Coming Events

conferences/exhibitions

JULY 12-13, EMLRC 29th Annual Bill Shearer International ALS/BLS Competition. Orlando, Florida. Sponsor: Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center. Contact: (800) 766-6335. Web site: http://www.emlrc.org/alsbls-competition/.

JULY 31-AUGUST 2, 2017 NASFM Annual Conference. Charleston, South Carolina. Sponsor: National Association of State Fire Marshals. Contact: (202) 737-1226. Web site: http://www.firemarshals.org/.

AUGUST 7-12, National EMS Educators Symposium. Washington, DC. Sponsor: National Association of EMS Educators. Contact: (412) 343-4775. Fax: (412) 343-4770. Web site: http://naemse.Org/Page/Symposium.

SEPTEMBER 17-20, 28th Annual ARFF Working Group Training & Educational Symposium. Louisville, Kentucky. Sponsors: Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Working Group. Contact: (972) 714-9412. Fax: (972) 714-9432. E-mail: info@arffwg.org. Web site: http://arffwg.org.

NOVEMBER 2-5, 2017 Colorado EMS Conference. Keystone, Colorado. Sponsor: Emergency Services Association of Colorado. Contact: (800) 889-5690, (303) 317-6511. Fax: (303) 200-7099. Web site: www.emsac.org/conference. E-mail: conference@emsac.org.

courses/seminars

JUNE 21-25, UAS4PublicSafety: Public Safety Drone Operations Introductory Course. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsors: The Academy of Model Aeronautics, DJI and Fly-Robotics. Web site: http://www.fly-robotics.com/public-safety/.

JULY 10-13, Hazmat/WMD Technician for Surface Transporation. Pueblo, Colorado. Sponsor: Security and Emergency Response Training Center. Contact: (800) 933-4882, (719) 584-0584. E-mail: sertc@aar.com. Web site: www.hazmattraining.com.

JULY 17-20, Fireground Training Officer. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

JULY 27-30, Rescue Technician: Cave Rescue I/II (Non-certification) Class. Huntsville, Alabama. Sponsors: Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit, Alabama Fire College. Contact: Brian Bailey, (256) 509-4785, Brian@HCRU.org.

JULY 27-31, Rescue Technician: Cave Rescue I/II (certification) Class. Huntsville, Alabama. Sponsors: Huntsville Cave Rescue Unit, Alabama Fire College. Contact: Brian Bailey, (256) 509-4785, Brian@HCRU.org.

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

 

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