- Friday, June 9, 2023
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Registration Open
Location: Key Ballroom Foyer
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Opening General Session
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Opening General SessionLocation: Holiday 4-6Speaker: – MikeCallan.Com
Michael J. Callan – MikeCallan.Com ### 937899###Speaker###Principal###MikeCallan.Com###Speaker: – MikeCallan.Com
### 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch with Exhibitors
Location: Key Ballroom Foyer
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
Location: Key Ballroom
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
ID the Unknown
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
ID the UnknownLocation: Key Ballroom
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
“PID on Steroids & Beyond!” Finding and Identifying Unknown Chemical Threats
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
“PID on Steroids & Beyond!” Finding and Identifying Unknown Chemical ThreatsLocation: Holiday Ballroom 5Speaker: – Bertin Environics
Bob Ladzinski – Bertin Environics ### 2011546###Speaker###Business Development Manager###Bertin Environics###Speaker: – Bertin Environics
### 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Air Monitoring and Collaboration for the Derek Chauvin Trial
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Air Monitoring and Collaboration for the Derek Chauvin TrialLocation: Peale CSpeaker: – North Metro Chemical Assessment Team
Speaker: – Minneapolis Fire Department
Speaker: – Duluth Fire Dept.
Speaker: – Minneapolis Fire Department
Mike Vacco – North Metro Chemical Assessment Team ### 1867898###Speaker###Hazmat Specialist###North Metro Chemical Assessment Team###Speaker: – North Metro Chemical Assessment Team
### @@@ Leonard S. Crawford, Jr. – Minneapolis Fire Department ### 1961496###Speaker###Captain###Minneapolis Fire Department###Speaker: – Minneapolis Fire Department
### @@@ Robert Morehouse – Duluth Fire Dept. ### 1867899###Speaker###Deputy Chief###Duluth Fire Dept.###Speaker: – Duluth Fire Dept.
### @@@ Kevin s. Ziegler – Minneapolis Fire Department
### 1957765###Speaker### Captain, Hazmat Specialist ###Minneapolis Fire Department
###Speaker: – Minneapolis Fire Department
### 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
ALOHA: Modeling Basics, Uses, and Limitations (Part 1 of 2)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
ALOHA: Modeling Basics, Uses, and Limitations (Part 1 of 2)Location: Johnson ASpeaker: – Emergency Management Solutions
Speaker: – Waterbury Fire Department
Robert J. Bradley – Emergency Management Solutions ### 1867936###Speaker###Vice President / Chief Administrative Officer###Emergency Management Solutions###Speaker: – Emergency Management Solutions
### @@@ Albert M. Valerioti (he/him/his) – Waterbury Fire Department ### 937959###Speaker###Director of Training (Ret)###Waterbury Fire Department###Speaker: – Waterbury Fire Department
### he/him/his12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Chemical and Physical Properties
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Chemical and Physical PropertiesLocation: Holiday Ballroom 2Speaker: – The Haz Mat Guys Podcast
Michael Monaco (he/him/his) – The Haz Mat Guys Podcast ### 937876###Speaker###Podcaster###The Haz Mat Guys Podcast###Speaker: – The Haz Mat Guys Podcast
### he/him/his12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Hazmat Roundtable Report Out
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Hazmat Roundtable Report OutLocation: Calloway A/BSpeaker: – GGN Technical Resources
Gregory G. Noll, CEM, CSP – GGN Technical Resources ### 937920###Speaker###Principal###GGN Technical Resources###Speaker: – GGN Technical Resources
### 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Hazmat Team Response to Lithium-Ion Batteries
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Hazmat Team Response to Lithium-Ion BatteriesLocation: Holiday Ballroom 6Speaker: – Hazard3
Speaker: – FDNY
Gary Sharp – Hazard3 ### 1304145###Speaker###Partner###Hazard3###Speaker: – Hazard3
### @@@ Adam Lynch – FDNY ### 1867933###Speaker###Lieutenant###FDNY###Speaker: – FDNY
### 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
How to Develop a Regional Hazmat Training/Certification Program
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
How to Develop a Regional Hazmat Training/Certification ProgramLocation: Johnson BSpeaker: – Jarrell Fire Department
Speaker: – Williamson County
Larry D. Jantzen – Jarrell Fire Department ### 937923###Speaker###Hazardous Materials Training Coordinator###Jarrell Fire Department###Speaker: – Jarrell Fire Department
### @@@ Marty Herrin – Williamson County ### 1588441###Speaker###Fire Marshall/HazMat Chief (Retired)###Williamson County###Speaker: – Williamson County
