COMING EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 14-15—The VEHICLE EXTRICATION AND EXPOSITION ’90 will be held in Everett, Massachusetts. Topics include patient handling, hand and hydraulic tool use, scene safety, and Incident Command System. Rescue tool companies will demonstrate extrication equipment and techniques. Contact: Metro Incorporated, 71 Shute Street, Everett, MA 02149-1737, (617) 381-0036.
SEPTEMBER 15-16—The 17th annual FIRE ATTACK SCHOOL will be held in Sanford, Maine by the York County Fire Chiefs Association of Maine. Contact: Sanford Fire Department, 244 Main Street, Sanford, ME 04073, (207) 324-2655.
SEPTEMBER 15-19—The GEORGIA FIRE AND RESCUE CONFERENCE will be held by the Georgia Fire Academy in Forsyth, Georgia. Discussions include fire safety education, management, command, rescue, hazardous materials, and emergency medical services. Contact: Georgia Fire Academy, 1000 Indian Springs Drive, Forsyth, GA 31029-9599, (912) 993-4670.
SEPTEMBER 16-20—The 1990 AVIATION FIREFIGHTER’S COURSE will be held in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Sessions include commercial and commuter aircraft familiarization, military and general aviation aircraft, firefighter i safety issues and rescue techniques, management and leadership styles in the fire service, implementing airport emergency plans, and the ABCs of aircraft firefighting. Contact: Noreen C. Gibson, Director of Employee and Community Relations, or Sharon L. Carey, School Secretary, Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, VA 23518, (804) 857-3351.
SEPTEMBER 18-20—The EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM WORKSHOP win be held in Pueblo, Colorado by the Chemical Manufacturers Association. Hands-on field exercises include basic tank car valve repair on actual rail cars, intermodel accident scenario, patching nonpressure containers, and the safe transferring of liquids and vapors from rail cars. Contact: Tessa Young, (202) 8871259.
SEPTEMBER 19—The video conference CHECK YOUR HOT SPOTS will be conducted by FEMA, the USFA, and the Wood Heating Education and Research Foundation from 11:00 a m. to 3:30 p.m. It will address the unsafe use of alternate heaters—a major cause of residential fires. It will be aired over FEMAs Emergency Education Network. A second conference on October 3 focuses on the proper technical installation and maintenance of wood stoves and fireplaces. Contact: EENET, National Emergency Training Center, Room K-009, Emmitsburg, MD 21727, (301) 447-1068.
SEPTEMBER 20-23—The ninth annual AMERICAN FIRE SPRINKLER ASSOCIATION CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION will be held in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Featured at the exhibit hall are fire sprinkler industry products and services. Contact: Pat Moorehead, (214) 349-5965.
SEPTEMBER 27-29—The 1990 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONFERENCE win be held in Virginia Beach, Virginia by the Virginia Association of Hazardous Materials Response Specialists and the Virginia Department of Emergency Services. Worksohop topics include safety officer roles and responsibilities, vehicle inspection regulations, toxicology for the nontoxicologist, prosecuting spillers and violators, and illegal drug labs—haz mats in disguise. Contact: Stephen E. Grainer, Conference Coordinator, (80-4) 674-2454.
SEPTEMBER 28-29—The conference PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE: MAINTAINING THE HUMAN RESOURCE will be held by the Critical Incident Stress Debriefers of Florida, Inc. in Orlando, Florida. Contact: Registrar, CISD of Florida, 824 S. Semoran Blvd., Orlando, FL 32822, (407) 273-CISD.
SEPTEMBER 29-30—The course EMERGEN- CY VEHICLE OPERATORS win he held by the Academy of Fire Science in Montour Falls, New York. Training officers will learn to teach the course at the local level. Contact: New York State Department of State, Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of Fire Science, P.C). Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 1 -The fourth annual COLORADO FIREFIGHTERS ACADEMY will he held in Durango, Colorado. Topics include personal safety, foreground command/operations, stress management, and motivating and recruiting volunteers. Contact: Pat Donnelly, San Juan Basin Vo-Tech School, Box 970, Cortez, CO 81321, (303) 5658457.
OCTOBER 1-3—The 12th annual ADVANCED FIRE AND ARSON INVESTIGATORS CONFERENCE will
be held by the Oregon Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators in Clackamas, Oregon. The seminar focuses on techniques to increase the effectiveness of still photography and videotape and features presentations by Eastman Kodak and Sony. Contact: Ken Janes, (503) 2388440), or Brian Finn, (503) 635-9111.
OCTOBER 1-4—The 21st annual NEBRASKA FIRE AND ARSON INESTIGATION CONFERENCE will
be held in Kearney, Nebraska. Participants receive hands-on training as they go to the fireground to investigate fires that have been set and extinguished. Contact: Adult Education, Southeast Community College, 8800 “O” Street, Lincoln, NE 68520.
OCTOBER 1-5—The sixth annual TECHNICAL RESCUE SEMINAR will be held by the American Search and Rescue Institute in Joshua Tree National Monument, California. The seminar includes morning lectures and demonstrations followed by hands-on practice. All technical equipment is provided. Contact: the American Search and Rescue Institute, PO. Box 2399, Yucca Valley, CA 922862399, (619) 365-3114.
OCTOBER 4-7 —RESCUE 90: The International Seminar on Urban Rescue and Structural Collapse will be held in Montgomery County, Maryland by the Montgomery County of Fire and Rescue Services. It wall focus on development of response teams and feature hands-on participation. Contact: The Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue Services, (301) 424-8451.
OCTOBER 8-12—The course MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS will be held at George Washington University as part of the EMS degree program. It will cover such topics as identification of haz mats, precautions for handling the comtaminated patient, protective clothing, and management of selected hazards. Contact: Karen L. Mayer, Marketing Coordinator, (202) 994-4372.
OCTOBER 9-11 — The INDUSTRIAL FIRE BRIGADE SPECIAL TACTICS EMERGENCY RESPONSE SCHOOL will be held in St. Augustine, Florida by Safety Systems Emergency Response Schools. Topics include large industrial fire situations, understanding chemicals, incident handling considerations, and actual firefighting operations at the industrial site. Contact: Safety Systems, Box R, White Springs, FL 32096, (904) 963-3100.
OCTOBER 14-16 The 1990 ANNUAL CONFER- ENCE & EXHIBIT will be held by the National Coordinating Council on Emergency Management in San Antonio, Texas. The focus is on earthquake, chemical explosion, and phone blackout case studies; legislative issues; and local standards. Contact: NCCEM headquarters, (703) 533-7672.
OCTOBER 25-26—The 28th annual GREATER CINCINNATI REGIONAL ARSON AND FIRE INVESTIGATORS SEMINAR will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact: Greater Cincinnati Regional Arson and Fire Investigators Seminar, P.O. Box 75067, Cincinnati, OH 45275, (606) 727-2279.
OCTOBER 29,30—The session STRATEGY AND TACTICS will be taught by John Mittendorf, battalion chief with the Los Angeles City Fire Department, in Tracy, California. Contact: Fire Technology Services, 22422 Sunlight Creek, El Toro, CA 92630, (714) 58-1914.
NOVEMBER 11-14—The NFPA S WO FALL MEETING, with the theme of “Disaster Management,” will be held in Miami. Florida. The 1991 edition of the Life Safety Code® will be presented for adoption along with 25 other codes and standards. Contact: Julie Reynolds, National Fire Protection Association, (617) 984-7270.
