The HazMat Guys

Bob was talking to Chief Dan Baker from New York States OFPC about a recent rash of emergencies on “portable pipelines”. Bob had never heard of this and was intrigued, so we naturally brought him and Chief Massaro from Schenectady Fire Department and FPS Chris Gould to explain this and break down 2 of these emergencies. The visuals in these 2 episodes are so good we’re making this FREEMIUM. So, wa...

Bob was talking to Chief Dan Baker from New York States OFPC about a recent rash of emergencies on “portable pipelines”. Bob had never heard of this and was intrigued, so we naturally brought him and Chief Massaro from Schenectady Fire Department and FPS Chris Gould to explain this and break down 2 of these emergencies. The visuals in these 2 episodes are so good we’re making this FREEMIUM. So, wa...

After a spate of requests for Haz Mat focused on Law Enforcement mind-set. We review the risk-based response objective to make sure that LE does their part, integrate with existing operations and expands the scope of practice. This show highlights the full day of this type of training, so if you have a need, we have an answer. Also, April 3, 2024 at 1930 EST is the next episode of the After Action...

After a series of classes on Natural Gas we got some interesting questions on the basics of it. We spent 2 episodes going over the easy stuff. If you want all of it, get the class! Next After Action Report Podcast: April 3rd, 2024 at 1930 EST featuring Greg Noll. Stream on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on! Thank you to our sponsor for this episode: Industrial Emergency Council (IEC) Provi...

After a series of classes on Natural Gas we got some interesting questions on the basics of it. We spent 2 episodes going over the easy stuff. If you want all of it, get the class! Also, April 3rd, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Greg Noll which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on!   Thank you to our sponsor fo...

We got a chance to sit down with one of our ace instructors on a topic that deserves more play time: Post traumatic Stress Disorder and Hazmat. An interesting support group is introduced, and information is passed. Take a look and listen. Florian’s Knights mission is to help break the stigma surrounding Operational/Post Traumatic Stress among First Responders. By starting the conversation about me...

After delivering another totally amazing class on Transferring of Fuels a series of questions became a sort of FAQ. Take a listen to the 7, plus 2 Bonus Premium Content ones for all of the Premium people out there. Also, April 3, 2024 at 1930 Est is the next episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Greg Noll which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on!   Thank...

A question from a class was, “what would we do in a limited ventilation situation like an EV fire in a tunnel?”. Welp, OK, let’s do that. Also, March 6th, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Phil McArdle of FDNY HM1 fame which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on!   Thank you to our sponsor for this episode: Industr...

Both are questions we got recently. Mike was asked on the socials about SNG, which turned out to be something called Synthetic Natural Gas. Bob was asked at the recent NYS Haz Mat Conference about the difference between a flammable gas and an Explosive gas.   Also, Feb 7th, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Rick emery which will be streami...

Well here we are. The rabbit hole that took Bob on quite the chase. 10 Psychological fallacies that we may encounter and deal with. In this episode we go for ANCHORING EFFECT and FALSE CONSENSES EFFECT. Also, March 6th, 2024 at 1930 EST is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Phil McArdle which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on!   Th...

Well here we are. The rabbit hole that took Bob on quite the chase. 10 Psychological fallacies that we may encounter and deal with. In this episode we go for AUTHORITY BIAS and AVAILABILITY HEURISTIC. Also, March 6, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Phil McArdle which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on!   Thank...

Well here we are. The rabbit hole that took Bob on quite the chase. 10 Psychological fallacies that we may encounter and deal with. In this episode we go for GROUPTHINK and HINDSIGHT BIAS.   Also, Feb 7th, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Rick emery which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on!   Thank you to our s...

Well here we are. The rabbit hole that took Bob on quite the chase. 10 Psychological fallacies that we may encounter and deal with. In this episode we go for DUNNING-KRUGER EFFECT and NORMALCY BIAS. Also, Feb 7th, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Rick emery which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on!   Thank you...

