Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Schools and Seminars

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Aircraft Crash Specialist School: AMFAC Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif. Sept. 15-19; Treasure Island Inn, Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec. 7-11. For further information contact Robert Whempner, c/o Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Regional Airport, Daytona Beach, Fla. 32014.

Arkansas Fire Academy: EMS Retest, Sept. 7-11; Apparatus Operator, Sept. 12-13; Rookie School, Sept. 14-Oct. 23; Rescue I, Sept. 19-20; Flammable Liquids, Sept. 20-27; Introduction to Fire Protection, Oct. 3-4; Rescue II, Oct. 10-11; Structure Fires, Oct. 17-18; Protective Equipment, Oct. 24-25; Instructor I, Oct. 26-30; Apparatus Driving, Oct. 31-Nov. 1. For further information contact Arkansas Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3048, East Camden, Ark. 71701.

Chittenden County Regional Fire School: Sept. 19-20. For further information contact Chester A. Brunell, Chairman, Central Fire Headquarters, Burlington, Vt. 05401.

Fire Service EMS Management Seminar Series: North Park Inn, Dallas, Tex., Oct. 7-9; Carrousel Inn, Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 21—23; RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, Calif., Nov. 4-6. For further information contact Brad Smith, Program Manager, ACT Foundation, Basking Ridge, N.J. 07920.

International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists: Public Safety Scuba Instructor Program, Sept. 12-18, Orlando, Fla.; Oct. 17-23, Catalina Island, Calif. For further information contact the International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists, 1449 Riverside Dr., Ft. Collins, Col. 80524.

Law Enforcement Photography Workshops: Whittier, Calif., Sept. 21-25; Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 5-9 and Dec. 7-11. For further information contact Luther M. Dey, Eastman Kodak Company, Law Enforcement & Security Markets, 343 State St., Rochester, N.Y. 14650.

Morris County Fire Fighters and Police Training Academy: 1981 Fall Fire Courses, Fire Fighter I, Sept. 1-Dec. 8; Fire Fighter II, Sept. 18-20, Sept. 25-27, Oct. 2-4; Fire Fighter II, Sept. 2-Dec. 9; Fire Fighter II, Oct. 9-11; Fire Fighter III, Sept. 3-Nov. 19; Fire Fighter III, Oct. 30-31, Nov. 6-7, Nov. 13-14; Co. Fire Officer, Sept. 4-Nov. 30; Pump Operations, Sept. 11—12; Truck Operations, Nov. 20-21; Vehicle Rescue I, Dec. 4-5, Dec. 11-12; C. P. R. Refresher, Nov. 8; Arson Investigation, Sept. 14-Nov. 30; Fire Prevention, Sept. 16-Dec. 2. For further information contact Edward P. Mullen, Morris County Fire Fighters and Police Training Academy, Courthouse, Morristown, NJ 07960.

New Jersey State Fire College: Fire Brigade I, Sept 8-10; Firefighter Training, Sept. 19-20 or Sept. 26-27; Fire Brigade I, Sept. 29-Oct. 1; Advanced Pump Oper., Oct. 9-10, Oct. 16-17, or Oct. 23-24; Advanced Truck Oper., Oct. 9-10, or Oct. 16—17; Water Shuttle Oper., Oct. 23-24; Fire Brigade III, Oct. 22-24; Fire Brigade I, Oct. 27-29. For further information contact August G. Brummer, Director, Fire Division, New Jersey State Safety Council, 50 Park Place, Suite 820, Newark, N.J. 07102.

New York State Academy of Fire Science: State Fire Instructors Conference, Sept. 14-18; OMH-Safety Officer Training Academy, Sept 21-Oct 9; Fire/Arson Investigation Course, Sept. 28-Oct. 9; Introduction to Fire Inspection Course, Sept. 28-Oct. 2; Public School Inspection Workshop, Oct. 9-11; Fire Marshals and Instructors Seminar, Oct. 14-16; Fire Pump Maintenance Course, Mack/Waterous, Oct 20-22. For further information contact New York Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box K, Montour Falls, N.Y. 14865.

