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Time Event & Location
5:00 - 7:00 PM Vendor Set-Up and Early Registration - Atrium

Time

Event & Location

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration/Information Desk - Atrium
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Exhibitor Area Open - Novus Ballroom
10:00 - 10:30 AM Opening Ceremonies - Novus Ballroom
10:30 - 11:30 AM Panel - Novus Ballroom
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch - Novus Ballroom
12:30 - 2:30 PM Propane Response - Systems Overview
Ron Huffman
Responder Training Enterprises, LLC
Hold My Matches and Watch This! Part I
Brian Ramsey
Emergency Response Training Group
Reactives and the Responder Part I
Barry Lindley
Emergency Response Solutions
From the Backstep to the Brass: Hazmat Tactics & Command Lessons from the Rig to the Rail – Part I
Adam McFadden - Firehouse Training and Chris Pfaff - Hazmat and Rescue
2:30 - 2:45 PM Break - Novus Ballroom
2:45 - 4:45 PM Propane Response 101 to Advanced Tactics an Overview
Ron Huffman
Responder Training Enterprises, LLC
Hold My Matches and Watch This! Part II
Brian Ramsey
Emergency Response Training Group
Reactives and the Responder Part II
Barry Lindley
Emergency Response Solutions
From the Backstep to the Brass: Hazmat Tactics & Command Lessons from the Rig to the Rail – Part II
Adam McFadden - Firehouse Training and Chris Pfaff - Hazmat and Rescue
4:45 - 6:30 PM Technical Environmental Services, Inc. Vendor Reception - Novus Ballroom

Note: Breakfast and Dinner are on your own for Tuesday.

Time

Event & Location

7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Registration/Information Desk - Atrium
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast - Novus Ballroom
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Hazmat Workgroup Breakfast (Invite Only)
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Exhibitor Area Open - Novus Ballroom
8:30 - 10:00 AM When Meters Matter-Part I
Scott Russell and Ben Bosley
The Meter Guys
Keeping it Cool: Response to Data Centers
Nick Zamiska and Curt Thompson
Bad Day Training
Beyond the Box: Understanding Intermodal Tank Containers in HazMat Response
Keith Silverman - Goldshield TEAM LLC and
Toby Frost - Safeware Inc.
Downrange Objective: Tactical Incident Command for Hazmat Events
Adam McFadden - Firehouse Training and Chris Pfaff - Hazmat and Rescue
10:00 - 10:20 Break - Novus Ballroom
10:20 - 11:50 AM When Meters Matter-Part II
Scott Russell and Ben Bosley
The Meter Guys
Compliance to Competencies: Are we Training for Yesterday’s Problems?
Bobby Salveson
The Haz Mat Guys
Runaway Reactions: Responding to and Understanding Reactive Monomer Emergencies
Keith Silverman - Goldshield TEAM LLC and Pete Kirk - Dow
Atmospheric Monitoring for Initial Arriving Hazmat Teams
Brian Ramsey
Emergency Response Training Group
11:50 AM - 1:30 PM Lunch and Vendor Networking - Novus Ballroom
1:30 - 3:00 PM When Meters Matter-Part III
Scott Russell and Ben Bosley
The Meter Guys
Lithium-Ion Battery Fires: There’s No Cookie Cutter Response
Michael White - Indiana Department of Homeland Security
Your Hazmat Incident Just Became a Federal Crime Scene, Now What?
Kevin Johnson
K W Johnson Service
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Hazmat Incident
Jeffrey Zientek
HIRT LLC
3:00 - 3:30 PM Break - Novus Ballroom
3:30 - 4:30 PM When Meters Matter Part IV
Scott Russell and Ben Bosley
The Meter Guys
Pseudoscience and Myths of Haz Mat V3.0
Bobby Salveson
The Haz Mat Guys

The Human Canary: Using Patients as Early Warning Indicators on HazMat Scenes
Edward Perez
On the Line Training Solutions

Hazardous Evidence Response Team (HERT) Capabilities
Jody Stanley and Paul Staso
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Detroit
5:30 - 10:00 PM Technical Environmental Services, Inc. Social District Event

Note: Dinner on your own for Wednesday.

Time

Event & Location

7:30 - 10:15 AM Registration/Information Desk - Atrium
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM Breakfast - Novus Ballroom
8:00 - 9:00 AM Exhibitor Area Open - Novus Ballroom
8:15 - 8:30 AM Vendor Door Prizes - Novus Ballroom
8:30 - 10:00 AM Implementing a Tox Medic Program in Your Department
Frederick Haas
Geisinger EMS
Navigating a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicle Incident
Timothy Ferretti
Ferretti Salvage and Recycling
The Hazmat Rookie
Edward Perez
On The Line Training Solutions
10:00 - 10:15 Break - Novus Ballroom
10:15 - 11:15 AM An Ounce of (Hazmat) Prevention
Tiffany Koontz
Kappler
When Common Calls Become Unordinary
Steve Noles and Jeff Molenaar
Pfizer
Safety Officer for the Hazmat Incident
Jeffrey Zientek
HIRT LLC

Note: Lunch on your own for Thursday.

Agenda subject to change (revised 5/15/26). Partial funding for this event is received from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant.