COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

January 12, 1989—A class on HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND EMS will be conducted by Hazmat Training Information Services. Inc. in Columbia, Maryland. Participants will learn about toxicity, product information, protective equipment, decontamination, therapy, and available resources. For more information, contact Hazmat Training Information Services, Inc., Columbia Business Center, 6480 Dobbin Road. Columbia, Man -land 21045, or call (800) 777-TISI.

January 24-25, 1989-A seminar on STEEL CONSTRUCTION, CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, and HIGH RISE BUILDINGS win be taught by Frank Brannigan in Orlando, Florida For more information, contact Bob Milke, Valencia Community College, P.O. Box 3028, Orlando, FL 32801, or call (407) 299-5000 ext. 3265.

January 25-26, 1989 —Hazmat Training Information Services, Inc. in Columbia,

Maryland offers a two-day course on BASIC LEAK AND SPILL CONTROL. Topics include dry spill control procedures, liquid and compressed gas control procedures, and container recognition for hazardous materials incidents. See January 12 entry for contact.

January 27, 1989—Students at a Hazmat Training Information Services, Inc. course on HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT RESPONSE MANAGEMENT will learn both in and out of the classroom. Hands-on topics include site management and Incident Command System concepts and principles. See January 12 entry for contact.

February 18-19, 1989-A SCHOOL BUS RESCUE course will be held in Waco, Texas. Instructor Ron Moore of the New York State Fire Academy will teach rescue and extrication techniques on school buses, as well as commercial buses and buses for the handicapped. For more information, contact Res-

cue/Hazmat Consultants, Inc., P.O. Box 20126, Waco, Texas 76702-0126, or call (817) 826-4016.

February 24-25, 1989-The Third District Chiefs Association and the Third District Fire Investigators of the COMMUNITY FIREMAN’S ASSOCIATION will hold their 1989 seminar in Chicago. Topics include “The Civil Arson Case,” “Ruling Out the Accidental Car Fire.” “Furnaces, Fireplaces, and Woodburning Stoves,” and “The Accidental Fire and Court.” Contact Captain Jim Pioth. Oak Forest Fire Department. Oak Forest, Illinois, or call (312) 687-6050.

March 6-10, 1989 – A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSTRUCTOR’S COURSE will be conducted by Hazmat Training Information Services. Inc. in Columbia, Maryland. Topics include basic emergency response, teaching methodology, case studies, and personal protective clothing skills. See Jan. 12 entry for contact.

Large House in Fort Worth (TX) Partially Collapses During Fire

Fort Worth firefighters battled a fire at a large house in the affluent Crestline neighborhood, near the River Crest Country Club, early Wednesday.
Hutchinson Kansas fire

Man Arrested After KS Fire That Killed Two

A man was arrested on Monday in connection with a deadly Hutchinson house fire on Saturday where a woman and girl died.