Events: April 2019

conferences/exhibitions

APRIL 24-25, CSFI National Fire and Emergency Services Symposium. Washington, DC. Sponsor: Congressional Fire Services Institute. Contact: (202) 371-1277. Fax: (202) 682-3473. E-mail: update@cfsi.org. Web site: https://www.cfsi.org/.

Save the Date!
April 8-13, 2019
FDIC International 2019
Indianapolis, Indiana

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.

Contact: (877) 394-9750, (224) 563-3784.

E-mail: fdic@compusystems.com. | Web site: www.fdic.com.

 

APRIL 24-26, Navigator 2019. National Harbor, Maryland. Sponsor: International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. Contact: (800) 960-6236. E-mail: webmaster@emergencydispatch.org.
Web site: http://www.emergencydispatch.org/Conference.

courses/seminars

APRIL 29-MAY 1, 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.

APRIL 29 –MAY 3, Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery with Public Safety Drysuit Diving. Quincy, Massachusetts. Sponsor: Team Lifeguard Safety Systems. Contact:
(845) 657-5544. Fax: (845) 657-5549. Web site: www.teamlgs.com.

MAY 1-3, Electrical Aspects of Fire Investigation. East Dundee, Illinois. Sponsor: East Dundee (IL) Fire Department, IAAI.
Web site: https://www.firearson.com/.

MAY 2-4, Engine Company Operations II. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

MAY 2-4, Truck Company Operations II. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

MAY 4, Water Rescue Technician. Kennebunkport, Maine. Sponsor: Lifesaving Resources. Contact: (207) 967-8614. E-mail: gerald@lifesaving.com. Web site: https://lifesaving.com.

Rick Lasky, Scott Thompson, Curtis Birt, and John Salka

Humpday Hangout: The Right Firehouse Attitude

In this Humpday Hangout, Rick Lasky and the rest of the crew talk putting the firefighter back in the firefighter and the firehouse back in…
WTH health program

Senators Decry Cuts to World Trade Center Health Program

U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand issued a joint letter demanding that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reverse cuts that impacted the World Trade Center…