Events: April 2019

conferences/exhibitions

APRIL 24-25, CSFI National Fire and Emergency Services Symposium. Washington, DC. Sponsor: Congressional Fire Services Institute. Contact: (202) 371-1277. Fax: (202) 682-3473. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: https://www.cfsi.org/.

Save the Date!
April 8-13, 2019
FDIC International 2019
Indianapolis, Indiana

The upcoming Fire Department Instructors Conference International (FDIC Intl.) offers dynamic fire service leaders in its General Sessions, nationally known instructors in its Hands-On Training (H.O.T) and classroom sessions, and the latest technology from fire industry exhibitors.

Contact: (877) 394-9750, (224) 563-3784.

E-mail: [email protected]. | Web site: www.fdic.com.

 

APRIL 24-26, Navigator 2019. National Harbor, Maryland. Sponsor: International Academies of Emergency Dispatch. Contact: (800) 960-6236. E-mail: webm[email protected].
Web site: http://www.emergencydispatch.org/Conference.

courses/seminars

APRIL 29-MAY 1, Designing, Constructing, and Operating Container-Based Training Props. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

APRIL 29 –MAY 3, Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery with Public Safety Drysuit Diving. Quincy, Massachusetts. Sponsor: Team Lifeguard Safety Systems. Contact:
(845) 657-5544. Fax: (845) 657-5549. Web site: www.teamlgs.com.

MAY 1-3, Electrical Aspects of Fire Investigation. East Dundee, Illinois. Sponsor: East Dundee (IL) Fire Department, IAAI.
Web site: https://www.firearson.com/.

MAY 2-4, Engine Company Operations II. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

MAY 2-4, Truck Company Operations II. Indianapolis, Indiana. Sponsor: Fire Department Training Network. Contact: (317) 862-9679. Fax: (317) 862-9685. Web site: www.fdtraining.com.

MAY 4, Water Rescue Technician. Kennebunkport, Maine. Sponsor: Lifesaving Resources. Contact: (207) 967-8614. E-mail: [email protected]. Web site: https://lifesaving.com.

Dave McGlynn and Brian Zaitz

The Training Officer: The ISFSI and Brian Zaitz

Dave McGlynn talks with Brian Zaitz about the ISFSI and the training officer as a calling.
Conyers Georgia chemical plant fire

Federal Investigators Previously Raised Alarm About BioLab Chemicals

A fire at a BioLabs facility in Conyers, Georgia, has sent a toxic cloud over Rockdale County and disrupted large swaths of metro Atlanta.