COURSES/COMING EVENTS
Fall 1985-1986—PUMPS AND ACCESSORIES TRAINING SESSIONS. Hale Eire Pump Company is offering a series of threeday familiarization courses for owners of Hale pumps and accessories. The courses will be scheduled regularly and will be held at Hale’s new training center in Lionville, PA, outside Philadelphia. For more information and class schedules, call (215) 8256300, or contact Hale Fire Pump Company, 700 Spring Mill Avenue, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
November 22-24, 1985 —ARSON SEMINAR sponsored by the Northern Illinois Fire Investigation Task Force. For more information, contact: Northern Illinois Arson Seminar Inc., 1014 Anna Ave., Machesney Park, IL 61111; or telephone Kenn Hardt, chairman, at (815) 987-5990.
December 6-7, 1985—OREGON FIRE CHIEFS FALL CONFERENCE will be held at Takeena Lodge, Albany, OR. For more information, contact: Albany Fire and Rescue, 110 Sixth Avenue S.E., Albany, OR. Telephone: (503) 967-4302.
December 7-8, 1985—RISK ANALYSIS/FIRE DEFENSES. The Fire Science Department of Kellogg and Kalamazoo Valley Community Colleges will host the National Fire Academy’s field programs in Fire Risk Analysis: A Systems Approach, and Community Fire Defenses: Challenges and Solutions. For more information, contact: Kellogg Community College, Bruce Moore, 450 North Avenue, Battle Creek, MI 49016.
December 10-13, 1985—MECHANIC’S SEMINAR, a four-day course held in Waterous Company’s South St. Paul, MN, plant, will cover operation, maintenance, and repair of Waterous pumps and accessories. There is no tuition fee for the class or for the instruction manual, but transportation, meals, and lodging are the responsibility of the attendees. Classes are limited to 18 people. Contact: Waterous Company, 300 John E. Carroll Avenue East, South St. Paul, MN 55075. Telephone: (612)450-5000.
January 19-24, 1986—FLORIDA FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTOR’S CONFERENCE will be held at the Ramada Inn in Ocala, FL. For more information, contact: Julius Halas, 400 N. Beneba, Sarasota, FL 33582. Telephone: Pete Gannon at (305) 741-4844.
February 8-9, 1986—F1REGROUND COMMAND SEMINAR, coordinated by the Sea Pines-Forest Beach Fire Department, will be held at Hilton Head Island, SC. For more information, contact Sea Pines-Forest Beach Fire Department, P.O. Box 5193, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938. Telephone: (803)842-6513.
March 16-19, 1986—FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE will be held in Cincinnati, OH. For further information, contact: International Society of Fire Service Instructors, 20 Main Street, Ashland, MA 01721. Telephone: (617)881-5800.
March 24-28, 1986—CALIFORNIA FIRE MECHANICS’ ACADEMY, presented by the California Fire Chiefs’ Association, Fire Mechanics’ Section, will be held at San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA. For more information, contact: Wayne Olson, Director of Technology, Santa Ana College, 17th and Bristol Streets, Santa Ana, CA 92706. Telephone: (714) 667-3225.
April 14-18, 1986—INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS meeting will be held at the Doelen Conference Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. For full information, contact: Conference Secretariat, IAFC Conference, c/o Congressdepartment, Rotterdam Tourist Office, Stadhuisplein 19, NL-3012 AR Rotterdam.
April 24-30, 1986—INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND SAFETY CONVENTION will focus on the problems posed by new technology and the risks faced by our emergency response agencies. The convention will be held at the Le Bourget Exhibition Park in Paris, France. For information, contact: Comite des Expositions de Paris, 7 rue Copernic, 75016 Paris.
