Coming Events

Coming Events

Nov. 1-4—International Society of Fire Service Instructors: Fall conference, Stouffer’s Denver Inn. For further information, contact Ed McCormack, Executive Secretary, ISFSI, Box 88, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748.

Nov. 12-15—National Fire Protection Association. Annual Fall conference, Hyatt Hotel, Phoenix, For further information, contact Albert B. Sears Jr., 470 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass. 02210.

Nov. 18—Maryland Fire Chiefs Association. 31st Convention, Westminster Volunteer Fire Department, Carroll County, Md. For further information, contact the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department, 66 E. Main St., Westminster, Md. 21157.

Mar. 24-27—Fire Department Instructors Conference. Annual meeting, Memphis, Tenn. For further information, write Ed McCormack, Executive Secretary. International Society of Fire Service Instructors, Box 88, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748.

Sept. 28 Oct. 2—International Association of Fire Chiefs. Annual meeting, Miami Beach, Fla. For further information, write Donald D. Flinn, General Manager, International Association of Fire Chiefs, 1329-18th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

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.