HDIAC Podcast - Hazardous Materials Response - NYC Case Study
Channel: HDIAC
Date: 2020-04-10

https://www.hdiac.org/podcast/hazardous-materials-response-nyc-case-study/

In this video podcast, CWO3, US Marine Corps (Retired) Kerry O’Connell interviews George Baade, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Specialist with the Fire Department New York (FDNY).  The conversation centers on radiation detection and response in New York City (NYC), with a spotlight on the types of HAZMAT threats that the FDNY most commonly responds to, some of the challenges of HAZMAT response in NYC, and the tools and technologies most useful to FDNY HAZMAT Specialists.

Presenters:
George Baade is a firefighter and Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Specialist with 28 years of experience as a first responder.  He has hundreds of hours of training both within the fire service as well as in the HAZMAT specialty area, and he is an instructor for the FDNY.  George has been a Hazardous Materials Specialist with FDNY HAZMAT Company 1 in New York, NY since January 2012.  His duties include response to and mitigation of a wide variety of spills, releases, and otherwise hazardous conditions involving materials and atmospheres that are toxic, flammable, and/or caustic.   Prior to becoming a HAZMAT Specialist, George was a firefighter for 13 years, responding to fires and other emergencies in New York City.  George has his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the New York Institute of Technology.

Kerry O’Connell has more than 20 years of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Defense and Emergency Management experience, including his current employment as the Assistant to the Director of the CBRNE/HAZMAT Branch at the Guardian Centers of Georgia.  Prior to joining the Guardian Centers, Kerry served over 20 years in the United States Marine Corps, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3) following a successful tour with the United States Marine Corps Chemical-Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF).  He also worked with the Charles County Tactical Response Team and has demonstrated experience in the coordination of Emergency Management and CBRNE incidents.  Currently, as the Assistant to the Director of the CBRNE/HAZMAT Branch at the Guardian Centers, Kerry has responsibility for designing, constructing, and implementing innovative and realistic training scenarios at both the Georgia complex and at various locations throughout the world with the objective of meeting a wide variety of client training requirements.

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