Coming Events

conferences/exhibitions

FEBRUARY 5-9, IAAI 40-Hour Fundamentals of Fire Investigation. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Sponsor: International Association of Arson Investigators, Eau Claire Fire & Rescue. E-mail: IAAI-Training@firearson.com.

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.

courses/seminars

JANUARY 27-28, Surface Ice Rescue Level 1. Island Heights, New Jersey. Sponsor: Team Lifeguard Safety Systems. Contact: (845) 657-5544. Fax: (845) 657-5549. Web site: www.teamlgs.com.

JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 2, Tank Car Specialist (TCS). 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/.

FEBRUARY 2-4, Mastering Fireground Command: Calm the Chaos. McQueeney, Texas. Sponsor: Firefighter Inspiration, Readiness, and Education. Contact: Chief Tim Bogisch, Chief4401@Yahoo.com. Web site: www.trainfirefighters.org.

FEBRUARY 2-4, MU FRTI Winter Fire School. Columbia, Missouri. Sponsor: MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute. Contact: (800) 869-3476, (573) 882-4735. Fax: (573) 882-0678. Web site: www.mufrti.org.

FDIC International logo

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.

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

Bus Full of Kids Slides into Ditch in MI

A school bus packed with 37 children careened off a dirt road and into a ditch Thursday in Washtenaw County.

NH Firefighters Extinguish Car Fire Started by Incendiary Device

Police and fire officials are investigating after a car was intentionally set on fire Wednesday evening, possibly with a Molotov cocktail.