SCHOOLS

SCHOOLS

DEPARTMENTS

Ansul Fire School, Two-Day Schools for General Industry, July 10-11, 24-25. Contact the Ansul Fire School, Marinette, WI 54143.

Morris County Fire Fighters And Police Training Academy, Industrial Fire Protection, July 9-13, 16-20. Contact the Morris County Fire Fighters And Police Training Academy, Courthouse, Morristown, NJ 07960.

National Fire Academy, “Building Construction for Fire Suppression Forces: Principles, Wood and Ordinary Construction,” July 28-29. Contact the Office of Admissions and Registration, National Emergency Training Center, 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727.

South Metro Fire Training Academy, Trench Rescue Instructor Class, June 25-27; Heavy Rescue, July 8-11. Contact Eric Sondeen, South Metro Fire Training Academy, 2301 West Chenango Ave., Littleton, CO 80120.

Academy Opens

The Southeast Florida Academy of Fire Science at Miami-Dade Community College’s North Campus officially opened in April.

Construction began last year on the $3 million complex which houses a model fire station, laboratory/administration building, six-floor training tower and a burn room. An estimated 2,240 trainees will acquire skills at the site each year. Experienced firefighters will also use the facility for in-service training. The North Campus is located at 11380 N.W. 27 Ave., Miami, FL 33176.

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

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.