COMING EVENTS
August 23-24—An ARSON DETECTION DOG TRAINING SEMINAR will be conducted by the Connecticut State Police Canine Unit, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and the New Haven County State Attorney’s Office. The seminar will review a model program, covering imprinting, laboratory verification, and search techniques. For more information, contact the Connecticut State Police Emergency Services Division, Box 129, Colchester, CT 06415, or call (203) 566-4025.
September 12-14-The NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF FIRE MARSHALS’ 29TH ANNUAL SEMINAR will feature workshops on sprinklers and fire alarm systems. Presentations will be made on fire suppression systems and codes and the fire service. For more information, contact Charles E. Raubeson, 24 Sumac St., West Haven, CT 06516.
September 12-16-The KANSAS INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION SCHOOL will have guest instructors from industrial and municipal fire departments speaking about all aspects of brigade training. For more information, contact the Office of Fire Service Training, University of Kansas, 645 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044-2297, or call (913) 864-4467.
September 13-14 —Fire service members and insurance specialists are invited to participate in a TELECONFERENCE concerning NFPA 1500, also known as the Fire Department Occupational Safety & Health Program. The program, sponsored by the Volunteer Fireman’s Insurance Services Inc., will be broadcast via satellite through the Westar 5 system on both days (8 to 10 p.m. EST on Sept. 13 and 10 p.m. to midnight on Sept. 14). Viewers can receive the program by dialing 11 direct, Channel 21. For more information, contact Tamela Monroe or Ray Hawkins at 1 (800) 233-1957; Pennsylvania residents should call 1 (800) 632-1884.
September 17-18-The YORK COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION will hold its 15th annual Fire Attack School in Sanford, Maine. For more information, contact the Sanford Fire Department, 244 Main St., Sanford, ME 04073, or call (207) 324-2655.
September 18-22-A CRASH/FIRE RESCUE course in Norfolk, Va. will combine expert speakers with a day of drills at Norfolk International Airport. Drills at the airport include mock-up fires, spill fires, engine fires, and extrication. For more information, contact Sharon Carev, CFR School Secretary, Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, VA 23518, or call (804) 857-3351.
September 19-21-A course on WAREHOUSE FIRE PROTECTION in Sacramento, Calif, addresses cold storage warehouse problems, advanced topics in sprinkler design, fire code requirements, and smoke control. Contact Diversified Fire Consultants, P.O. Box 1165, Shingle Springs, CA 95682-1165, or call (916) 6775713.
September 20-22—A group of internationally acclaimed experts will discuss the latest technology and issues at the THIRD ANNUAL HAZARDOUS WASTE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE in Cleveland, Ohio. Scheduled topics include spill cleanup, risk management, asbestos, emergency response, and negotiating with the EPA. For more information, contact the Northwest Center for Professional Education, 13555 Bel-Red Road, C-96870, Bellevue, WA 98009, or call (206) 746-4173.
