Fire Science and Technology Educators

NFPA Journal, Mar/Apr 2005

WEB SITE: http://www.nfpa.org/firescience

CHAIR: Patrick Kennedy, John A. Kennedy & Associates

HOT ISSUES

Annual Education Conference

Each June, the U.S. Fire Administration hosts the three-day Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Conference at its campus in Emmitsburg, Maryland, for representatives from fire-related degree programs, state and local fire service training agencies, and national fire service organizations. Significant products result from the work done by the participants and from presentations by national leaders and experts. This year's conference is set for June 4 through 6.

Participation at FESHE conferences is by invitation only. If you represent one of these entities and want to be added to the invitation list or the mailing list for future FESHE-related announcements, please email to lori.welch@dhs.gov.

For more information about FESHE, go to www.usfa.fema.gov/training/nfa/higher.

Rescue Video Series Available

Different types of rescues demand different skills and strategies. This 10-video set from Action Training Systems teaches every type of rescue know-how required of operations-level responders as detailed in the 2004 edition of NFPA 1670, Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents.

The series includes Rescue Apparatus and Equipment; Rope Rescue; Confined Space Rescue; Structural Collapse Rescue; Trench/Excavation Rescue; Vehicle and Machinery Rescue; Water and Ice Rescue; Wilderness Search and Rescue; Elevator Rescue; and Foreground Search and Rescue.

Visit www.nfpa.org/catalog/ and order your rescue video series today.

HOW TO REACH US: Frank Florence, Executive Secretary, (617) 984-7480, fflorence@nfpa.org