COMING EVENTS
FEBRUARY 11-12 AND MARCH 1-2—The American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is sponsoring the course HAZARDOUS WASTE LIABILITY MANAGEMENT UNDER RCRA COMPLIANCE, to be held in Tampa, Florida, and San Antonio, Texas, on these respective dates. Contact: The American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management; 900 Isom Rd., Suite 10 A San Antonio, TX 78216; (800) 729-6742 or (210 ) 340-7775.
FEBRUARY 12-14 AND FEBRUARY 13-14—The Academy of Fire Science is offering a three-day course In FIRE SCIENCE AND VIDEO PRODUCTION on Feb. 12-1-4. on Feb. 13-14 the Academy will offer three two-day courses: MANAGING COMPANY TACTICAL OPERATIONS, COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE SENIOR OFFICER and COMMANDING THE INITIAL RESPONSE All four will be held in Montour Falls, New York. Contact: New York Department of State: Office of l ire Prevention and Control; Academy of Fire Science; P.O. Box 81 I; Montour Falls. NY’ 14865-0811.
FEBRUARY 22-24—Two training courses sponsored by the Occupational and Environmental Safety T raining Division of the Texas Engineering Extension Service will be held in Austin. Texas, and College Station. Texas, respectively. Contact: The Occupational and Environmental Safety Training Division, T exas Engineering Extension Service; The Texas AikM University System; College Station. TX 77843-8000; (409) 845-34198.
FEBRUARY 22-26—A tO-hour rescue course sponsored by Roco Specialists. ADVANCED CONFINED SPACE/STRUCTURAL RESCUE will be held in Beaumont, Texas. Contact: Roco; 82S-4 One Calais Ave . Suite 240; Baton Rouge, IA ‘0809-3450; (504) 769-88”
FEBRUARY 24-BASICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ISSUES REGULATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY, sponsored by the American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, will beheld in Norfolk, Virginia. Contact: The American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management; 900 Isom Rd , Suite 103: San Antonio, TX 78216; (800) ’29-6~42.
FEBRUARY 25-28-DISASTER ’93: THE INTERNATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. sponsored by the Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation in conjunction with the Florida/Am erica Colleges of Emergency Physicians, will take place in Orlando, Florida. Contact: Registrar; Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation; 3717 S. Conway Rd .; Orlando, FI. 32812; (407) 281-7396.
FEBRUARY 26, FEBRUARY 27, MARCH 12, AND MARCH 13—On these dates in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Lisle, Illinois; Louisville, Kentucky: and Baltimore, Maryland, a seminar entitled MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF YOUR SAFETY PROGRAM win be held, it is sponsored by the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA). Contact: FDSOA; P.O. Box 149; Ashland. MA 017210119; (308) 881.31 14.
FEBRUARY 27—The Suffolk County FireSafety Educators Association will present LIGHTING FIRES UNDER ADULTS, a seminar for safety educators focusing on prevention motivation. Contact: Suffolk Country Fire Safety Educators Association; P.O. Box 460; Yaphank. NY 11980-0460.
MARCH 1-APRIL 30-K-9 ACCELERANT DETECTION SCHOOL, sponsored by the NY State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of Fire Science, will take place in Montour Falls, New York. A prerequisite is involved. Contact: Arson Bureau; Academy of Fire Science; P.O. Box 811; Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811; (607) 535-7136.
MARCH 5—A seminar designed to teach haz-mat responders how to use AEROL Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres software in MS-DOS format will be held in Davis, California Contact: Dave Hodapp; (916) ’57-8878.
MARCH 6-PREPARING THE FIRE GROUND SAFETY OFFICER, a guide to understanding the safety officer’s incident duties, will be held in Springfield, Illinois. The Fire Department Safety Officers Association is the sponsor. Contact: FDSOA; P.O. Box 149; Ashland. MA 01721-0149; (508) 881-3114.
MARCH 15-16-IMPLEMENTING NFPA 600, PRIVATE FIRE BRIGADES, A “NUTS AND BOLTS APPROACH,” sponsored by the Industrial Fire and Emergency Management Training Association in conjunction with Cigna, Factory Mutual, and Industrial Risk Insurers, will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contact: IFEMTA; P.O. Box 196; Ashland. MA 01721; (508) 881-8114
MARCH 15-17-A new INSTRUCTOR REFRESHER PROGRAM will be offered at the University of Maryland in Columbia, Maryland. It is sponsored by HAZMAT Training, Information and Services, Inc. Contact: Donna Britt, course registrar; (410) 964-0940 or (800) 777-8474.
MARCH 19-20—Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College will hold its 11TH ANNUAL EMERGENCY SERVICES CONFERENCE featuring subjects of interest to EMTs, firefighters, and law enforcement personnel, in Cable, Wisconsin. Contact: Lee M. Cooper, Fire Training Specialist; Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College; 1019 S. Knowles Ave.; NewRichmond, W1 54017; (715) 246-6561.
MARCH 19-21—Monroe, Oneida, and Onondaga counties Fire Prevention Committees are sponsoring NEW YORK STATE’S FIFTH ANNUAL FIRE AND BURN SAFETY SYMPOSIUM, to be held in Rochester, New York. Contact: NYS Fire and Burn Symposium; c/o Michael Young; 4329 Brick Schoolhouse Rd.; Hamlin, NY 14464; (315) 736-7479.
MARCH 24-MARCH 27-THE 1 1TH ANNUAL EMS TODAY CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION featuring various workshops and conference sessions, will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. Contact: The Conference Corporation; P.O. Box 2400; Carlsbad, CA 92018-2400; (619) 431-8176.
MARCH 28-APRIL 2—Amsar Institute. Inc., will hold a TECHNICAL RESCUE SEMINAR in Glendale. California. Contact: American Search and Rescue Institute. Inc.; P.O. Box 2399; Yucca Valley, CA 92286-2399; (619) 365-3114.
