1979 IAFC Officers and Directors

1979 IAFC Officers and Directors

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JAMES SHERN Chief, Pasadena, Calif. PresidentR. S. ROCKENBACH Chief, Grayslake, III. First Vice PresidentJOHN E. LEE Chief, Charlotte, N.C. Second Vice PresidentHAROLD R. STINCHCOMB Chief, Sarasota, Fla. TreasurerD. J. CARPENTER Fire Service Administrator Mecklenburg County, N.C. Director, Southeastern DivisionW. T. STEWART Chief, Fargo, N.D. Director Missouri Valley DivisionDONALD D. FLINN General Manager Washington, D.C.JOHN L. SWINDLE Chief, Birmingham, Ala. Past PresidentDELL HOBSON Chief, Seaside Heights, N.J. Director Eastern DivisionGEORGE VARNEY, JR. Chief, Kittery, Maine President and Director New England DivisionE. S. HAWKINS Chief, Tulsa, Okla. Director Southwestern DivisionROBERT H. ELY Director of Fire Services Greater Kirkland, Wash. Director Western Division

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

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.