Well here we are. The rabbit hole that took Bob on quite the chase. 10 Psychological fallacies that we may encounter and deal with. In this episode we go for CONFIRMATION BIAS and SUNK COST FALLICY Also, Feb 7th, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Rick emery which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on!   Thank you t...

A break was needed. Much work was being put into the next series and we needed to take a little bit of a mind break. Lets go through a question that evolved into a discussion on attaining peak Hazmat performance. Also, Feb 7th, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Rick emery which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube. Comments will be on...

After a heavy lift of Hazmat Terror, we figured we would take a mind-break and discuss some of the finer points of hazmat response survival. We as hazmat tech need to win all the time, we don’t have the luxury of failure…or do we? Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: First Line Technology Make Decon Suck Less. Learn more  here . Cavcom Coming in hot with their new TeamTalk technology!  Find...

After a heavy lift of Hazmat Terror, we figured we would take a mind-break and discuss some of the finer points of hazmat response survival. We as hazmat tech need to win all the time, we don’t have the luxury of failure…or do we? Also, January 3, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Mike Callan which will be streaming on Facebook and YouTube...

We got our hands on the CavCom TTYE equipment, and we’re so impressed we decided to give it a real-life on-the-air test in front of the company, and in our opinion, it worked just as they said it would. Take a listen to our demo of the system and contact them for your demo right after! Check out more from these links: a.    https://cavcominc.com/applications/in-suit-communication b.    https://cav...

We are trying to contrast the early 2000 hazmat scene with today’s dynamic landscape. Take a listen to this multipart episode.  Also, mark your calendars! December 13th, 2023 at 1930 EST is the Battery Destroyers Club Episode live on YouTube and Facebook   Also, January 3, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Mike Callan which will be streami...

We are trying to contrast the early 2000 hazmat scene with todays dynamic landscape. Take a listen on this multipart episode.   Also, mark you calendars! December 13th, 2023 at 1930 EST is the Battery Destroyers Club Episode live on YouTube and Facebook   Also, January 3, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Mike Callan which will be streamin...

We got a chance to sit down with a good friend, Andy Byrnes, and discuss some interesting facts about the age-old wives’ tale of Liquid Oxygen causing a person to explode. We’ve all heard the story, now get the science.  Thank you to our sponsors for this episode:   First Line Technology Make Decon Suck Less. Learn more  here .   Cavcom Coming in hot with their new TeamTalk technology!  Find out m...

We are trying to contrast the early 2000 hazmat scene with today’s dynamic landscape. Take a listen to this multipart episode.   Also, mark your calendars! December 13th, 2023 at 1930 EST is the Battery Destroyers Club Episode live on YouTube and Facebook   Also, January 3, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Mike Callan which will be stream...

We are trying to contrast the early 2000 hazmat scene with todays dynamic landscape. Take a listen on this multipart episode.  Also, mark you calendars! December 13th, 2023 at 1930 EST is the Battery Destroyers Club Episode live on YouTube and Facebook   Also, January 3, 2024 at 1930 Est is the first long form episode of the After Action Report Podcast featuring Mike Callan which will be streaming...

We took the opportunity to explore the down and dirty of cylinder emergencies giving you some assessment ideas and a few real-world tips to get the job done.  Thank you to our sponsors for this episode:   First Line Technology Make Decon Suck Less. Learn more  here .   Cavcom Coming in hot with their new TeamTalk technology!  Find out more here.   Industrial Emergency Council (IEC) Providing great...

It’s been a minute since the last mailbag and we got a bunch of Q’s. In this episode we discuss the 1300 rule, EV Blankets for Lithium-Ion fires and the elusive ColdCut. Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: First Line Technology Make Decon Suck Less. Learn more  here . Cavcom Coming in hot with their new TeamTalk technology!  Find out more here. Industrial Emergency Council (IEC) Providing...