COMING EVENTS
AUGUST 15-16—The seminar CIVIL LIABILITY AND THE FIRE SERVICE will be held in Kansas City, Kansas by the University of Kansas Fire Service Training, the Kansas City Community College, and the Kansas City Fire Department. It is designed for Kansas residents and will discuss court decisions and statutes. Contact: The University of Kansas, Fire Service Training, Continuing Education Building, Lawrence, KS 66045-2624.
AUGUST 18-22—The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS ANNUAL SHOW win be held in Orlando, Florida. Contact: Bruce Miracle, IAFC, 1329 18th Street, NV, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 833-3420.
AUGUST 24-26 —PARASCOPE ’90, sponsored by Montgomery County Emergency Medical Services, Department of Fire and Rescue Services, will be held in Bethesda, Maryland. Contact: Lt. Willa K. Little, Montgomery County Department of Fire & Rescue Services, Public Services Training Academy, 10025 Darnestown Road, Rockville, MD 20850, (301) 424-8451.
SEPTEMBER 9-13—The WASHINGTON STATE ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT DIVISION’S ANNUAL WORKSHOP will be held in Ellensburg, Washington. Topics include computer literacy, diesel and gas engine repair, transmission repair, aerial ladder testing, hydraulics, pump overhaul/ theory, welding, and brakes. Contact: Frank Moffat, (206) 882-6511.
SEPTEMBER 10—The workshop QUALITY CONTROL OF RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER INSTALLATIONS TO ENSURE LIABILITY win be held free of charge by the USFA in Baltimore, Maryland. Contact: Eva Claudio, Operation Life Safety, -1329 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 833-3420.
SEPTEMBER 14-15—The VEHICLE EXTRICATION AND EXPOSITION ’90 win be held in Everett, Massachusetts. Topics include patient handling, hand and hydraulic tool use, scene safety, and Incident Command System. Rescue tool companies will demonstrate extrication equipment and techniques. Contact: Metro Incorporated, 71 Shute Street, Everett, MA 02149-1737, (617) 381-0036.
SEPTEMBER 15-16 — The 17th annual FIRE ATTACK SCHOOL will be held in Sanford, Maine by the York County Fire Chiefs Association of Maine. Contact: Sanford Fire Department, 244 Main Street, Sanford, ME 04073, (207); 324-2655.
SEPTEMBER 15-19—The GEORGIA FIRE AND RESCUE CONFERENCE will be held by the Georgia Fire Academy in Forsyth, Georgia. Discussions include fire safety education, management, command, rescue, hazardous materials, and emergency medical services. Contact: Georgia Fire Academy, 1000 Indian Springs Drive, Forsyth, GA 31029-9599. (912) 993-4670.
SEPTEMBER 16-20—The 1990 AVIATION FIREFIGHTER’S COURSE will be held in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Sessions include commercial and commuter aircraft familiarization, military and general aviation aircraft, firefighter safety issues and rescue techniques, management and leadership styles in the fire service, implementing airport emergency plans, and the ABCs of aircraft firefighting. Contact: Noreen C. Gibson, Director of Employee and Community Relations, or Sharon L. Carey, School Secretary, Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, VA 23518, (804) 857-3351.
SEPTEMBER 20-23 — The ninth annual AMERICAN FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION will be held in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Featured are fire sprinkler industry products and services. Contact: Pat Moorehead, (214) 349-5965.
SEPTEMBER 27-29—The 1990 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONFERENCE win be held in Virginia Beach, Virginia by the Virginia Association of Hazardous Materials Response Specialists and the Virginia Department of Emergency Services. Worksohop topics include safety officer roles and responsibilities, vehicle inspection regulations, toxicology for the nontoxicologist, prosecuting spillers and violators, and illegal drug labs—haz mats in disguise. Contact: Stephen E. Grainer, Conference Coordinator, (804) 674-2454.
SEPTEMBER 28-29—The conference PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE: MAINTAINING THE HUMAN RESOURCE will be held by the Critical Incident Stress Debriefers of Florida, Inc. in Orlando, Florida. Contact: Registrar, CISD of Florida, 824 S. Semoran Blvd., Orlando, FL 32822, (407) 273-CISD.
SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 1—The fourth annual COLORADO FIREFIGHTERS ACADEMY will be held in Durango, Colorado. Topics include personal safety, fireground command/operations, stress management, and motivating and recruiting volunteers. Contact: Pat Donnelly, San Juan Basin Vo-Tech School, Box 970, Cortez, CO 81321, (303) 565-8457.
OCTOBER 1-5—The sixth annual TECHNICAL RESCUE SEMINAR will be held by the American Search and Rescue Institute in Joshua Tree National Monument, California. The seminar includes morning lectures and demonstrations followed by hands-on practice in the afternoon sessions. All technical equipment is provided to participants. Contact: the American Search and Rescue Institute, P.O. Box 2399, Yucca Valley, CA 92286-2399, (619) 365-3114.
