Coming Events

Coming Events

DEPARTMENTS

Sept. 17-19-Disaster: No Safe Place, Montreal, Canada. Contact Dr. Helene Lamontagne, 1110 Pine Ave., West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A3.

Sept. 19-22-IAFC Conference, Philadelphia, Pa. Contact Donald Flinn, IAFC, 1329 18th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

Sept. 23-25-N.C. Association of Rescue Squad Convention, Ashville, N.C. Contact Rescue ’82, P.O. Drawer 31208, Raleigh, N.C. 27612.

Sept. 25-26-Emergency Equipment Show, “Firerama ’82”, Erie Pa. Contact Chief Ken Baker, Platea Volunteer Fire Co., Maple Ave., Girard, Pa. 16417.

Oct. 18-20-EMS Today, Kansas City, Missouri. Sponsored by the ACT Foundation.and jems. Contact ACT Foundation, P.O. Box 911, Basking Ridge, N.J. 07920.

Oct. 22-24-Illinois Firefighter’s Conference, Peoria, Ill. Contact O. E. Hirst, I.F.A., 100 S. Bench St., Galena, Ill. 61036.

Nov. 21-Maryland Fire Chiefs Association Convention, Church Hill, Md. Contact Andrew Hubbard, Church Hill VFD, Queen Anne’s County, Church Hill, Md.

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.