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March 30-April 3—International Association of Arson Investigators, 32nd annual training conference. For further information contact Sgt. Ronald Horstman, New Jersey State Police/ Arson Unit, P.O. Box 7068, West Trenton, N.J. 08625.

April 4—Prc Hospital Assessment & Management Seminar, Harrisburg, Pa. For further information contact E. M. S. Associates, P.O. Box 34656, Washington, D.C. 20034.

April 4—University of Bridgeport, Conn., 2nd Annual Sports Medicine Symposium. For further information contact Dave Anderson, Men’s Athletic Trainer, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Conn. 06604.

April 6-8—Southwestern Spill Conference, 3rd annual, Brownsville, Tex. For further informa tion contact George Oberholtzer, National Spill Control School, Corpus Christi State University, 6300 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi, Tex. 78412.

April 14-17—California Fire Training Officer’s Annual Workshop-’81, Fresno, Calif. For further information contact Charlie King, 610 Olympia Ave., P.O. Box 157, Seaside, Calif. 93955.

April 20—High rack Storage/Hazardous materials seminar, Anaheim, Calif. For further information contact Russell Hoeltzel, c/o M & M Protection Consultants 3303 Wilshire Blvd., Ix>s Angeles, Calif. 90010.

April 21-24: The International Fire, Security and Safety Exhibition and Conference ’81, London’s Olympia. For further information contact Quentin Bell, IFSSEC Press Information Centre, Hesketh House, Portman Square, I,ondon Wl, England.

April 24-26—August F. Mazzone Fire & Arson Conference, 8th annual, Collinsville, 111. For further information contact Douglas Brown, 200 Louise Dr., Collinsville, Ill. 62234.

April 24-26—EMS in Action, The Team Approach, 3rd annual confrence, Marriott Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa. For further information contact Central Iowa EMS Council, 205 S. Howard, Indianola, Iowa 50125.

April 30-May 1—Eastern Regional Safety Congress & Exposition, 2nd annual, Philadelphia, Pa. For further information contact John Lundgren, Exhibit Manager, National Safety Council, 444 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60611.

April 30-May 3—54th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and Parade, Winchester, Va. For further information contact the Festival Headquarters, P.O. Box 3099. Winchester, Va. 22601.

May 2—1981 California Stress Conference. For further information contact Vacaville Fire Dept., 1981 Stress Conference, 199 Dobbins St., Vacaville, Calif. 95688.

May 3-8: Northwest Fire and Arson Seminar, Wilsonville, Ore. For further information contact George Dwelle, Chairman, Clackamas Fire Distrct #1, 11328 SE Beckman, Portland, Ore. 97222.

May 15-17—Fire Expo ’81, Lancaster, Pa. For further information contact Fire Expo ’81, 31 Coral St., Lancaster, Pa. 17603.

May 17-21—Illinois Fire Chiefs annual conference, Oak Lawn, Ill. For further information contact Chief Ken Wood, Glenview Fire Dept., Glenview, Ill.

May 23-24—Southern California’s Firemen’s Muster, 3rd annual, Dodger’s Stadium, L.A., Calif. For further information contact Howard Kaplan, 7436 Firmament Ave., Van Nuvs, Calif. 91406.

June 6—Long Island Invitational Parade and Drill, Lindenhurst, N.Y. For further information contact John J. Broderick, P.O. Box 245, Lindenhurst, N.Y. 11757.

June 13—Massachusetts Antique Fire Apparatus Association, 2nd annual muster and show, Lynnfield, Mass. For further information contact the Masschusetts Antique Fire Apparatus Association, P. O. Box 3332, Peabody, Mass. 01960.

June 19, 20—84th Four County Firemen’s Association Convention and Parade, Brodheadsville, Pa. For further information contact the West End Fire Company, Inc., Brodheadsville, Pa. 18322.

June 21-25: New York State Association of Fire Chiefs, 75th annual conference, Concord Hotel, Kiamesha Lake, N.Y. For further information contact Ward A. Bohner, 8 Van Buren Dr., Kinderhook, N.Y. 12106

June 28-July 1—New England Association of Fire Chiefs, annual conference. Portsmouth, N.H. For further information contact Chief Arthur R. Gaudet, 16 Woodlawn St., Amesbury, Mass. 01913.

July 22-26: IAFC/Missouri Valley Division and Missouri State Fire Chiefs 1981 convention, Ramada Inn, St. Joseph, Mo. For further information contact Chief Lester F. Clark, St. Joseph Fire Department, 401 S. 7th St., St. Joseph, Mo. 64501.

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