Coming Events

Coming Events

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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 8-11—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 IAFC, 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 20-22, Milwaukie Festival Daze/Firemen’s Muster. For information, contact Keith Wolfard, 20250 S. Redland Rd., Oregon City, Ore. 97045.

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 13-16—Michigan Fire Chiefs Association, 55th annual conference, Midland, Mich. For more information, contact Chief Mark L. Belkoff, P.O. Box 250, Rochester, Mich. 48063.

July 17-19—Missouri Valley Division, IAFC.

Annual conference, Holiday Inn, Downtwon Towers, Kansas City, Ks. For information, contact Raymond A. Davis, 4343 N. Woodlawn, Wichita, Kansas, 67220.

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 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.

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. 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. 2—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. 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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