COURSES/COMING EVENTS
September 22-25, 1986—The INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION SCHOOL will be held at the Topeka Training Academy, Topeka, KS. For information, contact the Office of Fire Service Training, University of Kansas, 645 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 660442297; or telephone (913) 864-4467.
September 25-28, 1986—The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION will be held in Reno, NV. Contact NASAR, P.O. Box 50178, Washington, D.C. 20004; telephone (703) 352-1349.
September 27-28, 1986—SILO FIREFIGHTING AND RESCUE SEMINAR will be held at Alfred State College, Alfred, NY. The seminar is sponsored by Farmedic, a farm accident rescue training program for fire/rescue/EMS. For more information, write to EMS Center, 224 Alexander Street, Rochester, NY 14607; telephone (716) 546-7860.
September 29-October 3, 1986—HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE COURSE presented by Georgia Tech Research Institute, Environmental, Health, and Safety Division, Atlanta, GA. For information, contact Ann Harbert, GTRI/EDL/ EHSD, 027 O’Keefe Building, Atlanta, GA 30332; or telephone (404) 894-3806.
September 30-October 3, 1986—HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONFERENCE, sponsored by the Virginia Department of Emergency Services will be held at the Virginia Beach Hilton Inn. Anyone in the emergency response field, emergency management, business or industry involved with hazardous materials can call for more information at (804) 323-2186; or write to Steve Grainer, Technical Skills Training Officer, Department of Emergency Services, 310 Turner Road, Richmond, VA 23225.
October 5-10 and October 26-31, 1986 —National Foam System will conduct two week-long seminars covering the ENGINEERING OF FOAM SYSTEMS including foam agents, devices, design, testing, and maintenance. For complete information and application, contact: K. M. MacEwan, National Foam System, Inc., 150 Gordon Drive, Lionville, PA 19353; telephone (215) 363MOO.
October 10-11, 1986—WATER RESCUE SEMINAR, BASIC PREPAREDNESS, is being sponsored by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Bureau of Waterways in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Department of Public Safety. The seminar will be held at Robert Morris College, Moon Campus in Pittsburgh, PA. For information, contact the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Bureau of Waterways, Boating Safety Education Section, P.O. Box 1673, Harrisburg, PA; or phone (717) 657-4540.
October 11-12, 1986—ANNUAL HANOVER COUNTY FALL SCHOOL is being conducted by the Department of Fire Programs, Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Hanover County Volunteer Fire Department at the Patrick Henry High School, Ashland, VA. Subjects include firefighter safety and survival (the company officer’s responsibility), trench rescue, advanced vehicle extrication, and more. For further information, contact Bobby L. Stanley, Area Supervisor, Department of Fire Programs, P.O. Box 706, Ashland, VA 23005; or telephone (804) 798-1311.
October 17, 1986 —MEMORIAL SERVICES commemorating the 20th anniversary of the death of 12 firefighters killed in a burning building collapse, generally known as the 23rd Street Fire. Services will be held at 8 P.M in Madison Square Park at Broadway and 23rd Street, New York, NY.
October 20-23,1986—The ANNUAL KANSAS FIRE SCHOOL will be held at the Topeka Training Academy, Topeka, KS. For information, contact the Office of Fire Service Training, University of Kansas, 645 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044-2297; or telephone (913) 864-4467.
