NFA Outreach Program

NFA Outreach Program

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1982 Outreach Class Schedule for National Fire Academy: Arizona; Fire Prevention I, Fire Apparatus Purchase and Maintenance, May 15-16, contact Herb Hoey, Dir. of Fire Tng., P.O. Box 19070, Phoenix, Az. 85005. Arkansas; Haz-Mat Incident Analysis, May 22-23, Fire/Arson Detection, July 24-25, Sept. 25-26, contact Paul Benton, Dir., Ark. Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3048, E. Camden, Ark. 71701. Florida; Public Fire Safety Ed., Sept. 11-12, contact Dennis Dewar, Bureau Chief, Fire Stds. Tr., 1501 S.W. Broadway, Ocala, Fla. 32670. Idaho; Vol. Fire Service Mgmt., Pub. Fire Safety Ed., Fire Incident Mgmt., June 23-25, contact Tom Tyree, Dir., Fire Service Tr., College of So. Idaho, Vo-Tech Center, P.O. Box 1238, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301. Illinois; Fire Incident Mgmt., July 17-18, Aug. 7-8, contact Gerald Monigold, Dir., Fire Service Institute, Univ. of Ill., 301 S. Wright St., Champaign, Ill. 61820. Kansas; Fire Apparatus Purchase & Maintenance, Sept. 11-12, contact Max Thomas, Dir., Fire Service Tr., 645 New Hampshire Ave., Lawrence, Kan. 60045. Louisiana, Fire Incident Mgmt., May 15-16, Thomas Hebert, Dir., LSU Firemen Tr. Program, Pleasant Hall, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, La. 70803. Maine; Instr. Techniques for Co. Officers, May 1-2, Aug. 14-15, Public Fire Safety Ed., June 5-6, EMS Admin., Sept. 11-12, Francis Roderick, Supervisor, Fire Service Tr., Dept, of Ed. & Cultural Services, Augusta, Maine 04330. Maryland; Vol. Fire Service Mgmt, Sept. 25-26, contact John Hoglund, Dir., Md. Fire and Rescue Institute, Univ. of Md., College Park, Md. 20742. Minnesota; Vol. Fire Service Mgmt., Fire Incident Mgmt., Aug. 21-22, contact Cleo Keiper, Sr. Instructor, Minn. Dept, of Ed., 533 Capitol Sq. Bldg., 550 Cedar St., St. Paul, Minn. 5510. Missouri; Fire Apparatus Purchase and Maintenance, Aug. 11-12, Fire Prevention I, Aug. 14-15, Fire Incident Mgmt., Sept. 18-19, contact William Westhoff, Jr., Coord., Fire Service Tr., Univ. of Missouri, 1001 Ashland Gravel Rd., Fire Tr. Building, Columbia, Mo. 65201. Montana; Fire Apparatus Purchase and Maintenance, Aug. 14-15, contact Supervisor, Montana Fire Service Tr. School, 2100 16th Ave., South, Great Falls, Mt. 59405. Nebraska; Haz-Mat Incident Analysis, VFS Mgmt., May 21-23, contact Wayne McLaughlin, Dir., Neb. Fire Service, NW 38th St. and W. Cumings, Lincoln, Neb. 68524. Nevada; Fire/Arson Detection, May 8-9, contact David Stephan, Coord., State Fire Service Tr. Program, Univ. of Nev., Reno, Building 3700, Stead Campus, Reno, Nev. 89557. New York; Pesticide Fire & Spill Control, Fire Apparatus Purchase & Maintenance, May 22-23, contact Francis McGarry, Dir., Fire Prevention and Control, N.Y. Dept, of State, 162 Washington Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12231. North Dakota; Fire Apparatus Purchase & Maintenance, Pub. Fire Safety Ed., May 15-16, contact Donald Gilman, Exec. Sec., N.D. Firemen’s Assoc., 176 First Ave., N.E., Beach, N.D. 58621. South Carolina; Fire Prevention I, May 22-23, contact Joseph McDonagh, Dir. S.C. Fire Academy, Ill. Ave., W. Columbia, S.C. 21969. South Dakota; Pesticide Fire & Spill Control, Aug. 7-8, contact James Flippen, Coord., Fire Service Tr., 118 W. Capitol, Pierre, S.D. 57501. Tennessee; Fire Incident Mgmt., June 5-6, Pub. Fire Safety Ed., June 26-27, David Easa, Acting Dir., Tenn. State Fire School, 1303 Old Fort Pkwy., Murfreesboro, Tenn. 37130. Texas; Fire Apparatus Purchase & Maintenance, Pub. Fire Safety Ed., Sept. 21-22, contact Henry Smith, Div. Head, Fire Protection Tr., Texas Eng. Ext. Service, Texas A & M Univ., FE Drawer K, College Station, Tex. 77843. Utah; Pub. Fire Safety Ed., June 10-11, Haz-Mat Incident Analysis, Sept. 9-10, contact Gordon Evans, Dir. of Fire Tr., Utah Technical College of Provo, P.O. Box 1609, Provo, Utah 84601. West Virginia; Fire Incident Mgmt., July 10-11, Sept. 18-19, contact Arnett B. Corley, Jr., State Fire Admin., 2000 Quarrier, Charleston, W.V. 26506. Wisconsin; Instr. Tech, for Co. Officers, Fire Incident Mgmt., Fire/Arson Detection, Public Fire Safety Ed., May 15-16, contact Paul Pribyl, Consultant, Voc. Ed., 4802 Sheboygan Ave., Rm 701, Madison, Wis. 53702. Wyoming; Fire Incident Mgmt., July 17-18, contact Robert Titus, Fire Tr. Officer, Hathaway Building, Rm. 117, Cheyenne, Wy. 82002.

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