Coming Events

conferences/exhibitions

AUGUST 1-6, NAEMSE Educator Symposium and Trade Show. Fort Worth, Texas. Sponsor: National Association of EMS Educators. Contact: (412) 343-4775. E-mail: naemse@naemse.org

AUGUST 4-7, Symposium by the Sea. Naples, Florida. Sponsor: Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center. Contact: (407) 281-7396, (800) 766-6335. Fax: (407) 281-4407. Web site: www.emlrc.org/symposium-by-the-sea/.

SEPTEMBER 19-22, NASEMSO Fall 2016 Meeting & Exhibit. Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sponsor: National Association of State EMS Officials. Contact: (703) 538-1799. Fax: (703) 241-5603. E-mail: info@nasemso.org.

SEPTEMBER 18-21, ARFFWG 27th Annual Conference & Educational Symposium. Frisco, Texas. Sponsor: Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Working Group. Contact: (972) 714-9412. Fax: (972) 714-9432. E-mail: info@arffwg.org. Web site: http://arffwg.org.

SEPTEMBER 27, Mid-Atlantic Life Safety Conference. Laurel, Maryland. Sponsor: Fire and Burn Safety Coalition of Maryland. Web site: http://www.fabscom.org/#!mid-atlantic-life-safety-conference/cxzy.

OCTOBER 14-20, IAEM Annual Conference. Savannah, Georgia. Sponsor: International Association of Emergency Managers. Contact: (703) 538-1795. Web site: http://iaemconference.info/2016/.

NOVEMBER 4-6, MU FRTI Instructors Conference. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Sponsor: MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute. Contact: (800) 869-3476, (573) 882-4735. Fax: (573) 882-0678. Web site: www.mufrti.org.

NOVEMBER 7-9, AAA Annual Conference and Tradeshow. Las Vegas, Nevada. Sponsor: American Ambulance Association. Contact: (800) 523-4447, (703) 610-9018. Fax: (703) 610-0210. Web site: http://www.the-aaa.org.

JANUARY 16-18, 2017, FDSOA 29th Annual Apparatus Specification & Maintenance Symposium. Orlando, Florida. Sponsor: Fire Department Safety Officers Association. Contact: (248) 880-1864. Fax: (248) 479-0491. E-Mail: membership@fdsoa.org.

JANUARY 18-20, 2017, FDSOA Annual Safety Forum. Orlando, Florida. Sponsor: Fire Department Safety Officers Association. Contact: (248) 880-1864. Fax: (248) 479-0491. E-Mail: membership@fdsoa.org.

courses/seminars

JULY 25-27, Designing, Constructing, and Operating Container-Based Training Props. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

AUGUST 1-5, Highway Emergency Response Specialist (Spanish). Pueblo, Colorado. Sponsor: Security and Emergency Response Training Center. Contact: (800) 933-4882. (719) 584-0584. E-mail: sertc@aar.com. Web site: www.hazmattraining.com.

AUGUST 1-5, Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery with PSD Drysuit Diver. Racine, Wisconsin. Sponsor: Team Lifeguard Safety Systems. Contact: (845) 657-5544. Fax: (845) 657-5549. Web site: www.teamlgs.com.

AUGUST 6-7, Engine Company Operations. Chadwick, Illinois. Sponsor: First IN Response Essentials. Contact: (815) 499-5452. Web site: http://www.firstinresponseessentials.com/index.html.

AUGUST 10-13, 80th Monroe Fire School. Monroe, Wisconsin. Sponsor: The Southern Wisconsin & Northern Illinois Fire/Rescue Association. Contact: (815) 721-1855. E-mails: >sboehmke@swnifra.com, sboehmke@huntleyfpd.org, SWNIFRA@yahoo.com

AUGUST 15, Ambulance Service Manager (ASM) Course Online. Sponsor: American Ambulance Association. Contact: Sharon Conroy, (816) 431-2600. E-mail: sconroy@fitchassoc.com.

AUGUST 14-19, Leadership and Management in Surface Transportation Incidents (Spanish). Pueblo, Colorado. Sponsor: Security and Emergency Response Training Center. Contact: (800) 933-4882. (719) 584-0584. E-mail: sertc@aar.com. Web site: www.hazmattraining.com.

AUGUST 25-28, Rescue Technician: Cave Rescue 1 & 2 (NFPA 1006). Huntsville, Alabama. Sponsor: Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit. Contact: (256) 763-0073. (800) 241-2467. Web site: http://www.hcru.org/rescueclass.

AUGUST 29, Certification for Rescue Technician: Cave Rescue 1 & 2 (NFPA 1006). Huntsville, Alabama. Sponsor: Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit. Contact: (256) 763-0073, (800) 241-2467. Web site: http://www.hcru.org/rescueclass.

AUGUST 29, Fire Service Vehicle Operator. Glenwood, Illinois. Sponsor: Illinois Task Force 1, Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy. Contact: (847) 998-8090. Web site: www.nipsta.org.

SEPTEMBER 1-2, RASP: Rope-Assisted Search Procedures. Romeoville, Illinois. Sponsor; Rico Fire Rescue. Contact: (815) 372-4042. Web site: www.romeoville.org/fireacademy.aspx.

SEPTEMBER 11-16, Ambulance Service Manager (ASM). Colorado Springs, Colorado. Contact Sharon Conroy, (816) 431-2600. E-mail: sconroy@fitchassoc.com.

SEPTEMBER 12-16, Rapid Intervention Company Operations 2016. Romeoville, Illinois. Sponsor: Rico Fire Rescue. Contact: (815) 372-4042. Web site: www.romeoville.org/fireacademy.aspx.

SEPTEMBER 17-18, VES: Vent-Enter-Search-Live Fire Conditions. Chadwick, Illinois. Sponsor: First IN Response Essentials. Contact: (815) 499-5452. Web site: http://www.firstinresponseessentials.com/index.html.

 

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