Coming Events
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April 1-2—The Southern Illinois Arson Investigators Association: 5th Annual Arson Seminar. Will be held at the Round Table Motor Lodge, Collinsville, Ill. For further information, contact Chairman Doug Brown, 200 Louise, Collinsville, Ill. 62234.
April 5-7—North Carolina Fire Marshal’s Association: 1978 Fire Marshals Institute will be conducted in Greensboro, N.C. For further information, contact R. G. McIntyre, Director, P.O. Box 72, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
April 5-8—International Association of Fire Chiefs—Southwestern Division: Annual Meeting to be held at the Arlington Hotel, Hot Springs, Ark. For further information, contact Fire Chief John Wood, 210 Cottagle Street, Hot Springs, Ark. 71901.
April 20 New Jersey Industrial Fire Chiefs’ Association: All-Day Seminar and Exhibits concerning itself with Dust Explosions, Vapor Clouds, and Compressed Gas. To be held at the Coachman Inn, Cranford, N.J. For further information, contact the Industrial Fire Chiefs’ Association of New Jersey, Div. of New Jersey State Safety Council, 50 Park Place, Newark, N.J.
April 23-28—International Association of Arson Investigators—Arson Seminar to be held at the Anaheim Sheraton, 1015 West Ball Road, Anaheim, Calif. 92802. For further information, contact the California Conference of Arson Investigators, c/o Norm Morgan, P.O. Box 904, Anaheim, Calif. 92805.
April 24-25—Birmingham Regional Emergency Medical Services System—Critical Care Symposium will be held at the Kahler Plaza Hotel, Birmingham, Ala. For further information, contact A1 Cherry, BREMSS, University of Alabama in Birmingham, University Station, Birmingham, Ala. 35294.
April 24-28—International Fire, Safety and Security Exhibition and Conference: to be held in Olympia, London. For further information, contact British Information Services, 845 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022.
April 25-26—Oregon Fire Education Association: Two-Day Conference to be held at the Greenwood Inn, Beaverton, Ore. Immediately following, on April 27-28—There will be a twoday Fire Educator’s School, with emphasis on the teaching of skills and the knowledge to plan, develop, and deliver fire prevention programs to the public. Concurrently with these two events, April 22-30, there is a display of existent programs in action. A guided tour will be given of the displays to the public. For further information, contact Oregon Fire Education Association, P.O. Box 286, Tualatin, Ore. 97062.
April 30May 3 Association of Fire Districts, State of New York—35th Annual Meeting and Convention. To be held at the Onondaga W’ar Memorial Auditorium and Convention Center, Syracuse, New York. For further information, contact John J. Crisafulli, 130 Tardy Lane South, Wantagh, New York 11793.
May 8-12—Northwest Fire and Arson Committee-Annual Seminar to be held at the Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene, Ore. For further information, contact Fire Marshal Wendell Wick, Program Chairman, City of Eugene Fire Department, 777 Pearl Street, Eugene, Ore. 97401.
May 15-18—National Fire Protection Association: 82nd Annual meeting to be held at the Disneyland Hotel and Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. For further information, contact Albert B. Sears, Jr., 470 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass. 02210.
May 15-19—The Metropolitan Arson Investigators Association: 13th Annual Fire and Explosion Investigation Seminar to be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For further information, contact Assistant Chief Earl Coffern, 6085 South Sycamore, Littleton, Co. 80120.
May 18—Industrial Fire Chiefs’ AssociationSeminar dealing with Advanced Fire Brigade Training and Membership. Will be held at the Roosevdt Cafe, Bound Brook, N.J. For further information, contact the New Jersey State Safety Council, 50 Park Place, Newark, N.J.
May 19-21—Lancaster County Firemens’ Association: Fire Expo ’78 will be held at the Dutch Wonderland Complex, Route 30 East, Lancaster, Pa. For further information, contact Mrs. Ana M. Charles, Sec., P.O. Box 33, Strasburg, Pa. 17579.
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 Sunter Holiday Inn and the Mt. Vernon Inn, Sunter, N.C. For further information, contact D. H. Gillam, 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 18-22—New York State Association of Fire Chiefs: 72nd Annual Conference. For further information, contact Chief Ward A. Bohner, 8 Van Buren Drive, Kinderbrook, N.Y. 12106.
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.-Teeas., 3 Mansell Pkwy., Salem, Mass.
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. Rodriguez, Sec.,-Treas., P.O. Box 842, San Leandro, Calif. 94577.
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 OH4.
September 10-14—International Association Of Fire Chiefs. Annual Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio. For further information, contact Donald D. Flinn, General Manager, IAFC, 132918 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.
