COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

1995 CONFERENCES/EXPOSITIONS

JANUARY 5-8—THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING AND EDUCATION: Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Sponsor: HMTEA. Contact: Melissa Peltier, 30 Main St., Ashland, MA. 01721-1187, (508) 881-5800.

JANUARY 8-14—THE FLORIDA TRAINING IMPROVEMENT CONFERENCE: Orlando, Florida. For all members of the fire/rescue industry. Sponsor: ISFSI. Fee: $60. Contact: Greg Bush at 400-9lh St. S., St. Petersburg, FL 33701. (813) 867-8587.

JANUARY 23-25—ARSON AND EXPLOSIVES SYMPOSIUM: Milander Auditorium, Hialeah. Florida. Sponsor: Hialeah Fire Dept. Contact: Leonard Mowry at (305) 824-5714.

1995 SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

JANUARY 7 & 8—PREPARING THE FIRE GROUND SAFETY OFFICER: Salt Lake City, Utah (Jan. 7) & Boise, Idaho (Jan. 8). Sponsor: FDSOA. Fee: $235 for nonmembers, $135 for FDSOA members (includes members of ISFSI. HMREA, IFEMTA. FOA. FIPA, and PEEA). Contact: FDSOA at P.O. Box 149, Ashland, MA 017210149,(508)881-1128.

JANUARY 20—LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE FIRE SERVICE: Tampa (FL) Fire Department. Fee: $125. Sponsor: Amelex, Inc. Contact: Amlex, Inc. at (301) 694-0412.

THE 1995 FDIC

Indianapolis, Indiana — February 1-8 Sponsored by The Alliance for Fire and Emergency Management

Phase I (Feb. 1-5): Administration. Training, Industry, 6 Prevention. Fee before Jan. 5: $250 nonmember, $175 member (FDSOA, FIPA, FOA. HMREA, IFEMTA. PEEA). Fee after Jan. 5: $300 nonmember, $225 member.

Phase IIJFeb. 3-6): The Pinnacle Weekend. Fee: $135 nonmember, $105 member.

Phase III (Feb. 3-8): HazMat, Safety, Fire Officer. & Response. Fee before Jan. 5: $250 nonmember, $ 175 member. Fee after Jan. 5: $300 nonmember, $225 member. Boot Camps (Fire Officer, Incident Scene Safety Officer, Educator. Hazardous Material Technician). Fee: $1,19-5 nonmember, $995 member.

Full Conference (Phase I. II, & III) Fee before Jan. 5: $375 nonmember. $260 member. Fee after Jan. 5: $450 nonmember, $330 member.

Deluxe packages are also available. The packages include all programs and exhibits and access to network breakfast and lunch, Fire Mania, and the Hello Indy Reception.

For more information, call 1-800-4350005.

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

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.