### 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Put It Out Or Let It Burn?
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Put It Out Or Let It Burn?Location: CarrollSpeaker: – Harris County Hazmat
Rick Meehan – Harris County Hazmat ### 1867901###Speaker###Lieutenant###Harris County Hazmat###Speaker: – Harris County Hazmat
### 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Responding to Military Explosive Shipments in the United States (Highway and Rail)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Responding to Military Explosive Shipments in the United States (Highway and Rail)Location: PacaSpeaker: – Department of Defense - Army
Dean DeMark – Department of Defense - Army ### 1867934###Speaker###Director of Emergency Services###Department of Defense - Army###Speaker: – Department of Defense - Army
###
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
So, You're the New Hazmat Officer? Now What
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
So, You're the New Hazmat Officer? Now WhatLocation: Peale BSpeaker: – Harris County Fire Marshal's Office
Butch Hayes – Harris County Fire Marshal's Office ### 937938###Speaker###Sergeant###Harris County Fire Marshal's Office###Speaker: – Harris County Fire Marshal's Office
### 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Tactical Area Monitoring
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Tactical Area MonitoringLocation: RuthSpeaker: – New Canaan Fire Department
Albert C. Bassett (he/him/his) – New Canaan Fire Department ### 937897###Speaker###Fire Chief###New Canaan Fire Department###Speaker: – New Canaan Fire Department
### he/him/his
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The FBI Technical Hazards Response Unit - 25 Years of Evolution in Forensic Hazmat & Safety Response
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The FBI Technical Hazards Response Unit - 25 Years of Evolution in Forensic Hazmat & Safety ResponseLocation: Holiday Ballroom 4Speaker: – FBI Technical Hazards Response Unit
Kevin W. Johnson, MS NRP ASP – FBI Technical Hazards Response Unit ### 937930###Speaker###Supervisory Forensic Operations Specialist###FBI Technical Hazards Response Unit###Speaker: – FBI Technical Hazards Response Unit
### 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The Hazmat Guys: Escape Room
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The Hazmat Guys: Escape RoomLocation: DouglassSpeaker: – The Haz Mat Guys Podcast
Michael Monaco (he/him/his) – The Haz Mat Guys Podcast ### 937876###Speaker###Podcaster###The Haz Mat Guys Podcast###Speaker: – The Haz Mat Guys Podcast
### he/him/his12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The Science Behind Fire Exposure: Protecting Our People
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The Science Behind Fire Exposure: Protecting Our PeopleLocation: Holiday Ballroom 3Speaker: – Emergency Response TIPS & Hazard3
Christina M. Baxter, PhD – Emergency Response TIPS & Hazard3 ### 1304146###Speaker###CEO###Emergency Response TIPS & Hazard3###Speaker: – Emergency Response TIPS & Hazard3
### 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The Toxic Trio: CO, CN, and H2S
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The Toxic Trio: CO, CN, and H2SLocation: LatrobeSpeaker: – Emergency Management Systems, Inc
Richard H. Stilp, RN, MA, MEP, FPEM – Emergency Management Systems, Inc ### 937877###Speaker###Retired Fire Chief###Emergency Management Systems, Inc###Speaker: – Emergency Management Systems, Inc
###
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
What Is a Detection Cluster You May Ask?
