COURSES/COMING EVENTS
May 22-24, 1985—INTERNATIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, The program, to be held in Pueblo, CO, will deal entirely with railroads and hazardous materials transport by rail. Contact: Colorado Training Institute, 1001 East 62 Avenue, Denver, CO 80216. Telephone: (303) 575-3771.
May 25-26,1985—COMMAND THE INITIAL RESPONSE, a course offered by the New Jersey State Fire College, will be held at the Bergen County Fire Academy, Mahwah, NJ. Contact: August G. Brummer, Director, Fire Division, New Jersey State Safety Council, 50 Park Place, Suite 820, Newark, NJ 07102. Telephone: (201) 642-3123.
June-December 1985—MERCHANT SEAMEN AND MUNICIPAL FIREFIGHTERS TRAINING COURSES are being offered at the Maritime Administration Marine Fire Training Center in Swanton, OH. The municipal firefighters class is offered to commercial port city fire personnel. The schedule is flexible according to student response and need. For more information, contact: Ship Operations, Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Great Lakes Region Office, 666 Euclid Avenue, Room 624, Cleveland, OH 44114.
June 5-7,1985—SEMINAR XVII. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Fire Department’s Citizens Committee for Fire Prevention in conjunction with the Philadelphia Fire Department. To be held at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, Henry Avenue and Schoolhouse Lane, Philadelphia, PA. For more information, contact: Armour Floyd, Fire Prevention Division, 3rd & Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19123.
June 13-16, 1985—HEAVY RESCUE WORKSHOP. Contact: Jay Ruoff, South Metro Fire Training Academy, 2301 West Chenango, Littleton, CO 80120. Telephone: (303) 798-3558.
June 16-18, 1985—OREGON FIRE CHIEFS SUMMER CONFERENCE to be held at the Valley River Inn, Eugene, OR. Contact: Springfield Department of Fire & Life Safety, 225 North 5th Street, Springfield, OR 97477. Telephone: (503) 726-3737.
June 19-22, 1985—INTERNATIONAL FIRE PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Fire Department, the conference will focus on public fire safety education through effective use of photography. To be held at the Essex Inn, Michigan Avenue at 8th Street, Chicago, IL 60605. Contact: IFPA Conference 1985, P.O. Box 201, Elmhurst, IL 60126. Telephone: (312) 968-3189.
June 23-26, 1985—NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS INC. CONFERENCE. To be held at Dunfey’s Hyannis Hotel, Hyannis, MA. Contact: Chief Arthur R. Gaudet, 16 Woodlawn Street, Amesbury, MA 01913. Telephone: (617) 388-2036 or (617) 388-1333.
June 28-30,1985—RESCUEXPO. Sponsored by the Mercer County Fire Rescue Training Institute and the Emergency Medical Services Council of Mercer County. Contact: Mercer County Fire Rescue Training Institute, c/o Hermitage Fire Department, 2511 Highland Road, Hermitage, PA 16148. Telephone: (412)342-0669.
August 24-25, 1985—PREPARING FOR INCIDENT COMMAND. One of the National Fire Academy’s outreach classes. To be held in Blytheville, AR. Contact: Arkansas Fire Training Academy, P.O. Box 3499, East Camden, AR 71701. Telephone: (501)5741521.
September 4,1985—DEADLINE FOR APPLICANTS to sign up for the March 4-7, 1986, INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE EXTRICATION COMPETITION AND LEARNING SYMPOSIUM that will be held in Orlando, FL. For more information, contact: Extrication 86, c/o Orange County Fire Department, 4700 Lake Underhill Road, Orlando, FL 32807. Telephone: (305)273-9001.
