Coming Events

conferences/exhibitions

JULY 31-AUGUST 2, 2017 NASFM Annual Conference. Charleston, South Carolina. Sponsor: National Association of State Fire Marshals. Contact: (202) 737-1226. Web site: http://www.firemarshals.org/.

AUGUST 7-12, National EMS Educators Symposium. Washington, DC. Sponsor: National Association of EMS Educators. Contact: (412) 343-4775. Fax: (412) 343-4770. Web site: http://naemse.Org/Page/Symposium.

AUGUST 11-12, 81th Monroe Fire School: Searching for Life: Fireground Residential Search and Rescue. Monroe, Wisconsin. Sponsor: Rico Fire Rescue, The Southern Wisconsin & Northern Illinois Fire/Rescue Association. Contact: (815) 721-1855. E-mail: SWNIFRA@gmail.com.

SEPTEMBER 17-20, 28th Annual ARFF Working Group Training & Educational Symposium. Louisville, Kentucky. 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.

NOVEMBER 2-5, 2017 Colorado EMS Conference. Keystone, Colorado. Sponsor: Emergency Services Association of Colorado. Contact: (800) 889-5690, (303) 317-6511. Fax: (303) 200-7099. Web site: www.emsac.org/conference. E-mail: conference@emsac.org.

NOVEMBER 13-15, AAA Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada. Sponsor: American Ambulance Association. Contact: (703) 610-9018. E-mail: info@the-aaa.org. Web site: https://the-aaa.org/.

courses/seminars

JULY 27-30, Rescue Technician: Cave Rescue I/II (non-certification) Class. Huntsville, Alabama. Sponsors: Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit, Alabama Fire College. Contact: Brian Bailey, (256) 509-4785, Brian@HCRU.org.

JULY 27-31, Rescue Technician: Cave Rescue I/II (certification) Class. Huntsville, Alabama. Sponsors: Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit, Alabama Fire College. Contact: Brian Bailey, (256) 509-4785, Brian@HCRU.org.

AUGUST 7-10, Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center. Lincoln, Nebraska. Sponsor: Firefighter Inspiration, Readiness, and Education. Web site: www.trainfirefighters.org.

AUGUST 28-30, Designing, Constructing, and Operating Container-Based Training Props. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 1, Hazardous Materials- Operations Level. Glenwood, Illinois. Sponsors: Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy, Cook County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. Contact: (847) 998-8090. Fax: (847) 998-8091. Web site: www.nipsta.org.

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.