Coming Fire Service Events: August 2019

conferences/exhibitions

AUGUST 27-29, County Fire Tactics: Water on the Fire Conference. Pensacola Beach, Florida. Sponsor: Carterson Public Safety Group. Contact: (866) 401-9330. Web site: https://cartersonpublicsafety.com/. E-mail: Brett Graves, brett@firetrainingresources.com.

SEPTEMBER 8-11, 30th Annual ARFF Working Group Training & Educational Symposium. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sponsors: Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Working Group. Contact: (972) 714-9412. Fax: (972) 714-9432. E-mail: info@arffwg.org. Web site: http://arffwg.org.

SEPTEMBER 11-13, Lone Star Fire Conference. Austin, Texas. Sponsor: Carterson Public Safety Group. Contact: (866) 401-9330. Web site: https://cartersonpublicsafety.com/pages/lone-star-fire-conference-austin-texas.

SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2019 FIERO Fire Station Design Symposium. Raleigh, North Carolina. Sponsor: FIERO (Fire Industry Education Resource Organization). Contact: (704) 576-1386. E-mail: info@fieroonline.org. Web site: http://www.fieroonline.org/.

OCTOBER 9-11, FEMSA/FAMA Annual Conference. Toronto, Ontario. Sponsor: Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services. Association. Contacts: www.femsa.org, (630) 740-5742;
www.fama.org, (352) 843-3404.

courses/seminars

AUGUST 24-25, Mastering Fireground Command:
Calm the Chaos.
McQueeney, Texas. Sponsor: Firefighter Inspiration, Readiness, and Education. Contact: Web site:
www.trainfirefighters.com.

AUGUST 26-28, Truck Company Operations I. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact:
(317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

SEPTEMBER 7, Water Rescue Technician. Kennebunkport, Maine. Sponsor: Lifesaving Resources. Contact: (207) 967-8614. E-mail: gerald@lifesaving.com. Web site: https://lifesaving.com.

SEPTEMBER 7-8, Machinery Rescue Operations. Byron, Illinois. Sponsor: Carterson Public Safety Group. Contact: (866) 401-9330. Web site: https://cartersonpublicsafety.com/pages/machinery-rescue-operations-course-byron-il.

SEPTEMBER 9-13, Tank Car Specialist. Pueblo, Colorado. Sponsor: Security and Emergency Response Training Center. Contact: (800) 933-4882, (719) 584-0584. E-mail: sertc@aar.com. Web site: https://sertc.org/.

SEPTEMBER 11, Ambulance Cost Education (ACE) Regional Workshop–Chicago. Chicago, Illinois. Sponsor: American Ambulance Association. Contact: (202) 802-9020. Fax: (202) 747-5745. E-mail: info@ambulance.org. Web site: www.ambulance.org.

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        <p class="paraStyle_body_note">For more events, visit <a href=""><span class="charStyle_hyperlink">https://www.fireengineering.com/events/</span></a>. Send calendar items to Rob Maloney, Robert.Maloney@clarionevents.com.</p>
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