Coming Events

Coming Events

May 2-6—Associated Public Safety Communications Officers Regional Conference, Raleigh, N.C. Contact Marvin Heller, 2012 Eagleton Cr., Raleigh, N.C. 27609.

May 6-7—Southern Calif. Assoc. of Foresters and Fire Wardens, Training and Safety Conference, Yuciapa, Calif. Fee is $27, contact Gordon Black, 1025 Golden State Ave., Bakersfield, Calif. 93301.

May 10-12—Municipal Fire Department’s Instructors Association Annual Educational Seminar, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Fee, $120. Contact Glen McCord, 41 Pleasant Rd., Guelph, Ontario N1E 3Z5.

May 12-15—Conference on Citizen CPR, Kansas City, Mo. Contact Denise Owen, Office of Cont. Ed., University of Ks. College of Health Sciences, Rainbow at Olathe Blvd., Kansas City, Ks. 66103.

May 14-16—Fire Expo ’82, sponsored by the Lancaster County Firemens Association, Lancaster, Pa. Contact D. LaVerne Stauffer, 2201 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, Pa. 17601.

May 14-16—N.J. State Fire Chiefs Association, Ocean City, N.J. Contact George Schramm, 87 Pinewood Ave., W. Keansburg, N.J. 07734.

May 16—South Florida Fire Safety Association Fire Prevention Seminar, Miami, Fla. Contact S.F.F.S.A., P.O. Box 8754, Pembroe Pines, Fla. 33024.

May 17-19—National Fire Protection Association, 86th Annual Meeting, San Francisco. Contact NFPA, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Mass. 02269.

May 23-26—Illinois Fire Chiefs Annual Conference, Peoria, Ill. For further information ^contact H. V. Christiansen, P.O. Box 294, South Beloit, Ill. 61080.

June 6-9—Southeastern Division of IAFC, Louisville, Ky. Contact Chief Larry M; Bonnafin, Louisville Fire Dept., 1135 W. Jefferson St., Louisville, Ky. 40203.

June 9-12—Eastern Division IAFC Conference, Carlisle, Pa. Contact Chief Edward Austin, 400 Maryann Dr., Middleboro Manor, Wilmington, Del. 19804.

June 16-18—Calif. Conference of Arson Investigators, Santa Barbara, Calif. Contact Richard Wiles, 2360 Story Ave., LaHabra, Calif. 90631.

June 17-19—Minnesota Fire Department Association Conference, Brainerd, Mn. Parade on Sat., entries welcome. Contact Daryl F. Bahma, 213 S. 5th St., Brainerd, Mn. 56401.

June 20-24—N.Y. Association of Fire Chiefs, Kiamesha, N.Y. Contact Ward A. Bohner, 8 Van Buren Dr., Kinderhook, N.Y. 12106.

June 2024 Conference on Kansas City-Hyatt Regency Disaster, lessons to be learned, St. Louis, Mo. Contact Eugene E. Grollmes, S. J., Director, St. Louis University, 221 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63103.

June 24-26—Ohio EMS Combined Assembly, Columbus, Ohio. Contact Joan Hesler, 1395 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., Suite 401, Columbus, Ohio 43229.

June 2730 New England Association of Fire Chiefs 60th Conference, Providence, Rhode Island. Contact Chief Arthur R. Gaudet, 16 Woodlawn St., Amesbury, Mass. 01913.

July 14-18—Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Fairfax, Va. Contact Alfred Savis, 311 Ironfronts, P.O. Box 753, Richmond Va. 23206.

July 29-July 31—Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs Conference, Prattville, Ala. Contact Chief Audie Hodges, Jr., Municipal Building, Rm. 314, Florence, Ala. 35630.

Sept. 19-22—IAFC Conference, Philadelphia, Pa. Contact Donald Flinn, IAFC, 1329 18th St, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

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