SCHOOLS

SCHOOLS

Fire Service Institute: Arson III, Smoke Divers, Nov. 7-11; Fire Prev. Principles II, Nov. 14-18; Instructor I, Dec. 5-9; Management II, Dec. 12-16. Contact Gerald Monigold, University of Illinois, Illinois Fire Service Inst., 301 S. Wright St., Champaign, II. 61820-4599.

Louisiana State University: Industrial Fire School, Nov. 1-3, Nov. 15-17; CFR Mini School for Municipal Fire Depts., Nov. 5, Vehicle Rescue, Nov. 7-11, SCBA II, Nov. 18-20, Pump Operations, Nov. 28-Dec. 2. Contact A. J. Esposito, LA State Univ., Firemen Training Program, Div. of Cont. Ed., Baton Rouge, LA 70803.

Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems: 6th Annual National Trauma Symposium, Nov. 17-19. Contact Patricia McAllister, M.I.E.M.S.S., University of Maryland at Baltimore, 22 S. Greene St., Baltimore MD 21201.

Morris County Fire Fighters and Police Training Academy: Vehicle Rescue, Nov. 5,11-13, 18-20. Contact Edward Mullen, Morris County Fire Fighters and Police Training Academy, Courthouse, Morristown, NJ 07960.

National Fire Academy (FEMA), Principles, Wood and Ordinary Construction, Oct. 29-30; Non-combustible and Fire-resistive Construction, Nov. 12-13, Hazardous Materials Incident Analysis, Jan. 28-29, Increasing Personal Effectiveness Course, Feb. 4-5; Firefighting Risk Analysis, Feb. 18-19; Increasing Team Effectiveness, Mar. 3-4 Contact National Emergency Training Center, 16825 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727.

New York State Academy of Fire Science: Fire/Arson Investigation Seminar, Nov. 2-4; Regional Fire Admin. Nov. 5-6; Breathing Apparatus Maint. Course, Nov 19-20; OMH-NFPA 101 Life Safety Code Course, Nov. 28-Dec. 2; Fire/Arson Investigation Course, Nov. 28-Dec. 9; Training Officer Wksp. II, Dec. 3-4, Fire Extinguisher Maint. Course, Dec. 10-11. Contact New York State Dept, of State, Office of Fire Prev. and Control, Academy of Fire Science, PO Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865.

Vanderbilt University: Permitting Hazardous Incinerators under RCRA, Nov. 2-3. Contact K. Ann Hood, Manager, continuing Engineering Ed., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN 37235.

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Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Delta explosion

Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.