Quincy, MA, – The 2001 NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Fall Education Conference will take place November 10-14 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dallas. Featuring more than 40 fire and life safety educational seminars, this year’s conference offers special professional development opportunities for those in the fire services, as well as life safety educators, engineers, facilities managers and others.
Code-related seminars to be featured include a review of more than 300 significant changes to the 2002 Edition of the National Electrical Code(r) and an update on the proposed NFPA 5000, Building Code(tm). Other seminars will address challenges faced by emergency responders, and fire safety considerations for people with disabilities, as well as for college students living on- or off-campus.
The keynote address will be delivered by veteran journalist Morton Kondracke, executive editor of the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call and a frequent guest on the McLaughlin Group. Social humorist Jimmy Tingle, of 60 Minutes II, will provide some comic relief as the featured guest at Tuesday’s luncheon.
Three pre-conference seminars will be offered, focusing on the fire department occupational health and safety program, life safety for health care facilities and a primer for the Certified Fire Protection Specialist exam. In addition to educational seminars, the conference will host the Third Annual International Fire Marshals Conference and a technical committee report session, during which more than 30 NFPA codes and standards will be considered for voting by the membership.
October 26 is the deadline for advance registration. For updated information or to register online, visitwww.nfpa.org.
