“INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, AND REGIONAL EVENTS”

INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL, AND REGIONAL EVENTS

JUNE 12-15-THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS will hold its 88th ANNUAL CONFERENCE and exhibition in Kiamesha Lake, New York. Contact: New York State Association of Fire Chiefs; 1670 Columbia Tpke.; Castleton, NY 12033; (518) 477-2631; fax (518) 477-4430.

JUNE 18-20-NEW ENGLAND FIRE/RESCUE EXPO ’94, sponsored by the New England Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc., will be held in Springfield, Massachusetts. Contact: Chief Richard K. Wehter, secretary/treasurer; New England Association of Fire Chiefs; P.O. Box 497; 10 Highview Dr.; Hingham, MA 02043; (617) 741-1416.

JUNE 18-20—The INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY EXPOSITION AND CONFERENCE in Dallas, Texas, sponsored by the International Association for Public Safety, is designed to bring together law enforcement and security, firefighting and prevention, and emergency medical services personnel. Contact: Liza Wylie, show manager; International Public Safety Exposition and Conference; Exposition Excellence, Inc.; 112 Main St.; Norwalk, CT 06851; (203) 847-9679.

JULY 2-6—The SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS will hold its ANNUAL CONFERENCE in Savannah, Georgia. Contact: Chief Joe Hobby; Savannah Fire Department; 121 E. Oglethorpe Ave.; Savannah, GA 31401; (912) 651-6754.

JULY 23-26—The MISSOURI VALLEY ASSSOCULTION OF FIRE CHIEFS ANNUAL CONFERENCE will take place in Overland Park, Kansas. Contact: William Jahnke; Overland Park Fire Department; 9550 W. 95th St.; Overland Park, KS 66212-5062.

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.