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April 29-May 1—Metropolitan Chiefs, IAFC. Annual conference, Doubletree Inn, Tucson, Ariz. For information contact Deputy Chief S. V. Amaro, Tucson Fire Department, P.O. Box 27210, Tucson, Ariz. 85726.

May 1-4 Ohio Association of Emergency Medical Services Annual Conference, Dayton Ohio. For information Contact Phil Hanna, Conference Chairman, Committee Headquarters, c/o Western Ohio Emergency Medical Services, Suite 110, 40 South Perry St., Dayton, Oh. 45402.

May 10—Maryland Antique Fire Apparatus Muster, 11th Annual Show, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. For further information, contact Gordon and Judy Smith, 13610 Bardon Rd., Phoenix, Md. 21131.

May 14-15—Wisconsin Fire Equipment Mechanics Assoc., Annual seminar, Appleton, Wis. For information contact Syl Watry, 923 Hickory St., West Bend, Wis. 53095.

May 16-18—New Jersey State Fire Chiefs, 75th Anniversary seminar and conference, Flanders Hotel, Ocean City, N.J. For information contact Alfred Pouzenc, Chairman Exhibitor Comm., 966 Woodmere Dr., Cliffwood Beach, N.J. 07735.

May 17—Chocolate Town Firemen’s Parade, Hershey, Pa. For information, contact Hershey Fire Dept., c/o Joseph Long, 74 West Caracus Ave., Hershey, Pa. 17033.

May 23-25—EMS in Action—The Team Approach, second annual seminar, The Central Iowa Emergency Medical Service Council, Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, contact Diane Carlson, Director, Central Iowa EMS Council, P.O. Box 371, Indianola, Iowa, 50125.

June 4-7—Eastern Division, IAFC, 53rd Annual Conference, Hempstead, N.Y. For general information contact Chief Gregory Turrell, 28 Nottingham Rd., Malverne, N.Y. 11565. For exhibit information contact Chief Carl Wollman, 137 Branch Ave., Freeport, N.Y. 11520.

June 4-7—Fire Photographers Association Training Conference, 17th Annual, Chicago Fire Department Training Academy. For more information contact International Fire Photographers Association, Box 201, Elmhurst Ill. 60126.

June 7-12—Southeastern Division, IAFC. Annual meeting, Omni International Hotel, Norfolk, Va. For information, contact Donald D. Flinn, General Manager International Association of Fire Chiefs, 1329-18th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036.

June 11-13—Philadelphia Fire Department Fire Prevention Seminar, 12th annual, Fire Prevention through Program Planning. For information write, Philadelphia Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division, Third & Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19123, Attn: Fireman Charles Grayson, Seminar Director.

June 15-18—New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, N.Y. For further information contact Chief Ward A. Bohner, 8 Van Buren Drive, Kinderhook, N.Y. 12106.

June 18-21—Midwest Section of the International Municipal Signal Association, Annual Conference, Hopkins, Minn. For further information contact Lee. M. Cooper, President, Midwest Section I.M.S.A., 1010 First St. So., Hopkins, Minn. 55343.

June 19-22—Great Lakes Division, IAFC. Annual conference, Ramada Inn, Milwaukee, Wis. For information contact Chief Albert Hoelbel, 8360 Dempster St., Niles, Ill, 60648.

June 22-25—New England Association of Fire Chiefs: Annual Conference, Dunfey’s Inn, Hyannis, Mass. For further information write Chief James F. Brennan, Secretary-Treasurer, 3 Mansell Parkway, Salem, Mass. 01970.

July 9-10—Blue Ribbon Conference on EMT and Paramedic Training, Orlando Hyatt House, Orlando, Fla. For further information, contact, Registrar, Blue Ribbon Conference, 600 Courtland St., Suite 420, Orlando, Fla. 32804.

July 11-13—Clinical Conference on Pre-Hospital Emergency Care, Orlando Hyatt House, Orlando, Fla. For further information contact, Registrar, Clinical Conference, 600 Courtland Street, Suite 420, Orlando, Fla. 32804.

July 17-19—Missouri Valley Division, IAFC. Annual conference, Holiday Inn, Downtown Towers, Kansas City, Ks. For information, contact Raymond A. Davis, 4343 N. Woodlawn, Wichita, Kansas, 67220.

July 24-26—Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs, 30th annual convention, Howard Johnson’s Motor Lodge, Vestavia Hills, Ala. For more information contact Chief Bill Towers, 513 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills, Ala. 35216.

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 2-7—Western Division, IAFC. Annual conference. Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. For information contact Manuel Rodriquez, P.O. Box 842, San Leandro, Calif. 94577.

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, N1H 4E1.

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