COMING EVENTS
JANUARY 25—Schoolcraft College Fire Training Institute is presenting STRATEGY AND TACTICS WORKSHOP in Garden City, Michigan. John Mittendorf of the Los Angeles City Fire Department will deliver the program. Contact: John Smilnak. Schoolcraft College, Continuing Education Services Office, (313) 462-4448.
JANUARY 28-31—Williams Training Associates is sponsoring AIRCRAFT INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, to be held in Phoenix, Arizona. The seminar will give the emergency response community a better understanding of dangers and complications centered around incidents involving aircraft. Contact: Williams Training Assoc., P.O. Box 750781, Memphis, TN 38175-0781, (901) 757-2609.
FEBRUARY 4-8-13TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS LEAK, SPILL, & FIRE CONTROL SCHOOL, presented by Safety Systems Emergency Response Schools, will be held in St. Augustine, Florida. The program features actual case history’ reviews, realistic hands-on training, and more. Contact: Safety Systems Inc., (904) 963-3100.
FEBRUARY 5-7—The New England Consortium is sponsoring the EMERGENCY RESPONDERS 24-HOUR BASIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COURSE in Augusta, Maine. The course meets OSHA requirements for operations level emergency responders to hazardous substances releases. Contact: Helen Butler, Work Environment laboratory, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, (508) 934-3257.
FEBRUARY 7-8-9-10-THE FOURTH ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERIZATION PUBLIC EDUCATION WORKSHOP, “THE BULLHEAD SEMINAR” hosted by the Bullhead City Fire Department will be held in Bullhead City, Arizona. The workshop teaches fire and police personnel school-age children education techniques. Contact: Gary Miller, Bullhead City Fire Department, (602) 758-3971.
FEBRUARY 16-21-PROMAT® 91, sponsored by the Material Handling Industry of America, Inc. (MHIA), a subsidiary of the Material Handling Institute, Inc., will be held in Chicago, Illinois. The forum features workshops, tutorials, and clinics on a variety of topics including materials handling. Contact: MHIA, 8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201, Charlotte, NC 28217, (800) 446-2622 or (704) 525-2622.
FEBRUARY 18-22—The Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI), University of Maryland offers the CERTIFIED FITNESS COORDINATORS program, to be held in Boulder, Colorado. The program is directed to those responsible for the management of their department’s physical fitness program. Topics such as nutrition and exercise programming will be covered. Contact: Wes Bender, MFRI, (301) 220-7250.
FEBRUARY 19-WORKER PROTECTION STANDARDS: HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY RESPONSE is a one-day workshop to be held in Newark, New Jersey offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Topics on the OSHA/EPA standards to regulate the safety and health of employees engaged in hazardous waste operations and emergency response will be addressed. Contact: EPA Workshop Coordinator, (800) 783-2372 or (202) 797-6511.
FEBRUARY 19-21—Chubb National Foam is hosting the FOAM FlRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING SEMINAR to be held in San Antonio, Texas. The seminar is targeted to foam system design engineers and technical personnel, building officials, insurance inspectors, mechanical engineers, and designers of fire protection systems. Contact: Susan Ruscitto, Chubb National Foam, P.O. Box 270, Exton, PA 19341-1350, (215) 363-1400.
FEBRUARY 23-24—The Concord Township Fire Department is sponsoring INCIDENT COMMAND, a seminar by Chief Alan Brunacini of the Phoenix, Arizona Fire Department. Contact: Concord Twp. Fire Dept., 59045 CR. 13 S., Elkhart. IN 45617, (219) 875-5920 or (219) 875-8023.
FEBRUARY 26-28-HAZ MAT COMMAND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE SCHOOL, presented by Safety Systems Emergency Response Schools, will be held in Orlando, Florida. The presentation is designed for individual personal development for those in leadership and the workforce. Contact: Ron Gore, Safety Systems Schools, at (904) 963-3100.
FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 1—The Metropolitan Fire Brigade Melbourne and the Australian Fire Protection Association are cohosting TURNOUT 91, which incorporates the 13TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FIRE ami THE CENTENARY CONFERENCE OF THE METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADE MELBOURNE. The conference aims to build the world fire community Contact: Australian Fire Protection Association, 633 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne, 3105, Victoria, Australia.
MARCH 9-10-WOMEN IN THE FIRE SERVICE SEMINAR, sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Fire and Rescue Services, will be held in Bethesda, Maryland. Its theme is “Human Issues in Emergency Services.” Contact: Assistant Chief Mary Beth Michos, Montgomery County Dept, of Fire & Rescue Services, 101 Monroe Street, 12th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850, (301) 217-2099.
MARCH 11-15-MEDIA RELATIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, a George Washington University EMS degree program short course, will help you create a positive image in the media, develop a knowledge of media operations, deal with the media on an emergency incident, and more. Contact: George Washington University, EMS Degree Program, 2300 K Street N.W. Suite 107, Washington, DC. 20037, (202) 994*4372.
MARCH 17-22 — The Florida Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators is hosting the 13TH ANNUAL FlRE & ARSON INVESTIGATION TRAINING SCHOOL in west Palm Beach, Florida. The course is designed to enhance knowledge and ability to conduct skilled fire scene investigations and subsequent prosecutions. Contact: Dennis Scardino, 120 E. Oakland Park Blvd. Suite 102, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334.
