PermaTreat’s Wilson Appointed to Virginia Pesticide Control Board and State’s Fire Services Board

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Vhas re-appointed Joe Wilson, owner and CEO of PermaTreat Pest Control to his sixth term as a member of the Pesticide Control Board (PCB).

PermaTreat Pest Control has eight offices covering Central and Northern Virginia as well as the Northern Neck.

The Pesticide Control Board was created in 1988 to promulgate pesticide regulations in the commonwealth. Twelve members are appointed by the governor.

The Board provides the following services on behalf of the Commonwealth:

• Administers assigned consumer protection laws and regulations to maintain integrity between buyers and sellers;

• Administers regulatory programs to ensure that safe, wholesome, unadulterated and truthfully labeled food and agricultural products are offered for sale to consumers;

• Administers assigned environmental protection laws and regulations to protect the environment from pesticide misuse, plant insects and plant diseases, and to protect endangered plant and insect species;

• Protects consumers against fraudulent, deceptive and illegal practices;

• Assists in the resolution of service disputes.

VFSB. Wilson also was appointed by Kaine to the state’s Fire Services Board (VFSB). The VSFB is the policy board within the Virginia Department of Fire Programs. The Board is comprised of 15 members appointed by the Governor to represent various organizations throughout Virginia, as well as the general public.

Wilson has been appointed as a Citizen member. The members of the Board serve four year terms.

The Fire Services Board oversees the distribution of grants to local fire departments ranging from equipment needs to computers for use in statistical analysis.

Accurate statistical data is crucial in future legislation to provide for the fire service. It will also provide the necessary facts to support fire prevention measures that are crucial to the prevention of fires and the ultimate prevention of injuries as well as saving lives. This data is also necessary to provide for the justification of local funds to support fire department operations, in particular suppression forces.