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
What Is a Detection Cluster You May Ask?Location: Holiday Ballroom 1Speaker: – Murphy Bevelacqua Consultants
Armando S. Bevelacqua (he/him/his) – Murphy Bevelacqua Consultants ### 937901###Speaker###Senior Consultant###Murphy Bevelacqua Consultants###Speaker: – Murphy Bevelacqua Consultants
### he/him/his2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ALOHA: Modeling Basics, Uses, and Limitations (Part 2 of 2)
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
ALOHA: Modeling Basics, Uses, and Limitations (Part 2 of 2)Location: Johnson ASpeaker: – Emergency Management Solutions
Speaker: – Waterbury Fire Department
Robert J. Bradley – Emergency Management Solutions ### 1867936###Speaker###Vice President / Chief Administrative Officer###Emergency Management Solutions###Speaker: – Emergency Management Solutions
### @@@ Albert M. Valerioti (he/him/his) – Waterbury Fire Department ### 937959###Speaker###Director of Training (Ret)###Waterbury Fire Department###Speaker: – Waterbury Fire Department
### he/him/his2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Chlorine as a Weapon in the Urban Environment
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Chlorine as a Weapon in the Urban EnvironmentLocation: Holiday Ballroom 5Speaker: – Fire Department City of New York
John J. Cassidy – Fire Department City of New York ### 1867924###Speaker###Lieutenant###Fire Department City of New York###Speaker: – Fire Department City of New York
### 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Completing the Puzzle of Hazardous Materials Classification and Identification
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Completing the Puzzle of Hazardous Materials Classification and IdentificationLocation: Peale BSpeaker: – Somerset County Hazardous Materials Team
James A. Leer, CSP, MS (he/him/his) – Somerset County Hazardous Materials Team ### 937886###Speaker###Instructor/Technician###Somerset County Hazardous Materials Team###Speaker: – Somerset County Hazardous Materials Team
### he/him/his
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Crazy Concoctions, Obnoxious Odors, and Colored Smoke: Emergencies in the Laboratory
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Crazy Concoctions, Obnoxious Odors, and Colored Smoke: Emergencies in the LaboratoryLocation: TubmanSpeaker: – GoldShield TEAM LLC
Speaker: – GoldShield TEAM LLC
Keith Silverman, PhD – GoldShield TEAM LLC ### 937911###Speaker###Principal###GoldShield TEAM LLC###Speaker: – GoldShield TEAM LLC
### @@@ William H. Cullen, III – GoldShield TEAM LLC ### 937912###Speaker###Principal###GoldShield TEAM LLC###Speaker: – GoldShield TEAM LLC
### 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Developing Tactical Worksheets for a Risk-Based Response
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Developing Tactical Worksheets for a Risk-Based ResponseLocation: Peale ASpeaker: – Utah Valley University
Speaker: – Fire Department of New York
Andy Byrnes – Utah Valley University ### 937974###Speaker###Professor###Utah Valley University###Speaker: – Utah Valley University
### @@@ Tony Mussorfiti – Fire Department of New York ### 937961###Speaker###Lieutenant (ret)###Fire Department of New York###Speaker: – Fire Department of New York
### 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Field Identification of Controlled Substances: Case Studies from the Field
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Field Identification of Controlled Substances: Case Studies from the FieldLocation: Holiday Ballroom 1Speaker: – 908 Devices
Speaker: – Dr Hazmat Inc
Jeremy Van Auker, MS – 908 Devices ### 1867920###Speaker###Field Forensic Application Scientist###908 Devices###Speaker: – 908 Devices
### @@@ Chris Weber, PhD/Hazmat Tech (he/him/his) – Dr Hazmat Inc ### 937910###Speaker###President/CEO###Dr Hazmat Inc###Speaker: – Dr Hazmat Inc
### he/him/his
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
From Grunt in the Suit to Officer in the Seat, NOW WHAT?
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
From Grunt in the Suit to Officer in the Seat, NOW WHAT?Location: Holiday Ballroom 6Speaker: – HazMat 101 Consultants
Speaker: – Lafayette Fire Department
Robert Coschignano – HazMat 101 Consultants ### 937879###Speaker###President###HazMat 101 Consultants###Speaker: – HazMat 101 Consultants
### @@@ Toby Frost, EFO – Lafayette Fire Department ### 937951###Speaker###Batt Chief###Lafayette Fire Department###Speaker: – Lafayette Fire Department
### 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
HazMat RIT/Rescue CPR
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
HazMat RIT/Rescue CPRLocation: Holiday Ballroom 3Speaker: – BALTIMORE CITY FD
Speaker:
Speaker: – Philadelphia Fire Dept / Fast Rescue Solutions LLC
Speaker: – Philadelphia Fire Department / FAST Rescue Solutions LLC
Kevin W. Ryan (he/him/his) – BALTIMORE CITY FD ### 948287###Speaker###HAZMAT OPERATIONS COORDINATOR###BALTIMORE CITY FD###Speaker: – BALTIMORE CITY FD
### he/him/his @@@ Justin Seaman ### 1896315###Speaker#########Speaker:
### @@@ Eric D. Allen – Philadelphia Fire Dept / Fast Rescue Solutions LLC ### 1896316###Speaker###FF / Owner / Inventor###Philadelphia Fire Dept / Fast Rescue Solutions LLC###Speaker: – Philadelphia Fire Dept / Fast Rescue Solutions LLC
### @@@ Chris Simpson, MSEM – Philadelphia Fire Department / FAST Rescue Solutions LLC ### 1896317###Speaker###Firefighter; HAZMAT Technician###Philadelphia Fire Department / FAST Rescue Solutions LLC###Speaker: – Philadelphia Fire Department / FAST Rescue Solutions LLC
