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LA PORTE FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> 124 South First Street <br /> LaPorte, Texas, 77571 <br /> (281)471-3607 <br /> January 4,2007 <br /> Honorable Mayor Alton Porter and City Council Members, <br /> The La Porte Volunteer Fire Department would like to take this opportunity to <br /> express our support for changing the City's existing 1994 Standard Fire Code,to the 2003 <br /> International Fire Code (IFC). <br /> At our October business meeting,we were presented this proposed change by Fire <br /> Marshal Cliff Meekins and our Fire Chief s Office. We discussed issues in the IFC that <br /> were beneficial not only to the developers,but to the code enforcement officials within the <br /> City of La Porte. Additionally the IFC was highly recommended by the ISO consultant <br /> we are working with and since it supports the City's International Building Code (IBC) it <br /> • just seems to make sense to have codes that are easily compatible. Not only will this <br /> improve the safety aspects of fire protection in the city,both for the citizens and our <br /> firefighters, but it should make future developments in La Porte safer and more cost <br /> efficient. <br /> Respectfully, <br /> Ronnie Thibodeaux <br /> President <br /> La Porte Volunteer Fire Department <br /> • <br />