COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

JANUARY 20-21 – FIRE SPRINKLER PLANS REVIEW, a course offered by the New York Academy of Fire Science, will be held in Montour Falls, New York. Contact: New York State Department of State; Office of Fire Prevention and Control; Academy of Fire Science; P.O. Box 811; Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.

JANUARY 17-18-The Industrial Fire and Emergency Management Training Association (IFEMTA) will present IMPLEMENTING NFPA 600, PRIVATE FIRE BRIGADES, A “NUTS AND BOLTS” APPROACH, in Baton Rouge, Ixtuisiana. Contact: IFEMTA; P.O. Box 196; Ashland, MA 01721; (508) 881-8114.

JANUARY 24-29-The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (1SFSI) will conduct its TRAIN THE TRAINER courses, including hazardous-materials training to the awareness and operations levels, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Contact: ISFS1; 30 Main St.; Ashland, MA 01721; (508) 881-5800.

JANUARY 27-28-REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM PLANS ANDDESIGNS, a seminar conducted by Oklahoma State University’s Engineering Extension in cooperation with the Burbank Fire Department, will take place in Burbank, California. Contact: Tracy Pansini, Training Center, Burbank Fire Department, (818) 953-8771 or OSU Engineering Extension, (405) 744-5714.

JANUARY 28-30-The Wisconsin EMT Association will hold its WORKING TOGETHER IN EMS 1994 conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Contact: Don Hundjadi; Wisconsin EMT Association; 21332 Seven Mile Rd.; Franksville, WI 53126; (800) 793-6820.

FEBRUARY 1-3-ESTABLISHING AND IMPLEMENTING THE PRODUCT SAFETY PROGRAM, presented by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development, will be held in Madison, Wisconsin. Contact: Professor Richard A. Moll; Department of Engineering Professional Development; University of Wisconsin-Madison; 432 North Lake St.; Madison, Wi 53706; (800) 462-0876.

FEBRUARY 4-6-The University of Missouri Extension Division Fire and Rescue Training Institute will host the 13TH ANNUAL WINTER FIRE SCHOOL AND EQUIPMENT EXPOSITIONin Columbia, Missouri. Contact: Fire and Rescue Training Institute, (314) 882-4735.

FEBRUARY 7-9-FMJ International Publications Ltd. and the Institute of Fire Engineers (India) are sponsoring the FlRE INDIA INTERNATIONAL fire conference and exhibition, to be held in New Delhi, India. Contact: Jane Malcolm-Coe, PR and publicity manager; FMJ International Publications Ltd.; Queensway House; 2 Queensway; Redhill, Surrey RH1 IQS; UK; tel. 44 (0)737 768611.

FEBRUARY 7-10 -The International Society of Fire Service Instructors’ (ISFSI) fourday HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT COMMANDER CERTIFICATION COURSE win be held in Chicago, Illinois. Contact: ISFSI; 30 Main St.; Ashland, MA 01721.

FEBRUARY 10-13 -In Orlando, Florida, the 1994 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING AND EDUCATION, sponsored by the Haz-Mat Training and Education Association (HMTEA), will be held. Contact: HMTEA: P.O. Box 64; Ashland, MA 01721.

FEBRUARY 16-18-The premier ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION/SOUTH ’94 win be held in Orlando, Florida. Contact: Advanstar Expositions; (800) 331-5706.

FEBRUARY 24-27-Seattle, Washington, will be the site of the 12TH ANNUAL EMS TODAY CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION contact:JEMS Communications; P.O. Box 2789; Carlsbad, CA 92018; (619) 431-9797.

FEBRUARY 24-27-The 1994 INTERNATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Disaster 94”, will be held in Orlando, Florida. The Florida Emergency Medicine Founda-

RESCHEDULINGS

The Congressional Fire Service Institute has changed the date of the SIXTHANNUAL NATIONAL FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DINNER from April 9, 1994, to Tuesday, May 10, 1994. The location of the dinner has been changed from the National Building Museum to its traditional site, the Washington Hilton and Towers. All other events surrounding the banquet, including the MlD-ATLANTIC FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE, have been re-‘ scheduled to take place on the new date. For more information, contact Terri Weaver of CFSI at (202) 371-1277.tion is the sponsor. Contact: Florida Emergency Medicine Foundation, (407) 2817396.

FEBRUARY 26-27 -The National Fire

Academy’s extension services branch is offering INFECTION CONTROL FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL: THE SUPPRESSION ROLE at the Louisiana State University’ Firemen Training Center. Contact: (504) 766-0600.

MARCH 22-25-The International Society of Fire Service Instructors will conduct its

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT COMMANDER CERTIFICATION COURSE in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Contact: ISFSI, (508) 881-5800.

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