Coming Events

Coming Events

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Feb. 16—Industrial fire Chiefs’ Association: Meeting, Safety and Fire Plant Inspection. To be held at the Coachman Inn, Cranford, N.J. for further information, contact the Industrial Fire Chiefs’ Association of New Jersey, Division of New Jersey State Safety Council, 50 Park Place, Newark, N.J.

Feb. 28—National Fire Protection Association: Deadline for entries, Learn Not To Burn Competition. For further information, write to Albert B. Sears, Jr., Manager, Meetings and conferences Services, 470 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass. 02210.

March 19-20—International Society of Fire Service Instructors: Spring Meeting, Memphis. For further information, write to Edward McCormack, Secretary, P.O. Box 88, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748.

March 21-24—Fire Department Instructors Conference: 50th Annual Meeting, Memphis. To be held at the Convention Center. For further information, contact James Poison, 160 Water Street, New York, N.Y. 10038.

April 24-28—International Fire, Safety and Security Exhibition and Conference: To be held at the Metropole Hotel and Exhibition and Conference Centre, Brighton. For further information, contact the IFSSEC, 845 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022.

May 19-21—Lancaster County Firemen’s Association: Fire Expo ’78, will be held at the Dutch Wonderland Complex, Route 30 East, Lancaster, Pa. For further information, write to Anna M. Charles, Secretary, Fire Expo ’78, P.O. Box 33, Strasburg, Pa. 17579.

June 4-6—South Carolina State Firemen’s Association: Annual conference, Sunter, S.C. For further information, write to D. H. Gillam, Jr., Director, South Carolina State Firemen’s Association, P.O. Box 432, Orangeburg, S.C. 29115.

June 18-22—New York State Association of Fire Chiefs: 72nd, Annual Conference. For information, write to Chief Ward A. Bohner, 8 Van Buren Drive, Kinderhook, N.Y. 12106.

June 25-28—New England Association of Fire Chiefs: 56th Annual conference. To be held at the Wentworth-By-The-Sea, Portsmouth, N.H. For further information, write to Chief James F. Brennan, Sec.-Treas., 3 Mansell Pkwy., Salem, Mass.

August 13-16—Western Fire Chiefs Association: Annual conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. Will be held in the Sahara Hotel. For further information, write to M. Rodriguez, SecretaryTreasurer, P.O. Box 842, San Leandro, Calif. 94577.

August 20-24—International Association of Fire Chiefs: Canadian division. To be held at the Regina Inn, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada. For further information, write to Louis Yanko, Fire Chief, Osier St., and 11th Ave., Regina Saskatchewan, Canada S4P OH4.

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