COMING EVENTS
NOVEMBER 21-22-BEYOND ‘JUST MANAGEMENT’ ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SAFETY, a seminar presented by Scott Bourn Associates in cooperation with the Seminole County EMS Academy Foundation Inc. and Seminole Community College, will be held in Sanford, Florida. Contact: John Todaro, EMS Training Coordinator, Seminole County EMS Academy, 200 West County Home Rd., Sanford, FL 32773, (407) 323-2500 ext. 5127.
DECEMBER 3—The American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is offering CHEMICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE: ANNUAL REFRESHER FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN/SPECIALIST (29 CFR 1910.120). to be held in San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Registrar, American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, 900 Isom Rd.. Suite 103, San Antonio, TX ^8216, (800) 729-6742.
DECEMBER 9-10—Oklahoma State University (OSU) presents REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM PLANS AND DESIGNS, to be held in Dallas, Texas. Contact. OSU Engineering Extension, 512 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078. (405) 7445146.
DECEMBER 9-13-CAUSE AND ORIGIN DETERMINATION, a course conducted at the New York State Academy of Fire Science, will be held in Montour Falls, New York. Course content includes building construction, incendiary fire causes, and vehicle fires. Contact: New York State Department of State. Office of Fire Prevention and Control. Academy of Fire Science. P.O. Box 811. Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811.
DECEMBER 12—The American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is offering 1991 UPDATE ON HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS, to be held in San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Registrar, American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management. 900 Isom Rd.. Suite 103, San Antonio, TX “’8216. (800) 729-6742.
DECEMBER 14-15 —Dive Rescue Inc. International offers the course ICE RESCUE TRAINER, which will be held in Denver, Colorado. Students will learn ice rescue techniques, the use of rescue equipment, and how to teach the ice rescue course to others within their department. Contact: Dive Rescue Inc./International, (800) 248DIVE.
DECEMBER 14-15 -FIRE EXTINGUISHER MAINTENANCE, a course conducted at the New York State Academy of Fire Science, will be held in Montour Falls, New York. Among the topics covered are maintenance, hydrostatic testing, recharging techniques, repairs, and ratings and types of extinguishers. Contact: New Y ork State Department of State, Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Academy of Fire Science, P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865-0811
DECEMBER 20 — The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Professional Development offers the course HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM: 8-HOUR WORKSHOP FOR MANAGERS, which covers the requirements for training, medical surveillance, and industrial hygiene-monitoring programs. Contact: Michael F. Waxman, Ph D., (800) 462-0876.
JANUARY 4-5 — Dive Rescue Inc./International offers the course ICE RESCUE TRAINER, which will be held in Chicago, Illinois. Students will learn ice rescue techniques, the use of rescue equipment, and how to teach the ice rescue course to others within their department. Contact: Dive Rescue Inc-International, (800) 248-DfVE.
JANUARY 6-8 — Oklahoma State University (OSU) presents AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER PROTECTION SYSTEMS: DEFENSE AGAINST DISASTER, to be held at the OSU campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Contact: OSU Engineering Extension. 512 Engineering North, Stillwater. OK “-l0“8, (405) 744-5146.
JANUARY 6-10 — The Central Florida Fire Academy at Orlando offers FORTY-HOUR HAZARDOUS WASTE HEALTH AND SAFETY COURSE which is designed to meet the requirements of the OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 or the EPA 40 CFR 311. Contact: Dan Freeman, Coordinator of Special Programs, Central Florida Fire Academy, 2966 W. Oak Ridge Rd., Suite 610, Orlando, FL 32809-3724.
JANUARY 13-15—The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Professional Development offers the course 24-HOUR WORKSHOP FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS AND OTHER PERSONNEL AT FACILITIES GENERATING HAZARDOUS WASTES AND AT TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES, which covers government regulations, hazard evaluation, air monitoring, and more. Contact: Michael F. Waxman, Ph D., (800) 462-0876.
JANUARY 19 —The Fire Department SafetyOfficers Association (FDSOA) is hosting IMPLEMENTING NFPA 1500: A ROADMAP TO SURVIVAL, a seminar to be held in Wayne Township, Indiana. Attendees will gain the knowledge and understanding to promote adoption and implementation of this standard. Contact: FDSOA, P.O. Box 149, Ashland, MA 01721-0149, (508) 881-3114.
JANUARY 25 — The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM, a program to be held in New’ Jersey. The program addresses the need for an incident command system and how to set up a departmental ICS. Contact: State Sponsor James Dolan, Chief, Bureau of Fire Safety, NJ Dept, of Community’ Affairs, 101 South Broad St. CN 809, Trenton, NJ 08625-0809, (609) 633-6106.
FEBRUARY 5-7—-Organized by Tower Conference Management Co. (TCM), the EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION/WEST ’92 will be held in Long Beach, California. It features practical and up-todate training, numerous conference topics, and an indoor and outdoor exhibition of products and services for the first responder. Contact: Carol Dillenbech, Show Manager, TCM. 800 Roosevelt Rd., Building E – Suite 408. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5835, (708) 4693373.
