August Vernon

August Vernon is currently an Assistant Coordinator for the Forsyth County Office of Emergency Management (NC). He returned in 2005 to his position at Emergency Management after a year in Iraq as a security contractor conducting long-range convoy security operations involved in several IED and combative engagements. Vernon has been a member of emer... more...

Don Abbott Phoenix Fire Department
Tom Abbott Tempe Fire Dept
Manny Aljazireh Refinery Fire Chief
Bob Andrews Industrial Emergency Services
John Aucott Rhode Island Department of Homeland Security
Bob Baron Steamship Trade Association
Jay T. Barton Harrah (OK) Police Department
Darrel Begnaud TEACHinc Technical Educators of Aircraft & Chemical Hazards
Ludwig Benner Benner & Associates
Armando Bevelacqua District Chief,Orlando Fire Department
Dave Binder Tanner Industries
Bryan Bledsoe DO, FACEP, EMT-P, George Washington University
John Bowen
Bill Bradford Hazardous Materials Consultant
Sol Bradman Security Solutions International
Allan Breese Hudson Marine Management Services
Alan Brunacini Phoenix Fire Department
Chief John Buckman Former President of IAFC and currently the Chief of German Township Volunteer Fire Department
Chief Donald Burns Fire Department of New York (dec.)
Bill Butterbaugh National Propane Gas Association
Mike Callan Callan and Company Ltd.
Gene Carlson Fire Protection Publications , Oklahoma State University
Lt. Cdr. Tom Chuba US Coast Guard
Dave Cochran Verde Environmental
Larry Collins County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD)
Ed Comeau Writer-tech.com
Jerry Craft Williams Fire & Hazard Control
James Creighton Illinois State Police, Metro Enforcement Group of Southwest Illinois
Phillip Currance US Public Health Service

Sgt. Paul Damery Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad
Leonard Deonarine Orleans County, New York Special Response Team
Howard Dickson Environmental Safety & Health Division Manager, EG&G Nevada Test Site
Frank Docimo Docimo & Associates, Connecticut State Fire School
Mike Donahue Hildebrand & Noll Associates
Lt. Mike Drieu US Coast Guard
Maria Duazo
Jan Dunbar Sacramento Fire Dept. (ret.)
Rick Emery Emery & Associates
Chief John Eversole Chicago Fire Dept.
Brian Fay Clean Harbors, Braintree, MA
Frank Fire Vice President, Americhem Inc.
Sharon Force Prince George's County (MD) Fire Dept
Rem Gaade Gaade & Associates, Toronto, Ont.
Det. Jim Geibel Baltimore County Police Dept. Bomb Squad
Cdr. Phil Glenn Clean Channels Association; US Coast Guard (ret.)
Zach Goldfarb Principal, Incident Management Solutions, Inc.
Dr. Donald Goldmann
Maurice Greiner Greiner Consulting, LLC
Jerry Grey HazTech Systems Inc.
James Hall Norfolk Collaborative Associates
Bill Hand Harris County (TX) Hazardous Materials Response Team
Capt. Richard Harbert US Coast Guard
Chris Hawley Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC)
Ed Hawthorne Shell Oil
Dieter Heinz Heinz Training & Consulting Inc.
Cdr. Harlan Henderson US Coast Guard
Steve Hergenreter Fort Dodge (IA) Fire Rescue
Chris Herman BP North America
Chuck Herzog Manitowoc (WI) Fire Dept.
Mike Hildebrand Hildebrand & Noll
Walt Holland Chevron Research
Theodore Holmes D.C. Fire Department
Kenneth D. Honig Critical Incident Management And Training, Inc. (CIMAT)

