COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

September 8, 38th Annual Seminar of the Fire Chiefs Council of Nassau County. Contact Arthur W. Lewis, Exhibit Chairman, 146 West End Ave., Freeport, NY 11520.

September 10-12, Managing Fire Safety in Health Care Facilities Workshop. Contact the National Fire Protection Assn., Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.

September 10-13, Life Safety Code 101 Seminar, 1981 Edition. Contact the National Fire Protection Assn., Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269.

September 14-15, Illinois Society of Fire Service Instructors 1984 Fall Seminar & Meeting. Contact Robert E. Muszynski, 10747 South Mason, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415.

September 16-22, 62nd Annual Prince George’s County Volunteer Firemen’s Assn. Convention. Contact Craig A. Moe, Convention Chairman, P.O. Box K, Laurel, MD 20707-0811.

September 17-22, The 1984 Alaska State Firefighters’ and Chiefs’ Conferences. Contact Tracy L. Blackburn, P.O. Box 1615, Valdez, AK 99686.

September 18-21, European Symposium on Fires in Buildings. Contact the Commission of the European Communities, Attn. Mr. D. Nicolay, DC XIII/A2-JMO C4/005, L-2920 Luxembourg.

September 19-20, CHEMTREC/CMA Emergency Response Team Workshop. Valley Forge, PA. Contact Elaine Fontana, Chemical Manufacturers Assn., 2501 M St., NW, Washington, DC 20037.

September 20-23, New York State Volunteer Ambulance & First Aid Assn.’s 29th Annual Educational Conference and Trade Show.

Contact John M. LaCarrubba, Co-Chairman, N.Y.S.V.A. & F.A.A., P.O. Box 347, Brooklyn, NY 11229-0347.

September 21-23, International Auto Extrication Competition and Demonstration. Contact Alan L. Dupuis, Fire Advisory Services, Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal, 590 Keele St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6N 4X2.

September 22-27, The 15th Annual Nebraska Fire and Arson Investigation Conference. Contact Bill Meeham, Southeast Community College, 8800 “O” St., Lincoln, NE 68520.

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.