Coming Events

Coming Events

June 3-4—Butler County Fire Chiefs Association: 27th Annual Fire School will be held on the campus of the Butler County Community College. For further information, contact G. Douglas Wick, Butler County Fire School, Box 203, West Sunbury, Pa. 16061.

June 4—Hershey Volunteer Fire Company— Second Annual Hershey Fire Department Invitational Rescue Competition will be held at the Hershey Station in Hershey, Pa. For further information, contact Richard B. Rudisill, Pres., Hershey Fire Dept., Hershey, Pa.

June 4-6—South Carolina State Firemen’s Association: Annual Conference. To be held at the Sumter Holiday Inn and the Mt. Vernon Inn, Sumter, S.C. For further information, contact D. H. Gillan, Jr., Director, S.C. Firemen’s Association, P.O. Box 432, Orangeburg, S.C. 29115.

June 8-10—Eastern Division: International Association of Fire Chiefs. 51st Conference, Wilmington, Delaware. For further information, contact Chief Edwin J. Clark, Sec., Box 328, Wayne, Pa. 19087.

June 10-11—Lakes Regional Mutual Fire Aid Association: Annual Lily Pond Fire School, to be held in Gilford, N.H. Registration information may be obtained by writing Fire School, P.O. Box 246, Lake port, N.H. 03246.

June 11-14—Southeastern Division: International Association of Fire Chiefs: 50th Anniversary conference, to be held at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hilton, 1400 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tenn. For further information, contact David A. MacLellan, Chief, Sea PinesForest Beach Fire Dept., P.O. Box 5193, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 29928.

June 18-22—New York State Association of Fire Chiefs: 72nd Annual Conference, Concord Hotel, Kiamesha, N.Y. For further information, contact Chief Ward A. Bohner, 8 Van Buren Drive, Kinderbrook, N.Y. 12106.

June 21-25—Minnesota State Fire Chiefs’ Association—Convention to be held in Moorehead, Minn. For further information, contact Robert T. Palmer, Exec.-Sec., 4141 Harriet Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. 55409.

June 24—West Newbury Veteran Firemen’s Association—New England Veteran Fireman’s League Handtub muster, will be held in West Newbury, Mass. A parade will begin the days’ events. For further information, contact Lt. Stephen Cashman, 381 Middle Street, West Newbury, Mass. 01985.

June 25-28—New England Association of Fire Chiefs: The 50th Annual Conference will be held at the Wentworth-By-The-Sea, Portsmouth, N.H. For further information, contact Chief James F. Brennan, Sec.-Treas., 3 Mansell Pkwy., Salem. Mass.

June 25-29—Washington State Association of Fire Chiefs: 46th Annual Convention to be? held at the Bellevue Holiday Inn, Bellevue, Wash. For further information, write to Deputy Chief G. K. McAllister, 666 Bellevue Way, S.E., Bellevue, Wash. 98004.

July 20-22—Missouri Valley Division: International Association of Fire Chiefs. Annual meeting, Sioux Falls, S.D. For further information, contact Chief Raymond A. Davis, 1528 Garland Street, Wichita, Kansas 67203.

July 29-30—Indiana Firefighters Association—Fire Service Conference to be held at the Holiday Inn, Bloomington, Ind. For further information, contact Chief H. Richard Harrigan, Sec.. P.O. Box 583, Hobart, Ind. 46342.

August 4-6—Vermont State Firefighters’ Association—89th Annual Conference will be held in Barre, Vermont. For further information, contact Howard C. Dailey, Sec.-Treas., Vermont State Firefighters’ Association, Box 670, Manchester Center, Vermont 05255.

August 4-7—The Fire Fighters Association of Ontario: 77th Annual Meeting, hosted by the Aurora Volunteer Fire Department. For further information, contact Fred J. Bolsby, Public Relations Chairman, The Fire Fighters Association of Ontario, 49 Mosley Street, Aurora, Ontario, Canada.

August 13-16—Western Division: International Association of Fire Chiefs: Annual conference. Las Vegas. Headquarters will be the Sahara Hotel. For further information, contact M. Rodriquez, Sec.-Treas., P.O. Box 842, San Leandro, Calif. 94577.

August 17-19—Indiana Fire Chiefs Association—Annual Conference to be held at the Mariott Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind. For further information, contact Chief W. Pat terson or Chief H. Richard Harrigan, Sec., P.O. Box 583, Hobart, Ind. 46342.

August 19-20—Vermont State Firefighters’ Association: The 14th Annual Fire Academy will be held at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont. For further information, contact Walter B. Read Sr., Supervisor of VSFA Training Program, P.O. Box 52, East Dorset, Vermont 05253.

August 20-24—Canadian Division: International Association of Fire Chiefs. Annual conference to be held at the-Regina Inn, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada. For further information, contact Louis Yanko, Fire Chief, Osier Street and 11th Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan. Canada S4P 0H4.

Sept. 9—New Jersey State Exempt Firemen’s Association: Convention and Parade. For further information, contact the Woodbridge Exempt Firemen’s Association, P.O. Box 584, Woodbridge, N.J. 07095.

September 10-15—International Association of Fire Chiefs: Annual Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio. For further information, contact Donald D. Flinn, General Manager, IAFC, 1329 18th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036.

Sept. 28-Oct. 1—The International Society of Fire Service Instructors: Fall Conference to be held in Sious Falls. S.D. For further information, contact Ed McCormack, Sec., ISFSI, Box 88, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748.

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