COURSES/COMING EVENTS

COURSES/COMING EVENTS

February-September 1985—NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY’S program of on-campus weekend training courses is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Training Center, 16825 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Telephone: 1-800-638-9600.

March 4-6,1985—SYMPOSIUM of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, concentrating on the examination of the techniques of quantitative fire hazards analysis. To be held at the University of Maryland. Attendance is limited to 100 students. Contact: Lisa Juliano, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 60 Batterymarch Street, Boston, MA 02110. Telephone: (617)482-0686.

March 4-8,1985—OFFICER I. Contact: Arkansas Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3499, Camden, AR 71701. Telephone: (501) 574-1521

March 4-8, 1985—COMMERCIAL VEHICLE/CARGO TANK COMPLIANCE/INSPECTION. Contact: Colorado Training Institute, 1001 East 62 Avenue, Denver, CO 80216. Telephone: (303) 289-4891.

March 6-8, 1985—NORTHWEST FIRE SERVICE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR. Sponsored by the Oregon Fire Chiefs’ Association. Contact: Bob Voris, Clackamas Company Fire District # 1,11300 S.E. Fuller Road, Milwaukie, OR 97222. Phone: (503) 654-7764.

March 12-14, 1985—HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AWARENESS. Contact: Colorado Training Institute, 1001 East 62 Avenue, Denver, CO 80216. Telephone: (303)289-4891.

March 15-17, 1985—ANNUAL SESSION of the Weirton Heights Rescue School. Courses being offered include vehicle extrication and rescue, advanced rescue, wilderness search and rescue, truck company operations, pumps and water movement, and more. Contact: Weirton Heights Rescue School, Registrar, P.O. Box 2542, Weirton, WV 26062.

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March 17-21, 1985—FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE. To be held in Cincinnati, OH. Contact: FDIC Conference Registrar, International Society of Fire Service Instructors, 20 Main Street, Ashland, MA 01721. Telephone: (617) 8815800.

March 18-21,1985—NATIONAL FOAM FIRE SCHOOL. To be held at the Texas A&M University Fire Training Center. Contact: T. A. DiLuigi, National Foam System Inc., 150 Gordon Drive, Lionville, PA 19353. Telephone: (215)363-1400.

March 23-24,1985—FIRE RISK ANALYSIS. One of the National Fire Academy’s outreach classes. To be held in Springdale, AR. Contact: Arkansas Fire Training Academy, P.O. Box 3499, Camden, AR 71701. Telephone: (501)574-1521.

March 24-29,1985—ARSON SEMINAR. To be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver, B.C. Contact: International Association of Arson Investigators Inc., #235-6450 Roberts Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4E1. Telephone: (604)294-9661.

March 25-May 3, 1985—FIREFIGHTER STANDARDS. Contact: Arkansas Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3499, Camden, AR 71701. Telephone: (501)574-1521.

April 1-5, 1985—CALIFORNIA FIRE MECHANICS’ ACADEMY. Contact: Wayne Olson, Director of Technology, Santa Ana College, 17th and Bristol, Santa Ana, CA 92706. Telephone: (714) 667-3225.

April 15-19, 1985—CODES AND ORDINANCES. Contact: Arkansas Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3499, Camden, AR 71701. Telephone: (501)574-1521.

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