Coming Events

conferences/exhibitions

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.

AUGUST 11-12, 81th Monroe Fire School: Searching for Life: Fireground Residential Search and Rescue. Monroe, Wisconsin. Sponsor: Rico Fire Rescue, The Southern Wisconsin & Northern Illinois Fire/Rescue Association. Contact: (815) 721-1855. E-mail: SWNIFRA@gmail.com.

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.

NOVEMBER 13-15, AAA Conference. Las Vegas, Nevada. Sponsor: American Ambulance Association. Contact: (703) 610-9018. E-mail: info@the-aaa.org. Web site: https://the-aaa.org/.

courses/seminars

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.

AUGUST 7-10, Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center. Lincoln, Nebraska. Sponsor: Firefighter Inspiration, Readiness, and Education. Web site: www.trainfirefighters.org.

AUGUST 28-30, Designing, Constructing, and Operating Container-Based Training Props. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 1, Hazardous Materials- Operations Level. Glenwood, Illinois. Sponsors: Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy, Cook County Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management. Contact: (847) 998-8090. Fax: (847) 998-8091. Web site: www.nipsta.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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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.