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!
The Hazmat Teams Role in Confined Space Incidents: A Case Study 5 Deaths in 2 Separate Incidents
Confined space incidents happen frequently throughout the US! It has been discovered that these incidents need a hazardous materials component included because many times victims have been unable to self-extricate due to being overcome by some type of hazardous atmosphere. There are several critical tasks that the HM Team can perform to make sure the Entry Team is in the correct mode and can conduct their operation safely. The case studies discuss two incidents that happened in the Phx. (AZ) area that resulted in the deaths of 5 people total. Each incident contained different atmospheric hazards and different tactics were employed for each incident because of certain conditions. All of these will be reviewed and analyzed by the audience. What tasks are the responsibility of the Hazmat Team on these incidents? How does product identification affect the rescue/recovery? What is the PPE choice? These questions, plus other factors, will be explored in this very interactive class.