Coming Events
Oct. 30-Nov. 2—ISFSI Fall Conference, Virginia Beach, Va. For information, contact Mary McCormack, ISFSI, P.O. Box 88, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748.
Nov. 15-16—1980 GAEMS Conference, Albany, Ga. For more information contact C. B. Gillespie, M.D., Course Director, 810 14th Ave., Albany, Ga. 31701.
Nov. 18-19—Central Women in the Fire Service Workshop, Chicago, 111. For further information contact Carol Vougioukles, Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration, Washington, D.C. 20472.
Dec. 2-4—Eastern Women in the Fire Service Workshop, Washington, D.C. For further information contact Carol Vougioukles, Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration, Washington, D.C. 20472.
Jan. 19-21—U.S. Fire Administration, 6th annual conference, “Fire Safety Where you Live,” San Francisco, Calif. For further information contact Mary Underwood, U.S. Fire Administration, Washington, D.C. 20472.
Dallas Reduces Arson
Arson fires in Dallas were reduced by 33percent in 1978 and another 6-percent in 1979, according to statistics recently released by the Insurance Information Institute and the Dallas Arson and Fire Investigation Division.
In addition, arson arrests increased from 26.7-percent of all arson fires in 1978 to 32.5-percent in 1979. Credit for these figures has been given largely US a mass media campaign launched in August 1977 entitled “Burn an Arsonist for Cold Cash.” Through the program, a $5000 reward fund has been established for information leading to the conviction of arsonists. The program has been publicized on billboards, in newspaper articles, on radio and TV spots.
San Antonio had an 11-percent reduction in arson after implementing the program in 1978.
N.J. Joins NAEMT
The National Association of EMTs (NAEMT) recently announced the affiliation of the EMT and Paramedic Society of New Jersey, bringing the number of state EMT organizations which have joined NAEMT since its inception in 1975 to 32.
The NAEMT charter was presented to New Jersey President Robert Freeman by James O. Page, executive director of the Advanced Coronory Treatment (ACT) Foundation, and a NAEMT director.
The EMT and Paramedic Society of New Jersey was formed in 1980 and is headquartered in Kenilworth. Other officers include First Vice-President Vince Shackley, Second Vice-President David Frank, Executive Secretary Frank Gelormini, and Recording Secretary Barbara Eiler. Three additional members from four regions of the state complete the board of directors.
Representatives from the ACT Foundation, New Jersey Office of EMS, the National Burn Victim Foundation, Emergency Department Nurse’s Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians comprise the society’s board of advisors.
