Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Schools and Seminars

DEPARTMENTS

Aircraft Crash Specialist School: AMFAC Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif. Sept. 15—19; Treasure Island Inn, Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec. 7-11. For further information contact Robert Whempner, c/o Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Regional Airport, Daytona Beach, Fla. 32014.

Arkansas Fire Academy: Rescue II, Aug. 3-7; Structure Fires, Aug. 8-9; EMS Testing, Aug. 10-14; Pump Maintenance, Aug. 15-16; Inspector, I, Aug. 17-21; Apparatus/Operator, Aug. 24-28; Pump Repair, Aug. 29-30; Protective Equipment, Aug. 31-Sept. 4; Hazardous Materials, Aug. 31-Sept. 4; EMS Retest, Sept. 7-11; Apparatus Operator, Sept. 12—13; Rookie School, Sept. 14-Oct. 23; Rescue I, Sept. 19-20; Flammable Liquids, Sept. 26-27. For further information contact Arkansas Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3048, East Camden, Ark. 71701.

Chittenden County Regional Fire School: Sept. 19-20. For further information contact Chester A. Brunell, Chairman, Central Fire Headquarters, Burlington, Vt. 05401.

International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists: Public Safety Scuba Instructor Program, Sept. 12 18, Orlando, Fla.; Oct. 17-23, Catalina Island, Calif. For further information contact the International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists, 1449 Riverside Dr., Ft. Collins, Col. 80524.

Law Enforcement Photography Workshops: Rochester, N.Y., Aug. 24-28; Whittier, Calif., Sept. 21-25. For further information contact Luther M. Dev, Manager, Eastman Kodak Company, Law Enforcement & Security Markets, 343 State St., Rochester, N.Y. 14650.

National Fire Protection Association: 2 Life Safety Code, Revisions Workshop, Denver, Col., Sept. 21-22, San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 24-25, Austin, Tex., Oct. 6-7; National Electrical Code, Boston, Mass., Sept. 17-18, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 1-2; 1 Life Safety Code Seminar, Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 28-Oct. 1. For further information contact the National Fire Protection Association, Division for Continuing Education, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Mass. 02269.

National Spill Control School: Oil Spill Control, Sept. 14-18; Hazardous Materials Spill Control, Sept. 21-25. For further information contact National Spill Control School, Corpus Christi State University, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, Tex. 78412.

National YMCA SCUBA Program: SCUBA Search and Recovery Training Program, Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 26-31, Milford, N.J., Aug. 31-Sept. 4, Elizabeth City, N.C., Sept. 14-18. For further information contact YMCA Search and Recovery Committee, c/o Stephen Hardick, Chairman, 120 Rose St., Phillipsburg, N.J. 08865.

New Jersey State Fire College: Fire Brigade I, Sept. 8-10, Firefighter Training, Sept. 19-20, or Sept. 26-27, Fire Brigade I, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. For further information contact August G. Brummer, Director, Fire Division, New Jersey State Safety Council, 50 Park Place, Suite 820, Newark, N.J. 07102.

New York Academy of Fire Science: State Fire Instructors Conference, Aug. 10-14; Fire/ Arson Investigation Course, Aug. 17-28; Fire Pump Maintenance Course, Aug. 18-20; Training Officer Workshop, Aug. 22-23; State Fire Instructors Conference, Sept. 14-18; OMH-Safety Officer Training Academy, Sept. 21-Oct. 9. For further information contact New York Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box K, Montour Falls, N.Y. 14865.

1981 Fire Service EMS Management Seminar Series: North Park Inn, Dallas, Tex., Oct. 7-9; Carrousel Inn, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 21-23; RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, Calif., Nov. 4-6. For further information contact Brad Smith, Program Manager, ACT Foundation, Basking Ridge, N.J. 07920.

Oklahoma State University: Hydraulic Calculations for Automatic Sprinkler Systems, Aug. 20-21. For further information contact Technology Extension/Oklahoma State University, 313 Crutchfield, Stillwater, Ok. 74078.

Texas A&M University System: Spanishspeaking course, Aug. 2-7. For further information contact Fire Protection Training Division, Texas Engineering Extension Service, F. E. Drawer K, College Station, Tex. 77843.

Wood County Regional Fire School: Sept. 26-27, Parkerburg, W. V. For further information contact H. H. Nicholas, Jr., 104 East Ninth St., Williamstown, W.V. 26187.

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