Coming Events

conferences/exhibitions

FEBRUARY 5-9, IAAI 40-Hour Fundamentals of Fire Investigation. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Sponsor: International Association of Arson Investigators, Eau Claire Fire & Rescue. E-mail: IAAI-Training@firearson.com.

FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 1, The 12th Annual ARFF Training Alliance Leadership Conference. Orlando, Florida. Sponsor: Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Working Group, International Aviation Fire Protection Association. Contact: (972) 714-9412. Fax: (972) 714-9432. E-mail: info@arffwg.org. Web site: http://arffwg.org.

MARCH 11-17, National Fire Service Staff and Command Course. Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsor: Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. Contact: (800) ASK-MFRI. E-mail: sac@mfri.org.

courses/seminars

JANUARY 27-28, Surface Ice Rescue Level 1. Island Heights, New Jersey. Sponsor: Team Lifeguard Safety Systems. Contact: (845) 657-5544. Fax: (845) 657-5549. Web site: www.teamlgs.com.

JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 2, Tank Car Specialist (TCS). Pueblo, Colorado. Sponsor: Security and Emergency Response Training Center. Contact: (800) 933-4882, (719) 584-0584. E-mail: sertc@aar.com. Web site: http://sertc.org/.

FEBRUARY 2-4, Mastering Fireground Command: Calm the Chaos. McQueeney, Texas. Sponsor: Firefighter Inspiration, Readiness, and Education. Contact: Chief Tim Bogisch, Chief4401@Yahoo.com. Web site: www.trainfirefighters.org.

FEBRUARY 2-4, MU FRTI Winter Fire School. Columbia, Missouri. Sponsor: MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute. Contact: (800) 869-3476, (573) 882-4735. Fax: (573) 882-0678. Web site: www.mufrti.org.

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The upcoming Fire Department ­Instructors Conference International (FDIC Intl.) offers dynamic fire service leaders in its General Sessions, nationally known ­instructors in its Hands-On Training (H.O.T) and classroom sessions, and the latest technology from fire industry exhibitors.

APRIL 23-28, 2018
Indianapolis, Indiana
Contacts: (888) 299-8016.
E-mail: registration@pennwell.com.
Web site: www.fdic.com.

For more events, visit http://emberly.fireengineering.com/events/calendar.html. Send calendar items to Rob Maloney, robertm@pennwell.com.

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.