Buzz Blog Buzz Blog: The Flavor of Hazmat Hello again fellow hazmatters, thanks for returning to read another edition of the Buzz Blog on Hazmatnation. We are already well into Fall with Winter rapidly approaching. Every September as summer winds down, we start thinking about the changing season ahead of us. There are many fun things about fall. Orchards and farms usually host […] Written by Kevin Ryan November 13, 2018March 27, 2020
Buzz Blog Training BUZZ BLOG: What Makes It Worth It Hello again friends and hazmatters. I want to lead off this edition of the blog focusing on our friends in VA, more specifically the Virginia Association of Hazmat Response Specialists. The annual VAHMRS conference was forced to be cancelled due to the Hurricane that just hit the area. We have not had a hurricane hit […] Written by Kevin Ryan September 19, 2018March 27, 2020
Buzz Blog Training Buzz Blog: WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND PART II Buzz Blog: What you leave behind Part II Hello Fellow Hazmatters and welcome back to the Buzz Blog for Part II of What You Leave Behind. I had the pleasure of attending the 2017 Virginia Hazmat Response Conference in the 2nd week of September. VA Hazmat is the oldest running hazmat conference in North America […] Written by Kevin Ryan December 11, 2017March 27, 2020
Buzz Blog Training Buzz Blog: WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND PART I HMN- Hello fellow hazmatters and welcome back to the Buzz Blog. I want to start of this edition by defining the word legacy. Legacy is: something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past. One could apply this definition in many different ways to their lives. In fire service terms […] Written by Kevin Ryan September 27, 2017March 27, 2020
Buzz Blog Training Buzz Blog: The Strength of a Nation HMN- Hello Fellow Hazmatters and welcome to the next edition of the Buzz Blog. June has been a busy month in the world of hazmat for all of us. The IAFC Hazmat was held in Baltimore from June 15th-18th. I consider myself lucky to attend every year. It could not be more convenient to have […] Written by Kevin Ryan July 3, 2017March 27, 2020
Buzz Blog Training “Back To It” in this weeks Buzz Blog! Welcome back to the Buzz Blog fellow hazmatters, My apologies for the delay in getting this next blog out to everyone. I hope to get a new blog out to everyone every 2-3 weeks. I want to start out by offering condolences to the Burchett family, friends, Cecil Co. MD Dept. of Emergency Services and […] Written by Kevin Ryan May 9, 2017March 27, 2020
Buzz Blog THE GREAT DEBATE PART III Hello again fellow Hazmatters, Welcome back to the Buzz Blog for Part III of the Great Debate. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read the Blog. I appreciate the comments, debate and new friends that have come with this blog. I see it as a privilege to be a part of […] Written by Kevin Ryan March 13, 2017March 27, 2020
Buzz Blog HazMat PPE Selection :The Great Debate Part II HazMat PPE THE GREAT DEBATEFEB. 20TH, 2017PART II Hello Fellow Hazmatters and welcome back to the Great Debate Part II (Find Part I here). The Great Debate in Hazmat is HazMat PPE selection of course. Does anyone else like the opening photo from the Ghostbusters movie?? I have always been a fan of Ghostbusters I […] Written by Kevin Ryan February 19, 2017March 27, 2020
Buzz Blog PPE Selection: Buzz Blog stirs ‘The Great Debate Part 1’ PPE Selection: THE GREAT DEBATE FEB. 16TH, 2017 PART I Welcome back to the Buzz Blog Fellow Hazmatters, I am now two weeks removed from my Caribbean vacation and I wish I was back there already!!! I did come home to some good news for this coming June. I am happy to announce I […] Written by Kevin Ryan February 15, 2017March 27, 2020