Coming Events

Coming Events

April 21-24: The International Fire, Security and Safety Exhibition and Conference ’81, London’s Olympia. For further information contact Quentin Bell, IFSSEC Press Information Centre, Hesketh House, Portman Square, London W1, England.

April 30-May 3—54th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and Parade. Winchester, Va. For further information contact the Festival Headquarters, P.O. Box 3099, Winchester, Va. 22601.

May 17-21—Illinois Fire Chiefs annual conference, Oak Lawn, Ill. For further information contact Chief Ken Wood, Glenview Fire Dept., Glenview, Ill.

June 21-25: New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, 75th annual conference, Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, N.Y. For further information contact Ward A. Bohner, 8 Van Buren Dr., Kinderhook, N.Y. 12106

July 22-26: IAFC/Missouri Valley Division and Missouri State Fire Chiefs 1981 convention, Ramada Inn, St. Joseph, Mo. For further information contact Chief Lester F. Clark, St. Joseph Fire Department, 401 S. 7th St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64501.

Saegertown explosion

Firefighters Among More Than a Dozen Injured in PA Explosion

A major explosion Sunday injured more than a dozen people, including several firefighters, in Saegertown, Pennsylvania.
Trailer Fire Metairie (LA)

Trailer Catches Fire, Explodes on I-10, Damaging Nearby Metairie (LA) Homes

A trailer carrying motorcycles and nitrous oxide cannisters caught fire on Interstate 10 and exploded Saturday, damaging two nearby Metairie homes and possibly a passing car, according to Jefferson Parish and…