Coming Events

Coming Events

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August 2-3—16th Annual Summer Fire Academy, Norwich University, Northfield, Vt. For information contact Howard C. Dailey, Secretary-Treasurer, Vermont State Firefighters’ Association, Box 670, Manchester Center, Vt. 05255.

August 15-17—Vermont State Firefighters’ Association, 91st annual conference, Bennington, Vt. For information contact Howard C. Dailey, V.S.F.A. Secretary-Treasurer, Box 670, Manchester Center, Vt. 05255.

August 17-21—Canadian Division, IAFC. Annual conference, Four Seasons Hotel, Calgary, Alberta. For information, contact Chief A. Quillman, Fire Headquarters, 50 Wyndham St., S., Guelph, Ontario, NlH 4E1.

August 18-21 Western Division, IAFC. Annual conference. Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. For information contact Manuel Rodriquez, P.O. Box 842, San Leandro, Calif. 94577.

Sept. 6-9—Missouri Arson Investigator’s Seminar, Lake Ozark, Mo. For information, contact Freddy Randolph, 344 Hearnes, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Mo. 65211.

Sept. 10-12—New England Association of Fire Marshals, 21st annual seminar, Public Fire

Education, Mystic, Conn. For further information, contact C. F. Duffy, Secretary, 11 Wakenor Road, Westport, Conn. 06880.

Sept. 11-14—Arizona State Fire School, 7th annual seminar, The Adams Hotel, Phoenix, Az. For information, contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal, P.O. Box 19070, Phoenix, Az. 85005.

Sept. 12-14—“Para-Scope 80,” Bethesda Marriott, Bethesda, Md. For information, contact Capt. Mary Beth Michos, R.N., Dept, of Fire/ Rescue Services, 10025 Darnestown Rd, No. 101, Rockville, Md. 20850.

Sept. 27-28—Fire and Rescue Conference, Craven Community College, New Bern, N.C. For information, contact Dr. Lewis S. Redd, Craven Community College, P.O. Box 885, New Bern, N.C. 28560.

Sept. 28-Oct. 1—International Association of Fire Chiefs. Annual Conference, Miami Beach, Fla. For information, contact Donald D. Flinn, General Manager, International Association of Fire Chiefs, 1329-18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

Oct. 17-19—Illinois Firemen’s Association Inc., 90th annual conference, Collinsville, 111. For further information, contact 0. E. Hirst, Secretary, 100 S. Bench St., Galena, 111. 61036.

Oct. 25-26—Connecticut Fire Department Instructor’s Association, 2-day seminar featuring workshops, Maloney High School, Meriden, Conn. For more information contact Pete Mullen, Secretary, Conn. Fire Department Instructor’s Association, Branford Fire Headquarters, 45 North Main St., Branford, Conn. 06405.

Oct. 30-Nov. 2—ISFSI Fall Conference, Virginia Beach, Va. For information, contact Mary McCormack, ISFSI, P.O. Box 88, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748.

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Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Delta explosion

Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.