COMING EVENTS
APRIL 24-25—The Horry and Georgetown Counties (SC) Fire Chief’s Association is sponsoring a FIRE COLLEGE on these dates in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Skills, code enforcement, administration, leadership, haz-mat command, rescue, and telecommunications will be taught. Contact: (803) 449-7416 or (803) 449-7417.
APRIL 24-25—The Ambulance Training Department and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia are sponsoring an EMS BLS TEAM COMPETITION in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Contact: Dale Scott; (902) 564-5385.
APRIL 26-30—The NINTH ANNUAL CALIFOR- NIA WILDFIRE PREVENTION WORKSHOP will beheld in Sacramento, California. It is sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management, in cooperation with local and county fire departments. Contact: Jim Hanrahan; Box 68; Willow Creek, CA 95573; (916) 629-2118.
APRIL 28-29—The St. Charles County (MO) Hazardous Materials Team is sponsoring its SECOND ANNUAL HAZ-MAT CONFERENCE, to be held in St. Peters, Missouri. Contact: St. Charles County Hazardous Materials Team; c/o Captain Larry Conoyer; St. Peters Fire Protection District; #1 Timberbrook Dr.; St. Peters, MO 63376.
APRIL 28-29—Workshops on the national halon fire extinguisher replacement program and ozone-depleting substances essential reserve programs will be part of the DEFENSE FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION’S SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, to be held in Alexandria, Virginia. Contact: DFPA; (703) 8233372; fax: (703) 823-6445.
MAY 1 AND MAY 21—MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF YOUR SAFETY PROGRAM, a seminar sponsored by the Fire Department Safety Officers Association, will be held in Sacramento, California, and Salem, Oregon, on these respective dates. Contact. FDSOA; P.O. Box 149; Ashland, MA 01721-0149; (508) 881-3114.
MAY 2-MAY 5-“NFSA: PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST,” the National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc.’s annual seminar and alternate year exhibition, will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona. Contact: Kathy Morgan; NFSA 1993 Annual Seminar; P.O. Box 1000: Patterson, NY 12563; (914) 878-4200.
MAY 3 AND JUNE 21—A seminar designed to promote understanding of SARA TITLE III AND OSHA RIGHT-TO-KNOW will be held on these dates in Houston. Texas, and Baton Rouge. Louisiana, respectively. Contact: Environmental Resource Center; 101 Center Pointe Dr.; Cary, NC 27513-5706; (800) 537-2372.
MAY 5-6 AND JUNE 16-17—HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT: THE COMPLETE COURSE. sponsored by the Environmental Resource Center, will be held in Houston, Texas, and Dallas, Texas, respectively. Contact: Environmental Resource Center; 101 Center Pointe Dr.; Car), NC 27513-5706; (800) 537-2372.
MAY 10-14—The South Florida Eire Safety Association is sponsoring its 19TH ANNUAL FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY SEMINAR to be held on this date in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Contact: (305) 381-8238.
MAY 12-16-THE FIFTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF FIRE SERVICE WOMEN, titled “Times of Change,” will be held in Rockford, Illinois. The event is sponsored by Women in the Fire Service. Contact: Women in the Fire Service; P.O. Box 5446; Madison, WI 53705; (608) 233-4768.
MAY 14-16—The Nassau Volunteer Dive Rescue Team Inc. will be hosting a DIVE RESCUE I class, to be held in Femandina Beach, Florida. Contact: John Hailey; (904) 879-4520 or Dive Rescue International; (800) 248-3483-
MAY 16-19—EIS/93, the Emergency Information System User’s Conference, will be held in Rockville, Maryland. The conference; designed to introduce the latest developments in crisis information systems to emergency management professionals, is sponsored by Emergency Information Systems International. Contact: (800) 999-5009 or (301) 424-2803.
MAY 18—DEVELOPING PLANS FOR AND PREVENTING CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES: COMPLYING WITH EPA AND OSHA REGULATIONS a seminar sponsored by the American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, Inc., will beheld in San Antonio, Texas. Contact: The American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, Inc.; 900 Isom Rd., Suite 103; San Antonio, TX 78216-4102; (210) 3407775.
MAY 21-23—The Delaware State Fire School is hosting its NATIONAL FlRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE in Dover. Delaware. Contact: ISFS1; 30 Main St.; Ashland, MA 01721; (508) 881-5800.
MAY 23-27ߞThe debut PAN AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS GAMES, featuring 2,000 athletes from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America, will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: (702) 894-4408.
MAY 23-27ߞThe 97TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION win be held in Orlando, Florida. Contact: NFPA Meeting Registration; (617) 984-7310.