### 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Hydration: Are You a Hero or a Hemorrhoid?
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Hydration: Are You a Hero or a Hemorrhoid?Location: LatrobeSpeaker: – Emergency Management Systems, Inc
Richard H. Stilp, RN, MA, MEP, FPEM – Emergency Management Systems, Inc ### 937877###Speaker###Retired Fire Chief###Emergency Management Systems, Inc###Speaker: – Emergency Management Systems, Inc
###
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Introduction to Intermodal Container
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Introduction to Intermodal ContainerLocation: Peale CSpeaker: – Bad Day Training
Barry Lindley, MS (he/him/his) – Bad Day Training ### 1867931###Speaker###Senior Chemist / Consultant###Bad Day Training###Speaker: – Bad Day Training
### he/him/his2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Let's Talk About PIDs
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Let's Talk About PIDsLocation: CarrollSpeaker: – Ottawa Fire Services
Mathieu Prévost (he/him/his) – Ottawa Fire Services ### 937957###Speaker###Firefighter/Haz-mat technician###Ottawa Fire Services###Speaker: – Ottawa Fire Services
### he/him/his2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
LNG Transportation and Response for First Responders
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
LNG Transportation and Response for First RespondersLocation: Johnson BSpeaker: – Emergency Management Solutions, Inc
Speaker: – Emergency Management Solutions,Inc
Gregory L. Socks (he/him/his) – Emergency Management Solutions, Inc ### 1304143###Speaker###President/CEO###Emergency Management Solutions, Inc###Speaker: – Emergency Management Solutions, Inc
### he/him/his @@@ Jason Waterfield (he/him/his) – Emergency Management Solutions,Inc ### 1304139###Speaker###CFO###Emergency Management Solutions,Inc###Speaker: – Emergency Management Solutions,Inc
### he/him/his2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
NFPA Hazmat Standards Update
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
NFPA Hazmat Standards UpdateLocation: Calloway A/BSpeaker: – Chesterfield Fire County Fire and EMS
Speaker: – GGN Technical Resources
Richard Edinger, EFO – Chesterfield Fire County Fire and EMS ### 937885###Speaker###Deputy Fire Chief (ret.)###Chesterfield Fire County Fire and EMS###Speaker: – Chesterfield Fire County Fire and EMS
### @@@ Gregory G. Noll, CEM, CSP – GGN Technical Resources ### 937920###Speaker###Principal###GGN Technical Resources###Speaker: – GGN Technical Resources
### 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Old School Still Works: Back to the Basics of Air Monitoring
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Old School Still Works: Back to the Basics of Air MonitoringLocation: PacaSpeaker: – Fairview Rural Fire Department
Glenn C. Clapp, CSP, EFO, CHMM, CFPS – Fairview Rural Fire Department ### 1867897###Speaker###Assistant Chief###Fairview Rural Fire Department###Speaker: – Fairview Rural Fire Department
###
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Responding to Railroad Incidents: Hazmat Isn't Always the Problem
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Responding to Railroad Incidents: Hazmat Isn't Always the ProblemLocation: RuthSpeaker: – GDR Consulting
Glen D. Rudner – GDR Consulting ### 1588438###Speaker###Retired/Consultant###GDR Consulting###Speaker: – GDR Consulting
### 2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
The Hazmat Guys: Escape Room
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
The Hazmat Guys: Escape RoomLocation: DouglassSpeaker: – The Haz Mat Guys Podcast
Michael Monaco (he/him/his) – The Haz Mat Guys Podcast ### 937876###Speaker###Podcaster###The Haz Mat Guys Podcast###Speaker: – The Haz Mat Guys Podcast
### he/him/his2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Understanding Legal Indoor Cannabis Cultivation Facilities
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
Understanding Legal Indoor Cannabis Cultivation FacilitiesLocation: Holiday Ballroom 2
Chris Wrenn (he/him/his) – AessenseGrows ### 948797###Speaker###VP of America's Sales###AessenseGrows###Speaker: – AessenseGrows
### he/him/his
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
You’re the First On the Scene at a Propane Incident and Have Nothing to Work With, Or Do You?
2:15 PM – 4:15 PM
You’re the First On the Scene at a Propane Incident and Have Nothing to Work With, Or Do You?Location: Holiday Ballroom 4Speaker: – Responder Training Enterprises, LLC.
Ron Huffman – Responder Training Enterprises, LLC. ### 937856###Speaker###Owner/Senior Instructor###Responder Training Enterprises, LLC.###Speaker: – Responder Training Enterprises, LLC.
###
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Welcome Reception
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Location: Key Ballroom
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Fashion Show
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Fashion Show
Location: Exhibit Hall
7:05 PM – 10:00 PM
Orioles versus Kansas City Royals
7:05 PM – 10:00 PM
Orioles versus Kansas City Royals