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Industry Responders Conference May 11-12, 2010

Registration due April 16, 2010

The Propane Education & Research Council is partnering with the Virginia Propane Gas Association to sponsor the Propane Emergencies Industry Responders’ Conference (IRC) on May 11-12, 2010 at the Virginia Beach Fire Academy, located at 927 South Birdneck Road, Virginia Beach, 23451.

The IRC is geared for anyone involved with propane-related emergency and incident response activities, including:

• Propane professionals who have a need to coordinate with their local fire service
• Senior fire service and hazmat team trainers
• Heavy-duty towing and recovery professionals specializing in hazmat recovery
• Law enforcement hazmat personnel

Registration is only $59 and registered attendees will receive copies of “Propane Emergencies” (3rd edition), the accompanying facilitator’s guide, and the Propane Emergencies Marketer Outreach Toolkit, all on CD or DVD.

For room reservations, contact the Holiday Inn Express Virginia Beach Oceanfront at 1.800.315.2621 and ask for the propane IRC group rate. For more information, contact Maria Passarella at maria.passarella@propanecouncil.org or 202.452.8975.

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Overall propane costs for fleet vehicles typically range from 5 percent to 30 percent less than conventional or reformulated gasoline. Many states offer fuel tax incentives to encourage the use of clean fuels, thus further reducing operating costs.