The Phoenix Projekt Fire Conclave will be hosting a fire safety seminar and demo open to the community, and everyone's invited to attend. A Marx Bros. representative (no relation to Groucho, Chico, Harpo, or Gummo) will be on hand to demonstrate proper use and handling of extinguishers, as well as to share knowledge from one of the most respected names in the fire safety business.

Points to be covered include, but are not limited to:

*Proper use, storage, and handling of safety equipment and fuels.
*Which type of extinguisher to use on which type of fire.
*Flash and flame points of various fuels, and discerning the differences between these.
*Regulations (county and otherwise) governing safety equipment and practices.

Finally, at the end of the course, each person will take a turn choosing an extinguisher and using it to put out a contained 6' x 6' inferno. (And if you think spinning fire is exciting - as it definitely is - just wait 'til you get to put a huge one out!)

The fee for the class is $15, which covers recharging of equipment as well as the chemical replacement.

The location is: 10275 Sunland Blvd., in Shadow Hills (just off the 210 fwy.) The time and date will be June 12th, at 12:00 noon. Richard (the Marx Bros. rep) will notify the fire dept. of the event. See you there!

- Anna Maltese (Shin, Phoenix Projekt)