New York State Society of Fire Service Instructors: Introduction to Fire Inspection, Sept 26-Oct. 2; Fall Seminar, Oct. 17. For further information contact Gil Romano, 118 Seaman Road, Jericho, N.Y. 11753.

National Fire Protection Association: 2 Life Safety Code, Revisions Workshop, Denver, Col., Sept. 21-22, San Francisco, Calif., Sept. 24-25, Austin, Tex., Oct. 6-7; National Electrical Code, Boston, Mass., Sept 17-18, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 1-2, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 15-16, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 22-23, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 29-30; 1 Life Safety Code Seminar, Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. 28-Oct. 1, Chicago, Ill., Oct. 13-16, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 19-22, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 26-29. For further information contact the National Fire Protection Association, Division for Continuing Education, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Mass. 02269.

National Spill Control School: Oil Spill Control, Sept. 14-18; Hazardous Materials Spill Control, Sept. 21-25. For further information contact National Spill Control School, Corpus Christi State University, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, Tex. 78412.

National YMCA SCUBA Program: SCUBA Search and Recovery Training Program, Indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 26-31, Milford, N.J., Aug. 31-Sept. 4, Elizabeth City, N.C., Sept. 14-18. For further information contact YMCA Search and Recovery Committee, c/o Stephen Hardick, Chairman, 120 Rose St., Phillipsburg, N.J. 08865.

Open Learning Fire Service Program: Fall term registration deadline for nationwide classes begins Sept. 2. Junior and senior-level courses in Fire Administration and Fire Prevention Technology, classroom attendance not required. If you live in California, Nevada or Arizona, contact Harry Bigglestone, Cogswell College, 600 Stockton St., San Francisco, Ca. 94108; if you live in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina or Florida, contact Gabe Aurioles, School of Technology, Florida International University, Miami, FI. 33199; if you live in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama or Kentucky, contact Susanne Darnell, University College, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tenn. 38152; if you live in Oregon, Utah, Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Hawaii, Wyoming or Colorado, contact Ron Chatham, Social Science Department, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, Ore. 97361; if you live in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, New Jersey, West Virginia or Washington, D.C. contact David Horgan, Open University, University of Maryland, University College, University Blvd. at Adelphi Rd., College Park, Md. 20742; if you live in Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota or Indiana, contact Deborah Greenberg, University of Minnesota, 25 Wesbrook Hall, 77 Pleasant St., S.E., Minneapolis, Minn. 55455; if you live in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska or Kansas, contact Joyce Nielsen, Non-Traditional Programs, 309 Sherman Hall, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Ill. 61455; if you live in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana or New Mexico, contact Dan Davis, University of Oklahoma, College of Liberal Studies, 1700 Asp St., Norman, Okla. 73037; and if you live in New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine or New Hampshire, contact Vincent Worth, Empire State College, SUNY, 28 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866. For any further information on the OLFSP, contact them at 1750 New York Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

Program and Medical Directors of EMTParamedic Programs Conference: Oct. 29-31, Sheraton Airport Hotel, Denver, Co. For further information contact JRC-EMT-P, P.O. Box 405, Newton Highlands, Mass. 02161.

Safety Systems Inc.: Industrial Hazardous Materials, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Sept. 25.; Rail & Highway Hazardous Materials, Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 26; Highway/Truck Hazardous Materials, Erie, Pa., Sept. 27; 40-hour Hazardous Materials School, Palatka, Fla., Nov. 16-20. For further information contact Safety Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 8463, Jacksonville, Fla. 32239.

Wood County Regional Fire School: Sept. 26-27, Parkerburg, W.V. For further information contact H. H. Nicholas, Jr., 104 East Ninth St., Williamstown, W.V. 26187.

York County Fire Attack School, annual, Sept. 12-13. For further information contact Donald Webber, President, c/o Sanford Fire Department, 244 Main St, Sanford, Me. 04073.

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