COMING EVENTS
MARCH 10-11—A course, held by Oklahoma State University and addressing alternative approaches to NFPA’s Life Safety Code, FIRE SAFETY EVALUATION SYSTEM, will be conducted in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contact: OSU Engineering Extension; 512 Engineering North; Stillwater, OK 74078.
MARCH 16-18—The Fire Service College in Moreton-in-Marsh, England, is the site of the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AVIATION FIRE PROTECTION, sponsored by British Airways and supported by the National Fire Protection Association International. Contact: Event Administration; The Fire Service College; Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire; GL56 ORH, England; tel: 44-608-650831.
MARCH 18-19—Seminole County (FL) EMS Academy is sponsoring its ANNUAL CLINICAL SYMPOSIUM, to be held in Sanford, Florida. Contact: John Todaro, EMS training coordinator, (407) 323-2500, ext. 5127.
MARCH 19—The Somerset County Fireman’s Association is hosting Waterbury, Connecticut, Fire Chief Tom Brennan, who will conduct the seminar SAFE OPERATIONS ON THE FlREGROUND, held at Montgomery Township High School, New Jersey. Contact: Ronald Bartash at (908) 874-5567 or Alan Querec at (609) 924-8718.
MARCH 20-25 AND MAY 16-21—The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) is sponsoring “TRAIN THE TRAINER” courses (to the awareness and operational levels) for haz-mat first responders. Contact: ISFSI; 30 Main St.; Ashland, MA 01721; (508) 881-5800.
MARCH 21-22 AND JULY 25-26-PEREORMANCEBASED FIRE DETECTION AND SIGNALING SYSTEMS: A, TUTORIAL FOR ENGINEERS, a course sponsored by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), will be held at the Baltimore. Washington International Airport Marriott and the Hyatt Regional O’Hare on these’ respective dates. Contact: SFPE; One Liberty., Square; Boston, MA 02109-4825.
MARCH 23-30—Cincinnati, Ohio, will be the site of the 1994 FlRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE trade show. Contact: The ‘ ISFSI/FDIC Registrar; 30 Main St.; Ashland.^ MA 01721; (508) 881-5800.
MARCH 26-27-A TRUCK COMPANY OPERATIONS.. WORKSHOP, sponsored by the Monterey County Fire Training Officers, will be con-‘ ducted in Monterey, California. Contacts, (408) 645-4787.
MARCH 28-APRIL 1-THE CALIFORNIA FIRE: MECHANICS ACADEMY, sponsored by the California Fire Chiefs Association’s Fire Mechanics Section, will be held in Santa Ana, California. Contact: Diane vanRuiten; California Fire Mechanics Academy; P.O. Box 1040; Gridley, CA 95948; (916) 8465859.
APRIL 4-8—Corpus Christi, Texas, is the site for RESCUE I-BASIC CONFINED SPACE/STRUCTURAL RESCUE, a 40-hour course sponsored by Roco. Contact: Roco Industrial Rescue Training and Equipment; 8254 One Calais Ave.; Baton Rouge, LA 70809-3450.
APRIL 6-7—Estes Park, Colorado, will be the site of the state’s first statewide EMS conference, PARTNERSHIP FOR LIFE, sponsored by the Colorado Health Department and the Emergency Medical Technician Association of Colorado. Contact: Howard M. Paul, (303) 871-8356.
APRIL 7-8—Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is the site of a professional update course sponsored by Oklahoma State University’s engineering extension, HYDRAULIC CIRCULATION OF
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. Contact: OSU Engineering Extension; 512 Engineering “North; Stillwater, OK 74078; (405) 7449217.
APRIL 15-17—The MIDWEST HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE CONFERENCE will take place in Mundelein, Illinois. Contact: Midwest Hazardous Materials Response Conference; 113 Birmingham Place; Vernon Hills, IL 60061; (708) 680-0799.
FIRE SAFETY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION SEMINAR
APRIL 5—The Fire Safety Directors Association of Greater New York will hold its Spring 94 seminar, titled FRAGMENTATION OF HIGH RISE CONSTRUCTION, ^in New York, New York. Bill ^Manning, editor of Fire Engineering, will be the keynote speaker. Contact: Jack Murphy; FSDA; P.O. Box 5271; New York, NY 10185; (212) 7461929.
APRIL 16-AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING PRACTICAL APPLICATION, an eight-hour course sponsored by Louisiana State University’s Firemen Training Program. A prerequisite is involved. Contact: LSU; Firemen Training Program; 6868 Nicholson Dr.; Baton Rouge, LA 70820; (504) 766-0600.
APRIL 24-29—CFI WORKSHOP ’94, the 17th annual workshop presented by the California Fire Instructors, will be held in San Jose, California. Contact: Mike and Nancy Ley; P.O. Box 1270; Twin Peaks, CA 92391, or Walt Luihn; 119 Corral Circle; San Ramon, CA 94583; (510)830-1365.
