Coming Events

Coming Events

Mar. 24-27—Fire Department Instructors Conference. Annual meeting, Memphis, Tenn. For further information, write Ed McCormack, Executive Secretary, International Society of Fire Service Instructors, Box 88, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748.

June 4-7, Eastern Division, IAFC. Annual meeting, Hempstead, N.Y. For further information. contact Chief Gregory Turrell, 28 Nottinghak Road, Malvern, N.Y. 11565.

dune 7-12—Southeastern Division, IAFC. Annual meeting, Omni International Hotel, Norfolk. Va. For information, write Chief David A. MacLellan, Secretary-Treasurer, Sea Pines-Forest Beach Fire Department, P.O. Box 5193, Hilton-Head Island, S.C. 29928.

June 15-18—New York State Association of Fire Chiefs: Annual conference, Concord Hotel. Kiamesha Lake, N.Y. For further information contact Ward A. Buhner, Executive Director, 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 22-25—New England Association of Fire Chiefs: Annual conference, Dunphy’s Inn, Hyannis, Mass. For further information write Chief James F. Brennan, Secretary-Treasurer, 3 Mansell Parkway, Salem, Mass. 01970.

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.

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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.