Jeffrey Zientek
Jeff Zientek is a retired Fire Captain that served 33 years with the Phoenix Fire Department and is a certified Technical Rescue Technician, Hazardous Materials Technician, and Helicopter Rescue Crew Chief. Jeff was a member of FEMA, Arizona Task Force 1 (AZTF-1), for 25 year of his career and in his time with FEMA had been on deployments to Atlanta for the 1996 Olympics, 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City, and the devastating hurricanes of 2005 in southern U.S. (Katrina/Rita). Jeff is the author of the book “Hazmat Response; A Field Operations Guide” which is an operational guide for people who encounter hazardous materials in their work life, in addition, he also instructs throughout the world in hazardous materials mitigation and rope rescue techniques. Jeff has a BS degree in Homeland Security & Emergency Management from Grand Canyon University. He is married, has 4 adult children, and enjoys hiking and riding on two wheels (road bike, mountain bikes & motorcycles).
Presentations:
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of the hazmat incident
This class will take the audience through the set-up, team duties, helpful hints, and the dirty laundry that was discovered through the years of running hazmat incidents. Special & unique incidents will be reviewed, we will discuss what worked, what didn't work on incidents, and hopefully give the audience information that will improve your team. Nothing is spared in this presentation to help run a smooth incident and avoid pitfalls, my losses are your gains!
Natural Gas Emergencies
Natural gas is extremely prevalent in the US and is gaining popularity with the reduction of coal-fired power plants across the nation. Natural gas incidents (odors, leaks, & explosions) are some of the most common incidents that occur across the nation that fire departments respond to. The level of participation by the responding agencies varies, from minimal or no involvement, to unified response & mitigation between the gas provider and the responding agency! This presentation discusses the issues seen at natural gas incidents, what a first-in company can do, what a hazardous materials unit can do, and what a department can do by teaming up with the local gas provider to increase awareness of the true hazard, help keep gas utility members and firefighters safe, work toward safe mitigation, and keep the public safe.