James Johnson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kenn Kadow Alaska Clean Seas
Dan Keenan California Specialized Training Institute
Norman Kendall Sea Containers of America Inc.
Scott Kerwood Sni Valley (MO) Fire Protection District
Rick Kolomay Schaumburg (IL) Fire Dept.
Brad Learn Louisville EMS
Joe Leonard US Coast Guard; Houston LEPC
Daniel Levine Allied Signal Rebecca Tominack, Monsanto
Caree Vander Linden US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Thomas Lord Sealand
Michael Lozano Jr. Bayfront Medical Center
Michael Lyden Vice President Transportation & Storage, Chlorine Institute
John Maleta Los Angeles County Fire Dept.
James Malinoski Captain, MSC, U.S. Navy (Ret)
Carol Maslansky GeoEnvironmental Consultants
Steve Maslansky GeoEnvironmental Consultants
Bob Masonis Newport Beach Fire Department
Bob Massie US Marine Corps CBIRF
Thomas McCloskey McCloskey Group
Mike McGroarty West Coast Rescue Training Resources, California Office of Emergency Services
Capt. Rich McKee Bomb Squad Commander, Prince George's Cty. Fire Dept.
Donald Merkle Maritime Institute of Technology
Robert Meyer Applied Marine Technology
John Meyers US Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (ret.)
Mary Beth Michos Prince William County (MD) Fire Dept.
Royce Morrison Freeport-McMoran Inc.
Capt. William Moultrie Arlington Cty Fire Dept.
Lynne Murnane
Jack Murphy Past President, NYC Fire Safety Directors for high-Rise Business Buildings
Kevin Neary Emergency Management Consultant
Eugene Ngai American Soltronics
William Nichols Environmental Protection Agency
Greg Noll Hildebrand & Noll

Jim O'Brien O'Brien Oil Pollution Services, Inc.
Lt. Cdr. Joe Ocken OHM Inc.
Kent Olson, MD Medical Director, California Poison Control System
Cdr. Mark O'Malley US Coast Guard
Dr. William Patrick Biological Warfare Consultant
Paul Penn Environmental Hazards Management Institute
Alice Pfeninger Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School
Doug Pfeninger Past President, MA Secondary School Administrators Association
Ed Plaugher Arlington Fire Dept.
Bryan Rambo National Foam/Kidde Fire Fighting
Tom Rancich US Navy Seal
Dr. Paul Rega, MD University of Toledo Health Sciences
Mike Reimer Safety Solutions Inc.
Henry Renfrew Bureau of the Connecticut State Fire Marshal
Steve Van Rennselaer Rohm & Haas
Emily Rhinehart Infection Control Epidemiologist at Children's Hospital
Aaron Richman EMT-P, MBA, Institute of Terrorism Research and Response
Chris Ronay Institute of Makers of Explosives
Dick Ronk NIOSH
Janet Rowe-Eikenberry University of Tennessee Medical Center
Bob Royall Harris County Fire Marshal's Office
Glen Rudner Virginia Dept. of Emergency Management
Chase Sargent Spec Rescue International; Virginia Beach, VA Fire Dept. (ret.)
Don Savage Sacramento Sheriff's Office
Craig Shelley Rutland Fire Dept
Howard R. Simkin Viking Alliance International
Joe Sorrentino Broward County Fire Training Academy
Steve Storment Phoenix Fire Dept
Jeff Stull International Personnel Protection, Inc., http://www.astm.org/consultants/cdirect/000978.htm
Bruce Swiecicki National Propane Gas Association
William Tamburro Tamburro Group Inc.
R. Steven Tharratt CA Governors Office of Emergency Services
Harley Thompson Chevron Chemical
Scott Turner HMHTTC Response Inc.
Bruce Varner Carrollton (TX) Fire Dept.
August Vernon Forsyth County Office of Emergency Management
Richard Walsh Baltimore County Police Dept.
Cheryl Weaver Docimo & Associates
Capt. Frank Whipple Amergent Techs
Ed Wieliczewski North Slope Emergency Services
Dwight Williams Williams Fire & Hazard Control
Steve Willis Maine Fire Training
Bob Wilson Rhone Poulenc
Randy Young Manager of Environmental Controls for Advanced Environmental Technology Corp.
James P. Zeigler E.I. DuPont de Nemours