CONFERENCE RULES

 

1.         Any member organization deliberately throwing water on the judges, spectators, into any home, automobile or commercial establishment, or the throwing of any substance from any vehicle shall be immediately turned over to the Executive Board for any action deemed necessary.

 

2.         No emergency lights or sirens shall be in operation on any individual's vehicle during the time they are at the annual conference.

 

3.         There shall be no disturbing noises (sirens, air horns, etc.) within one city block of the conference assembly.

 

4.         No sirens or air horns shall be sounded in or near any funeral home, nursing home, churches or hospitals at any time.

 

5.         No headlights shall be used on any vehicle while in the conference city except by vehicles on emergency runs (newer vehicles exempt due to safety headlights being permanent). All vehicles running emergency through town for convention purposes only, will monitor statewide mutual aid and shall cease running emergency when notified of an actual emergency in the convention site’s town.

 

6.         The credentials committee shall advise the officers at the business meeting of the annual conference of the oldest active firefighter in attendance at the meeting.

 

7.         Past presidents and the Executive Board will enforce the by‑laws of the association at the annual conference and will take any action that is deemed necessary.

 

8.         The host organization holding the annual conference shall submit a map of their city, showing parade route to the annual conference committee at least (120) days in advance of such conference for review and study. If, upon study it is found that the route is too long as to be harmful to the health of the contestants, an alternate route will be decided on.

 

9.         Only persons familiar with bands and marching units shall judge such events. Only persons familiar with baton twirling shall judge twirling events. Only persons not a member of the C.W.F.A. and familiar with appropriate equipment may judge that competition. However, if the situation warrants, C.W.F.A. members can be appointed as judges. Judges shall not have direct interest in any event that they may judge. All judges must be approved by the annual conference committee.