Fire Schools and Seminars
Arkansas Fire Training Academy—Weekday Classes: EMT (120 hours), Aug. 7-25; Apparatus (Pump OP’s), Aug. 21-25; Arson Crime Scene Search (Special), Aug. 28-Sept. 1. Weekend Classes: Apparatus (Pump Op’s), Aug. 19-20. Regional Fire School: Hazardous Materials and the Fire Fighter, Hope, Aug. 7-17; Walnut Ridge, Aug. 14-24; Mena, Aug. 28-Sept. 7. Pre-registration is required. For further information, contact the Arkansas Fire Training Academy, Southwest Technical Institute, P.O. Box 3048, East Camden, Ark. 71701.
California Fire Chiefs’ Association—Calif. Fire Service Academy Courses: Fire Prevention IV, July 31-Aug. 4; Fire Command I, Aug. 21-24; Fire Chiefs Seminar, Sept. 5-8; Fire Prevention II, Sept. 18-22; Fire Instructor III, Sept. 25-29. For further information, contact Chief Robert Fletcher, Sec.-Treas., Florin F.D., P.O. Box 28002, Sacramento, Calif. 95828.
Chittenden County Training Association’s Annual School: Sept. 16-17. For further information, contact Chester A. Brunell, Chairman, Central Fire Headquarters, Burlington, Vermont 05401.
Corpus Christi State University: National Spill Control School—A Study in Oil Spill Control Training. The course presents an overview of oil spill control problems and focuses on available equipment and techniques for organization and preparation to clean up oil spills in all environments. Cleanup practices used in most areas of the U.S. are detailed, along with suggestions of preferred methods for preparation to clean up spills in different environments. Course materials include classroom lectures, films and visual aids, plus field observations and hands-on experience. Classes will be limited to thirty participants. The next sessions of the Oil Spill Control Training Course will be August 14, September 18, and October 16. For further information, contact the National Spill Control Sch(Kl, Corpus Christi State University, P.O. Box 8263, Corpus Christi, Texas 78412.
University of Georgia/Center For Continuing Education: Seminars—The Arson Seminar, Aug. 27-Sept. 1. For further information, contact Bob Gore, Jr., State Fire Marshal, Office of the Comptroller General, State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. 30334.
Idaho State University—8th Annual Idaho Fire Command School, Aug. 30-Sept. 1. For further information, contact Donald G. Jones, Training Officer, Coordinator, Pocatello Fire Department, 408 E. Whitman, Pocatello, Idaho 83201.
The University of Kansas: Fire Service Training Division—The 49th Annual Kansas Fire School for Municipalities, Oct. 16-20; The Industrial Fire Protection School for industry personnel, Oct. 23-27. For further information, contact Max M. Thomas, Director, Fire Service Training Division, University of Kansas, 645 New Hampshire, Lawrence, Kansas 66045.
The University of Michigan/Firemanship Training Program—Basic course, 40 hr. livein, Sept. 11-15 and Sept. 25-29. For further information, contact the University Campus, Ann Arbor. Mich. 48109.
University of Missouri/Columbia—45th Annual Missouri State Fire School: UMC Campus, Columbia, Missouri, Aug. 1-6. For further information, contact Bill Westhoff, Jr., UMC Fire Training, 1001 Ashland Gravel Road, Columbia, Mo. 65201.
New Jersey State Fire College—Basic Firefighter, Sept. 22-24, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. For further information, contact Frank G. Cuomo, President, New Jersey State Fire College, 50 Park Place, Newark, N.J. 07102.
New York State Academy of Fire Science: S.F.I. & M.T.O. Conference, Aug. 7-11; Training Officer Workshop I, Aug. 19-20; Fire Pump Maintenance Course, Aug. 22-24; Dept, of Mental Hygiene—Fire Protection Devices Maintenance Course, Aug. 2&-Sept. 1. For further information, contact Donald B. Dymes, Supervisor of Academy Programs, New York State Academy of Fire Science, Box K, Montour Falls, N.Y. 14865.
Pennsylvania State Firemen’s Training School—Respiratory Protection Practices, Aug. 2-4; Special Problem Fuels/Fires, Aug. 7-11; Structural Fire Fighting II, Sug. 14-18; Fire Department Rescue Practices, Sept. 1. For further information, contact the Pennsylvania State Firemen’s Training School, P.O. Box 631, Lewistown, Pa. 17044.
Vermont State Firefighters’ Association: The 14th Annual Fire Academy—To be held at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont on August 19-20. For further information, contact Walter B. Read, Sr., Supervisor of VSFA Training Program, P.O. Box 52, East Dorset, Vermont 05253.
The West Branch Fireman’s Association: 6th Annual Fire College Weekend in Williamsport, Pa., Aug. 12-13. For further information, contact Chief David L. Frey, 621 Market Street, South Williamsport, Pa. 17701.
York County Fire Attack School, Sept. 23-24, Sanford High School, Sanford, Maine. For information write Sanford Fire Department, 244 Main St., Sanford, Maine, 04073.
