Coming Events

conferences/exhibitions

SEPTEMBER 27, Mid-Atlantic Life Safety Conference. Laurel, Maryland. Sponsor: Fire and Burn Safety Coalition of Maryland. Contact: (301) 226-9962. Web site: http://www.fabscom.org/#!mid-atlantic-life-safety-conference/cxzy.

SEPTEMBER 28-30, Rosecrance Florian Symposium. Rosemont, Illinois. Sponsors: Rosecrance Health Network, Chicago Fire Fighters Union. Web site: www.Rosecranceflorian.org.

SEPTEMBER 29-30, MABAS 54 Fire Chaplain Training Institute: CISM-Group Crisis Intervention. Effingham, Illinois Sponsor: MABAS 54. Contact: Chaplain Jim Wright, (618) 483-6395. E-mail: jimwright1961@gmail.com; Joan Buzzard, (217) 342-2555.

OCTOBER 5-6, 2016 Fire in Vehicles Conference. Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsor: SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden. Web site: http://www.firesinvehicles.com/en/conference/five2016/Sidor/default.aspx.

OCTOBER 14-19, IAEM Annual Conference. Savannah, Georgia. Sponsor: International Association of Emergency Managers. Contact: (703) 538-1795. Web site: http://iaemconference.info/2016/.

NOVEMBER 3-6, Colorado State 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 4-6, MU FRTI Instructors Conference. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Sponsor: University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute. Contact: (800) 869-3476, (573) 882-4735. Fax: (573) 882-0678. Web site: www.mufrti.org.

NOVEMBER 7-9, AAA Annual Conference and Tradeshow. Las Vegas, Nevada. Sponsor: American Ambulance Association. Contact: (703) 610-9018. Fax: (703) 610-0210. Web site: http://www.the-aaa.org. E-mail: info@the-aaa.org.

JANUARY 16-18, 2017, FDSOA 29th Annual Apparatus Specification & Maintenance Symposium. Orlando, Florida. Sponsor: Fire Department Safety Officers Association. Contact: (248) 880-1864. Fax: (248) 479-0491. E-mail: membership@fdsoa.org.

courses/seminars

SEPTEMBER 26-28, Engine Company Operations II. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 1, Truck Company Operations III. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

OCTOBER 1-2, Live Fire Training Weekend. Chadwick, Illinois. Sponsor: First IN Response Essentials. Contact: (815) 499-5452. Web site: http://www.firstinresponseessentials.com/index.html.

OCTOBER 3-7, Engine Company Operations Lecture and Hands-On. Carol Stream, Illinois. Sponsor: Fire Training Resources. Contact: (866) 966-9295. Fax: (815) 844-1113. Web site: https://firetrainingresources.com.

OCTOBER 3-7, Truck Company Operations Lecture and Hands-On. Carol Stream, Illinois. Sponsor: Fire Training Resources. Contact: (866) 966-9295. Fax: (815) 844-1113. Web site: https://firetrainingresources.com.

OCTOBER 8-9, Engine Company Operations II. Chadwick, Illinois. Sponsor: First IN Response Essentials. Contact: (815) 499-5452. Web site: http://www.firstinresponseessentials.com/index.html.

OCTOBER 8-9, Truck Company Operations II. Chadwick, Illinois. Sponsor: First IN Response Essentials. Contact: (815) 499-5452. Web site: http://www.firstinresponseessentials.com/index.html.

OCTOBER 10-14, Rope Rescue Technician. Glenwood, Illinois. Sponsor: Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy. Contact: (847) 998-8090. Fax: (847) 998-8091. Web site: www.nipsta.org.

OCTOBER 13, Drive to Survive. Bradford, Pennsylvania. Sponsor: Drivetosurvive.org. Contact: (610) 960-7248. E-mail: Station56@aol.com.

OCTOBER 17-19, Live-Fire Training Camp. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

OCTOBER 17-21, Tank Car Specialist (Spanish). 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.

OCTOBER 22-23, Fireground RIT Ops: Live Fire Conditions. Chadwick, Illinois. Sponsor: First IN Response Essentials. Contact: (815) 499-5452. Web site: http://www.firstinresponseessentials.com/index.html.

OCTOBER 24, Drive to Survive. Erwin, New York. Sponsor: Drivetosurvive.org. Contact: (610) 960-7248. E-mail: Station56@aol.com.

The upcoming Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) offers dynamic fire service leaders in its General Sessions, nationally known instructors in its Hands-On Training (H.O.T) and classroom sessions, and the latest technology from fire industry exhibitors.

APRIL 24-29, 2017 Indianapolis, Indiana Contacts: (888) 299-8016. E-mail: registration@pennwell.com. Web site: www.fdic.com.