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.
The HDIAC Podcast - Hazardous Materials Response – NYC Case Study
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Presenters
George Baade
George Baade is a firefighter and Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Specialist with 28 years of experience as an emergency responder. He has hundreds of hours of training within the fire service and HAZMAT world, and is an instructor within the Fire Department of New York (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, caustic, etc. Prior to becoming a HAZMAT Specialist, George was a firefighter in the City of NY for 13 years. George has his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the New York Institute of Technology.
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Kerry O’Connell
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 Senior Training Manager, CBRNE/HAZMAT at the Guardian Centers of Georgia. Kerry also served over 20 years in the United States Marine Corps, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3) following assignment to the United States Marine Corps’ Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF). He also worked with the Charles County Tactical Response Team (TRT) and has demonstrated experience in the coordination of Emergency Management and CBRNE incidents.
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