Ready for April
With five significant opportunities to spring into action, April is shaping up to be a pretty busy month for the fire and emergency service industry.
The month kicks off with Vision 20/20, a two-day forum designed to develop a national strategy for fire-loss prevention. Organized by the Institute of Fire Engineers–U.S. Branch and supported with a Prevention and Safety Grant from the Department of Homeland Security, Vision 20/20 will bring together 150 selected representatives to collaborate on a strategy and plan for action based on history, successes and commitment.
“We will come out with priorities that people can work on to reduce fire loss,” said Project Manager Jim Crawford, who also is with the Vancouver (B.C.) Fire Department.
Then April 2–3, the Congressional Fire Services Institute will hold its 20th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Seminars and Dinner. As part of anniversary events, CFSI will host “Showcase of the Fire and Emergency Services on the National Mall” on April 2. Designed to draw Congressional leaders and staffers‘ attention to the U.S. fire and emergency services, several area fire departments will display apparatus and equipment. There also will be a firefighter combat challenge, a bagpipe competition, antique apparatus and public safety educational pavilion.
After Washington, D.C., it‘s off to Indianapolis for the Fire Department Instructors Conference and a week of training and exhibits. Come visit FIRE CHIEF at Booth 4500, outside the entrance to the dome.
From Indy, we head west for the International Association of Women in Fire and Emergency Services Eighth Biennial Leadership and Training Seminar, April 24–27, in Glendale, Ariz. The conference is open to anyone and offers a unique selection of speakers and programs. If you‘re looking for an intensive and non-routine training opportunity for the next generation of fire service officers and leaders, check out this seminar.
The last week of the month, FIRE CHIEF will host its 2008 Station Style Conference in Phoenix. This year includes a new pre-conference program, Experience Speaks, with several chiefs and officers discussing lessons learned from their station-design projects. Among the general session presenters are a township administrator and project managers for three metropolitan departments. We also added a networking Golf Scramble, Saturday, April 26, for those who arrive early.
April is certainly shaping up to be a pretty busy month with plenty of options to learn, network and get involved.
March 18th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
i hope one of the main topics at some of these events is the nfpa fire safe cigarette initiative. fire safe cigarette laws as written by the nfpa have been enacted into law in many states and only seven have not introduced this law. where else can the fire service get the results that the nfpa feels we will see a whopping ten percent decline in fire fatalities. ?
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