COURSES/COMING EVENTS
DEPARTMENTS
May 5-9, 1986—FLORIDA FIRE MECHANICS SEMINAR will be held at the Ramada Inn in Ocala, FL. For information, contact: Dane Jones, Florida Fire Mechanics Association, 1501 S.W. Broadway, Ocala, FL 32675. Telephone: (813) 755-5133.
May 16-18, 1986—UNDERWATER INVESTIGATIONS seminar conducted by the Regional Underwater Search & Recovery Unit of the Hamilton County Ohio Police Association will be held at Radisson Inn, Cincinnati, OH. For more information, contact: Tom Wagner or A1 Gille, Deer Park Ohio Police Department, Matson & Beech Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45236. Telephone: (513) 791-8056.
May 16-18, 1986—FIRE EXPO ’86 will contain over 225 displays from more than 175 manufacturers of firefighting and other emergency related equipment. Fire Expo will be held at Dutch Wonderland, Route 30 East, Lancaster, PA. For more information, contact John Alexander, Chairman, Fire Expo ‘86,13 Clarendon Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603. Telephone: (717) 299-7169.
May 17-18,1986—The Town of Colonie ANNUAL FIRE CONFERENCE will be held at the Colonie Coliseum in Albany County, NY. Lectures will cover hazardous materials for the first responder; safe roof operations; and OSHA regulations. For more information, contact: Charles F. House, 11 Hudson Court, Watervliet, NY 12189. Telephone: (518)273-1214.
May 18-24, 1986—RIGGING FOR RESCUE is an intensive technical ropework school focusing on new and advanced rope rescue techniques. For information, contact: Arnor Larson, Director, Rigging for Rescue, Box 399, Invermere, B.C., Canada V0A 1K0. Telephone: (604) 342-6042.
May 24-25, 1986—TRENCH RESCUE CLASS will be presented by the South Metro Fire Training Academy in Littleton, CO. The workshop reviews CAL/OSHA emergency shoring applications, timber shores, speed shores, and improvised fire service shoring. For information, contact: Jay Ruoff, South Metro Fire Training Academy, 2301 West Chenango, Littleton, CO 80120.
June 9-13, 1986—ARSON AND FIRE INVESTIGATION COURSE will be sponsored by Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. For information, contact: William Rae, Extension Specialist, Rutgers, Bureau of Government Research, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Telephone: (201)932-3640.
June 22-25, 1986—NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS CONFERENCE will be held at the Providence Marriott Inn, Providence, RI. For information, contact Chief Arthur R. Gaudet, 16 Woodlawn Street, Amesbury, MA 01913. Telephone: (617) 388-2036 or (617) 388-1333.
June 26-29, 1986—HEAVY RESCUE CLASS will be presented by the South Metro Fire Training Academy in Littleton, CO. The workshop covers the latest FEMA, Colorado, and California rope and equipment techniques for high angle and subgrade rescue. Also included in the course will be building collapse, heavy lifting, rappel/belay, and more. Contact: Jay Ruoff, South Metro Fire Training Academy, 2301 West Chenango, Littleton, CO 80120.
September 9-11, 1986—FIRE ’86, an exhibition of fire protection and firefighting measures and equipment will be held in the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow. Fire ’86 will be fully supported by the Federation of British Fire Organisations and sponsored by the Chief and Assistant Chief Fire Officers’ Association, the Institution of Fire Engineers, and the Fire Protection Association. For more information, contact: C. E. Mackwood, General Secretary, Institution of Fire Engineers, 148 New Walk, Leicester LEI 7QB.
October 1986—FIRE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE/EXHIBITION hosted by the Western Australian branch of the Institution of Fire Engineers. For information, contact: The Institution of Fire Engineers, Western Australian Branch, 480 Hay Street, Perth, W.A. 6000.
