Coming Events

Coming Events

April 30-May 1—Eastern Regional Safety Congress & Exposition, 2nd annual, Philadelphia, Pa. For further information contact John Lundgren, Exhibit Manager, National Safety Council, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611.

April 30-May 3—54th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and Parade, Winchester, Va. For further information contact the Festival Headquarters, P.O. Box 3099, Winchester, Va. 22601.

May 2—1981 California Stress Conference. For further information contact Vacaville Fire Dept., 1981 Stress Conference, 199 Dobbins St., Vacaville, Calif. 95688.

May 3-8: Northwest Fire and Arson Seminar, Wilsonville, Ore. For further information contact George Dwelle, Chairman, Clackamas Fire District #1, 11328 SE Beckman, Portland, Ore. 97222.

May 11-13—Municipal Fire Departments Instructors Association, 14th annual educational seminar, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For further information contact Glen McCord, 41 Pleasant Rd., Guelph, Ontario N1E3Z5.

May 14-17—National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, 4th annual educational conference, Portland, Ore. For further information contact NAEMT, P.O. Box 334, Newton Highlands, Mass. 02161.

May 15-17—Fire Expo ’81, Lancaster, Pa. For further information contact Fire Expo ’81, 31 Coral St., Lancaster, Pa. 17603.

May 15-17—New Jersey State Fire Chiefs’ Association, annual conference, Flanders Hotel, Ocean City, N.J. For further information contact Louis H. Carlson, Secretary, N.J. State Fire Chiefs’ Association, Wanaque, N.J. 07465.

May 17-21—Illinois Fire Chiefs annual conference, Oak Lawn, Ill. For further information contact Chief Ken Wood, Glenview Fire Dept., Glenview, Ill.

May 18-22Fire and Explosion Investigation Seminar, 16th annual, Grand Junction, Col. For further information contact the Metropolitan Arson Investigators Association, Inc., P.O. Box 161, Ft. Lupton, Col. 80621.

May 23-24—Southern California’s Firemen’s Muster, 3rd annual, Dodger’s Stadium, L.A., Calif. For further information contact Howard Kaplan, 7436 Firmament Ave., Van Nuys, Calif. 91406.

May 30-31—Butler County 30th Annual Fire School, Butler. Pa. For further information contact Scott W. Briggs, Butler County Fire School, Butler County Fire Chiefs Association, 124 West North St., Butler, Pa. 16001.

June 6—Long Island Invitational Parade and Drill, Lindenhurst, N.Y. For further information contact John J. Broderick, P.O. Box 245, Lindenhurst, N.Y. 11757.

June 12-14: Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs, annual conference, Fairfield Bay, Ark. For further information contact Arkansas Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3048, East Camden, Ark. 71701.

June 12-19—Rescue-Expo Training Seminar/ Schoool, 3rd annual. For further information contact Robert S. Goeltz, Chief, Department of Fire, P.O. Box 1250, Hermitage, Pa. 16148.

June 13Massachusetts Antique Fire Apparatus Association, 2nd annual muster and show, Lynnfield, Mass. For further information contact the Massachusetts Antique Fire Apparatus Association, P.O. Box 3332, Peabody, Mass. 01960.

June 19, 20—84th Four County Firemen’s Association Convention and Parade, Brodheadsville, Pa. For further information contact the West End Fire Company, Inc., Brodheadsville, Pa. 18322.

June 21-25: New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, 75th annual conference, Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, N.Y. For further information contact Ward A. Bohner, 8 Van Buren Dr., Kinderhook, N.Y. 12106

June 28-July 1—New England Association of Fire Chiefs, annual conference, Portsmouth, N.H. For further information contact Chief Arthur R. Gaudet, 16 Woodlawn St., Amesbury, Mass. 01913.

July 22-26: IAFC/Missouri Valley Division and Missouri State Fire Chiefs 1981 Convention, Ramada Inn, St. Joseph, Mo. For further information contact Chief Lester F. Clark, St. Joseph Fire Department, 401 S. 7th St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64501.

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