Registration for Marine Firefighting Symposium is now open

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Firefighters practice responding to a fire onboard a vessel during the 2011 Marine Firefighting Symposium.
Firefighters practice responding to a fire onboard a vessel during the 2011 Marine Firefighting Symposium.

Registration for the 2013 Marine Firefighting Symposium is now open.

Through this program, up to 75 firefighters and first responders from Prince William Sound and other Alaska coastal communities will be provided hands-on classroom and field training opportunities that are tailored for the challenges faced in Alaska. Topics will include shipboard basics, cruise ship awareness, fire plans and ship’s crew coordination, politics of a marine incident, and more.

The event will be held October 8-10 at AVTEC – Alaska’s Institute of Technology’s facility in Seward.  

There is no registration fee charged to fire departments wishing to send members to the symposium.  There are limited funds available to assist firefighters with travel to Seward for the event.  Visit the Marine Firefighting Symposium project page for more information on how to register and apply for travel funding.

 

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