COMING EVENTS
The first national VIDEO TELECONFERENCE on member/employee assistance programs for volunteer and career departments, scheduled for May 3, has been postponed until fall. The new date will be announced in an upcoming issue.
APRIL 26-28—W.S. Darley is sponsoring a PUMP MAINTENANCE SCHOOL in Chippewa Fails, Wisconsin. This free school will center around hands-on maintenance and repair of the company’s Champion pumps. Enrollment is limited, but a second school will be offered October 2-4-26. For more information, call (312) 345-8050.
APRIL 27-28—The 59th TRAINING AND SAFETY CONFERENCE of the southern California Association of Foresters and Fire Wardens will be held at Camp Pilgrim Pines in Oak Glen. Presentations will be made on “Aircraft. New and in the Future,” “Stand and Fight/Cut and Run,” and the Yellowstone ’88 command. “To Be or Not to Be.” For more information, contact William J. Zeason, 1320 N. Eastern Ave., Los Angeles, C.A 90063, or call (213) 267-2-485.
MAY 5-7—The MINNESOTA STATE FIRE SCHOOL will be held at the Scanticon Conference Center in Plymouth, Minnesota. Courses include high level rescue, advanced fire photography, crash fire rescue/small aircraft, basic fire pump, interior search and rescue, and public fire safety education planning. For more information, call the Dakota County Technical Institute at (612) 4232281 (in Minnesota, between 11 am. to 2 p.m., call l (800) 5-48-5502.
MAY 9-11—The Chemical Manufacturers Association’s EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM WORKSHOP will be held in Pueblo. Colorado. The workshop has been expanded to three full days to allow students to participate in these field exercises: basic tank car valve repair; intermodal accident scenario; patching nonpressure containers, and transferring liquids and vapors from rail cars. Other topics include tank car features; handling leaking containers; stopping leaks; and emergency product removal techniques. For more information, contact the CMA, 2501 M Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20037, or call (202) 887-1255.
MAY 10-14—The THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF FIRE SERVICE WOMEN will be held in Asheville, North Carolina. More than 40 workshops are planned, covering three areas: entry-level issues (physical agility testing, sensitivity training); issues of concern to men and women in the fire service (marriage/relationships. fetal protection); and fire service training (pumps, rope rescue, vehicle extrication). The conference is sponsored by Women in Fire Suppression. For more information, contact the organization at 411 Marathon Ave., Dayton, Ohio 454064846, or call (513) 277-4145.
MAY 15-18—The National Fire Protection Association’s ANNUAL MEETING AND FIRE SAFETY EXHIBIT will be held in Washington, D.C. The meeting’s theme is “The Public/Private Sector Interface as Related to the Fire Problem.” Speakers’ topics include “NFPA Initiatives with Federal Government Agencies,” “Progress Through Effective Training,” “Principles of Fire Safety for Disabled People in Buidings,” and “The Kansas City Ammonium Nitrate Tragedy.” There will be special seminars on Sunday, May 14 addressing fire case studies, quick response sprinkler developments, and a hazardous materials workshop. For more information, contract the NFPA. Batterymach Park, Quincy, MA 02269, or call (617) 770-3000.
MAY 18-19-THE SEMINAR THAT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE will be presented by Frank Brannigan, SFPE at the Oakland (Michigan) Community College. The speaker is the author of Building Construction for the Fire Service. For more information, call (313) 552-2626.
MAY 22-26—A course on HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRAINING FOR PREHOSPITAL CARE PROVIDERS will be offered by the George Washington University EMS Degree Program. Days one and two of the course will focus on an introduction to haz mats for EMS personnel; days three to five on the medical management of haz-mat incidents. For more information, contact the George Washington University EMS Degree Program, 2140 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20037, or call (202) 994-4372.
JUNE 3-4—A one-day workshop on VENTILATION METHODS AND TECHNIQUES will be conducted by Los Angeles City Fire Department Battalion Chief John Mittendorf in Vancouver, Washington. The class, offered on both days, will cover technical and practical management of ventilation methods and techniques from a strategic and tactical viewpoint. There will also be a demonstration of ventilation methods and techniques. For more information, contact Donald R. Bivins, Clark County Fire District #5, 7110 N.E. 63rd Street, Vancouver, WA 98661, or call (206) 892-4323.
JUNE 11-15—The 83rd Annual Conference of the NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS will be held in Kiamesha Lake, New York. Congressman Curt Weldon will be the conference’s keynote speaker, and Chief Alan Brunacini will present a program on safety. There’ll be workshops for EMS personnel and those from volunteer departments. More than 230 exhibitors are expected to attend. For more information, contact the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, P.O. Box 445, Kinderhook, N.Y. 12106, or call (518) 477-2631.
AUGUST 26-30— The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS’ ANNUAL CONFERENCE, “The Spirit of Success: IAFC 89” will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana. More than nine acres of exhibits will be housed in the Hoosier Dome; educational sessions in the connecting Indiana Convention Center will feature discussion on the fire service response to the earthquake that struck Soviet Armenia. There’ll also be sunrise seminars, business sessions, and election of IAFC officers. For more information, contact IAFC Professional Development Department, 1329 18th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036-6516, or call (202) 833-3420.
