COMING EVENTS
JULY 23-26-BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING IN CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS AND POST TRAUMA SYNDROMES, sponsored by The American Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ACISF), will be held in Poughkeepsie, New York. Contact: Lisa Berg, ACISF, (410) 7304311 or Tony Conte, ACISF, (914) 8972388
JULY 24-26-FIRST ANNUAL NATIONAL PATCH COLLECTORS’ (NPCN) NEWSLETTER PATCH SWAP MEET and the 9TH ANNUAL METRO ATLANTA FIRE APPARATUS SHOW AND MUSTER will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: PCN, P.O. Box 886-*. Atlanta, GA 30306-0864, (404) 3967261
JULY 29-30-COMMANDING THE INITIAL RESPONSE will be held in Montour Falls. New York. Contact: Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
AUGUST 19—The 120TH ANNUAL CONVENTION of the Fireman’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) is being hosted by the Erie County Volunteer Fireman’s Association. Contact: Tom Krawczvk, FASNY Secretary. (716) 893-2975 or Mike Wutz, General Chairman, (716) 633-1134.
AUGUST 27-29-7TH ANNUAL EMERGENCY VEHICLE & FLEET MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana. General sessions, roundtables, focus groups, and intensive workshops are offered. Contact: The Conference Corp., P.O. Box 24(H). Carlsbad, CA 92018-2400, (619) 4318088.
SEPTEMBER 12-16 —The International Association of Fire Chiefs’ IAFC 92 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION will be held in Anaheim, California. This year’s theme is “imagine tomorrow.” Contact: IAFC: 1329 18th St., NW; Washington, DC 20036-6516; (202) 833-3420.
SEPTEMBER 14-18-UNITED STATES/UNITED KINGDOM ADVANCED ARFF COURSE, presented by Industrial Fire World, will be held in Teesside, England. Contact: Industrial Fire World, CAA Fire Service Training School, P.O. Box 9161, College Station. TX 77842, (409) 693-7105.
SEPTEMBER 17-19-INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, sponsored by the Phoenix Fire Department, will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. Contact: Phoenix Fire Dept., IMS Seminar Mgt., 520 W. Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ 85003, (602) 534-2169.
SEPTEMBER 23-26—The 1992 ALBANY COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIREMAN’S ASSOCIATION AND CONVENTION and the 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of the Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. will be held in Feura Bush, New York. Highlighted are a Mardi Gras, a dress parade, and a carnival. Contact: Dave Briscoe, (518) 768-2407.
SEPTEMBER 26 – PREPARING THE FIRE GROUND SAFETY OFFICER, a seminar presented by the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA), will be held in Princeton, New Jersey. Contact: FDSOA, P.O. Box 149, Ashland, MA 01721-0149, (508) 881-3114.
OCTOBER 5-17-FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS PLANNING SCHOOL, held by the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA), will be held in Dallas, Texas. The program presents a practical approach to preparing a fire sprinkler system drawing and planning a sprinkler system layout and configuration. Contact: Rhonda Rink, AFSA. (214) 349-5965.
OCTOBER 17-FIREBALL II. a firefighters’ banquet held to raise money for the Orlando (FL) Regional Medical Center’s Burn and Tissue Rehabilitation Unit, will be held in Orlando, Florida. Contact: Sharon Holmes, Operation Fireball. Inc., (407) 351-1000.
OCTOBER 18-23—The American Search and Rescue Institute (AMSAR) is holding its EIGHT ANNUAL TECHNICAL RESCUE SEMINAR, a multilevel, hands-on vertical rescue course to be held in Joshua Tree, California. Contact: AMSAR, P.O. Box 2.399. Yucca Valley, CA 92286-2399, (619) 365-3144.
OCTOBER 29-HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING EIGHT-HOUR REFRESHER WORKSHOP, offered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will be held in Madison, Wisconsin. Contact: Michael F. Waxman, Ph D., Department of Engineering Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 432 N. Lake St., Madison, WI 53706, (800) 462-0876.
