COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

FEBRUARY 18-20 AND 25-27—Dive Rescue International will hold a training program, ICE DiVING, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, on these respective dates. Contact: Dive Rescue International, (800) 248-DIVE.

FEBRUARY 24-27—Seattle, Washington, will be the site of the 12TH ANNUAL EMS TODAY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION, sponsored by Jems, the Journal of Emergency Medical Services. Contact: Jems Conference Division; P.O. Box 2400; Carlsbad, CA 92018-2400.

FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 2—The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Engineering Professional Development, will conduct a course called AUTOMATIC FlRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. Both will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Contact: Harold L. Olsen; Department of Engineering Professional Development, University of WisconsinMadison; 432 North Lake St.; Madison, WI 53706; (800) 462-0876.

MARCH 23-30—Cincinnati, Ohio, will be the site of the 1994 FlRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE trade show. Contact: ISFSI/FDIC Registrar; 30 Main St.; Ashland, MA 01721; (508) 881-5800.

MARCH 4-5—The New Jersey Society of Fire Service Instructors’ SECOND ANNUAL EMERGENCY SERVICES CONFERENCE, THE FUTURE IS NOW, will be held at the Bergen County Fire Academy in New Jersey. Contact: NJSFSI do Emergency Response Training Inc.; P.O. Box 5543; Clinton, NJ 08809; (908) 806-8846.

MARCH 4 AND APRIL 8—OSHA SITE SUPERVISOR, a one-day workshop designed to meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 as it applies to supervisors, will be held in Findlay, Ohio. Contact: The University of Findlay; Environmental Resource Training Center; *1000 North Main St.; Findlay, OH 45840; ,(800)521-1292.

MARCH 25-27—The 11TH ANNUAL GEORGIA EXTRICATION SCHOOL will be held in Athens, Georgia. The Northeast Georgia Region 10 EMS is the sponsor. Contact: Sam Cunningham or Kathy Hardigee; Northeast Georgia Region 10 EMS; 468 N. Milledge Ave.; Athens, GE 30601-3808; (706) 5429500.

MARCH 25-27—The SEVENTH ANNUAL WATER RESCUE TRAINING CONFERENCE, sponsored by the Water Safety and Training Division of River Rescue of Harrisburg, Inc., will be held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Contact: Harrisburg River Rescue Headquarters; P.O. Box 2908; Harrisburg, PA 17105

MARCH 26—The FIFTH ANNUAL FIRE DEPARTMENT HONOR GUARD COMPETITION, presented by the International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI), in cooperation with Springs Protective Fabrics, will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact: (508) 881-5800.

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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.
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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.