility study and suggested I talk to Assist. CEO Cliff Wallace. I did talked to Cliff Wallace and he indicated he would see what he can do to get this back on track.

Yesterday I sent a e-mail to the GP Design Studio to see if they had any updated information on our study. There reply stated, “ we are working on another strategy, will have to get back to you at a later date. We want to assure you your project is forefront in our plans.

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