NFA Outreach Program

NFA Outreach Program

1982 Outreach Class Schedule for National Fire Academy: Arkansas; Fire/Arson Detection, Sept. 25-26, contact Paul Benton, Dir., Ark. Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3048, E. Camden, Ark. 71701. Florida; Public Fire Safety Ed., Sept. 11-12, contact Dennis Dewar, Bureau Chief, Fire Stds. Tr., 1501 S.W. Broadway, Ocala, Fla. 32670. Kansas; Fire Apparatus Purchase & Maintenance, Sept. 11-12, contact Max Thomas, Dir., Fire Service Tr., 645 New Hampshire Ave., Lawrence, Kan. 60045. Maine; EMS Admin., Sept. 11-12, Francis Roderick, Supervisor, Fire Service Tr., Dept, of Ed. & Cultural Services, Augusta, Maine 04330. Mayrland; Vol. Fire Service Mgmt., Sept. 25-26, contact John Hoglund, Dir., Md. Fire and Rescue Institute, Univ. of Md., College Park, Md. 20742. Missouri; Fire Incident Mgmt., Sept. 18-19, contact William Westhoff, Jr., Coord., Fire Service Tr., Univ. of Missouri, 1001 Ashland Gravel Rd., Fire Tr. Bldg., Columbia, Mo. 65201. Texas; Fire Apparatus Purchase & Maintenance, Pub. Fire Safety Ed., Sept. 21-22, contact Henry Smith, Div. Head, Fire Protection Tr., Texas Eng. Ext. Service, Texas A & M Univ., FE Drawer K, College Station, Tex. 77843. Utah; Haz-Mat Incident Analysis, Sept. 9-10, contact Gordon Evans, Dir. of Fire Tr., Utah Technical College of Provo, P.O. Box 1609, Provo, Utah 84601. West Virginia; Fire Incident Mgmt., Sept. 18-19, contact Arnett B. Corley, Jr., State Fire Admin., 2000 Quarrie, Charleston, W.V. 26506.

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Fire at Rio De Janeiro’s Carnival Costume Factory Leaves 10 Hospitalized

A fire Wednesday at a Rio de Janeiro factory that produces costumes for the city's iconic Carnival left 10 people hospitalized.

After Three Fire Deaths, FDNY Asks People to Quit Blocking Hydrants

This week, two deadly fires—one in Brooklyn and another in the Bronx—have highlighted a persistent problem in New York City: blocked fire hydrants.