COURSES/COMING EVENTS
DEPARTMENTS
April 2-5, 1987—The NORTHWEST REGIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CONFERENCE will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Missoula, MT. For more information, contact: Paul Laisy, 2521 South Avenue West, Missoula, MT 59801; telephone (406) 549-6172.
April 4, 1987—The sixth annual FIRE SERVICE SEMINAR sponsored by the Center for Distance Learning, Empire State College, will focus on the topic of hazardous materials. The seminar will be held at the Holiday Inn in Saratoga Springs, NY. For more information, contact: Gail Faubel, Center for Distance Learning, 28 Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; telephone (518) 587-2100, extension 300.
April 6-10, 1987—The CALIFORNIA FIRE INSTRUCTORS WORKSHOP is being presented by the Training Officers Section of the California Fire Chief’s Association. For an information and registration brochure, write to: WORKSHOP, ’87, P.O. Box 990, Santee, CA 92071.
April 8-12, 1987—The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ARSON INVESTIGATORS will hold their annual meeting and seminar at the Bally Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Contact: Robert May, executive secretary, International Association of Arson Investigators, 25 Newton Street, P.O. Box 600, Marlboro, MA 01752; telephone (617) 481-5977.
April 13-17, 1987—The CALIFORNIA FIRE MECHANICS’ ACADEMY will be held at the Rancho Santiago College in Santa Ana, CA. Because of the large demand tor classes, registration closes in February. For information, contact: Jerry Wiencek, Coordinator, Rancho Santiago College, 17th and Bristol Streets, Santa Ana, CA 92706; telephone (714) 667-3105.
April 23-26, 1987—The NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL SPRING MEETING will be hosted by the City of Plantation Fire Department and the Florida State Firemen’s Association. The meeting will be held at the Plantation Holiday Inn, just west of Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information, contact Richard K. Steele, president, Plantation Volunteer Fire Association, Central Fire Station, 550 N.W. 65 Avenue, Plantation, FL 33317; telephone (305) 797-2150.
April 24-26,1987—FIRE, EMS, AND RESCUE IN REVIEW will be held at Belmont Technical College, 68094 Hammond Road, St. Clairsville, OH 43950; telephone Francis M. Sebring, EMS coordinator at (614) 695-9500.
April 27-May 1, 1987—The FIREMEN’S MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHOOL, sponsored by Lamar University and the Sabine Neches Chiefs Association, will conduct training in industrial fire brigade and industrial rescue. Contact: Stella Cobb, Lamar University, P.O. Box 10008, Beaumont, TX 77710; telephone (409) 880-8440.
May 1-3, 1987—VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE MANAGEMENT will be the topic of a seminar presented by the State of New York Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865; telephone (607) 535-7136.
May 2-3, 1987—VEHICLE EXTRICATION SEMINAR sponsored by the Corona Firemen’s Association is intended to help develop and maintain a high level of expertise in modem vehicular rescue and extrication practices and procedures. For information, contact: Tim Hayward, Ron Bingham, or Steve Vansant at (714) 737-2057, or write to Corona Firemen’s Association, P.O. Box 1510, Corona, CA 91718.
May 8-10, 1987—STRESS: HELPING THE HELPER is an international conference for all emergency personnel exposed to stressful events. The conference will review critical incident stress debriefings, educational strategies, stress reduction techniques, employee assistance programs, family counseling, peer group support, etc. For information, contact: Jeffrey T. Mitchell, Ph.D., Marge Epperson-SeBour, MSW, ACSW, Emergency Health Services Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD 21228; telephone (301) 455-3223.
May 12-14, 1987—HAZTECH CANADA, the first major hazardous materials and waste management exhibition and conference to be held in Canada, will take place at the Toronto International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The conference will address a full range of topics including regulatory, technical, transportation, and emergency response issues. The exhibition will feature over 200 companies from Canada and the United States displaying the latest equipment, services, and technologies available. For more information, contact: Beverly Gibson, Exhibition Management Company, 6143 S. Willow Drive, Suite 100, Englewood, CO 80111; telephone (303) 850-9119.
May 13-17,1987—RESPONSE 87, an emergency response conference offering information to participants in the search, rescue, and emergency response community, will be sponsored by the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) and held in conjunction with a national exposition offering firsthand evaluation of the latest products and services available for emergency situations. The conference will be at the Sheraton Twin Towers in Orlando, FL, and will cover national and international disaster response, water rescue, etc. For information, contact: The National Association for Search and Rescue, P.O. Box 50178, Washington, D.C. 20004; telephone (703) 352-1349.
May 15-17,1987—FIRE EXPO 1987 will be hosted by the Lancaster County Firemen’s Association. This exposition of emergency and fire related equipment will be held at Dutch Wonderland Amusement Park, four miles east of Lancaster, PA, on Route 30. For more information, contact: Fire Expo 1987, John Alexander, 13 Clarendon Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603.
May 16-17, 1987—RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND RURAL FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS will be presented at the Rolland Lewis Building, Mt. Vernon, IL. For information, contact: Wayne City Firemen, P.O. Box 588, Wayne City, IL; telephone (618) 895-2139.
May 29-31, 1987—MINNESOTA STATE FIRE SCHOOL AND EXPOSITION in Bloomington, MN, will present a wide variety of classes and displays of the latest technologies in firefighting. For further information, contact: Adam Piskura, State Director of Fire Training, FIRE Center, Capitol Square Building, 550 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55101; telephone (612) 296-6516.
June 17-19, 1987—The fourth annual INTERNATIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE will be held at Salt Lake City, UT. For information, contact: Katharine C. Blosch, Preferred Meeting Management Inc., 640 East Wilmington Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84106; telephone (801) 466-3500.
August 1-9, 1987—WORLD POLICE AND FIRE GAMES, a 45event competition, will be held in San Diego, CA. For information, contact: The San Diego Police Athletic Federation, P.O. Box 2629, San Diego, CA 92101; telephone (619) 231-9567.
