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Agenda
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Monday, April 19, 2027
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Tuesday, April 20, 2027
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Wednesday, April 21, 2027
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Thursday, April 22, 2027
| Time | Event & Location |
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Vendor Set-Up and Early Registration - Atrium |
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| 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.
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| 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 |
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.
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| 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.