Coming Events

conferences/exhibitions

FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 1, The 12th Annual ARFF Training Alliance Leadership Conference. Orlando, Florida. Sponsor: Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Working Group, International Aviation Fire Protection Association. Contact: (972) 714-9412. Fax: (972) 714-9432. E-mail: info@arffwg.org. Web site: http://arffwg.org.

MARCH 11-17, National Fire Service Staff and Command Course. Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsor: Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. Contact: (800) ASK-MFRI. E-mail: sac@mfri.org. Web site: www. mfri.org.

APRIL 24-26, Navigator 2018. Las Vegas, Nevada. Sponsor: International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. Contact: (800) 960-6236. E-mail: webmaster@emergencydispatch.org. Web site: http://www.emergencydispatch.org/Conference.

JUNE 2-9, The United States Police & Fire Championships. San Diego, California. Sponsor: The United States Police & Fire Championships. E-mail: cheli@cpaf.org. Web site: http://www.uspfc.org/.

JUNE 11-13, AAA Stars of Life Conference. Washington DC. Sponsor: American Ambulance Association. Contact: (703) 610-9018. Fax: (703) 610-0210. Web site: https://ambulance.org/.

JUNE 25- JULY 1, Can-Am Police-Fire Games. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Sponsor: Can-Am Police Fire Games. Web site: http://canampolicefiregames.org/.

courses/seminars

MARCH 3, Ice Rescue Technician. Scarborough, Maine. Sponsor: Lifesaving Resources. Contact: (207) 967-8614. E-mail: gerald@lifesaving.com. Web site: https://lifesaving.com.

MARCH 12-15, Mastering The Fire Service Assessment Center. Seattle, Washington. Sponsor: Firefighter Inspiration, Readiness, and Education. Contact: Web site: www.trainfirefighters.org.

MARCH 19-23, Highway Emergency Response Specialist (HERS). Pueblo, Colorado. Sponsor: Security and Emergency Response Training Center. Contact: (800) 933- 4882. (719) 584-0584. E-mail: sertc@aar.com. Web site: http://sertc.org/.

For more events, visit http://www.fireengineering.com/events/calendar.html. Send calendar items to Rob Maloney, robertm@pennwell.com.

 
FDIC International

The upcoming Fire Department ­Instructors Conference International (FDIC Intl.) offers dynamic fire service leaders in its General Sessions, nationally known ­instructors in its Hands-On Training (H.O.T) and classroom sessions, and the latest technology from fire industry exhibitors.

APRIL 23-28, 2018

Indianapolis, Indiana

Contacts: (888) 299-8016.

E-mail: registration@pennwell.com.

Web site: www.fdic.com.

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