by Timmy | Aug 26, 2025 | Featured
Fighting EV Fires in Tunnels: What Firefighters Need to Know By the time I sat down with Bobby Salvesen and Mike Monaco, they were already prepping for another whirlwind week of conferences and after-action reports. But that didn’t stop them from bringing some serious...
by Timmy | Aug 19, 2025 | Featured
“F the Basics”: Rethinking Hazmat Training with The Haz Mat Guys Why Hazmat Training Needs a Shakeup When I joined Bobby and Mike for this episode, I didn’t expect them to throw haymakers at one of the most common phrases in emergency training: “Back to...
by Timmy | Aug 5, 2025 | Featured
Building a Rapid Intervention Team for Hazmat: Why It’s Time to Rethink the Backup Plan I hopped on the call expecting another prepped and polished episode with Mike and Bobby, but this time, Mike threw a curveball – he blindsided Bobby with a topic they hadn’t...
by Timmy | Jul 30, 2025 | Featured
What the Heck Is a Mixed Load? Tips From The Haz Mat Guys The Hazmat Community’s Newest Tool: The NERD Book Before we got into the meat of the conversation, Bobby and Mike shared exciting news: their long-anticipated book is finally out. It’s called...
by Timmy | Jul 22, 2025 | Featured
A Chlorine Close Call: Breaking Down What Went Wrong and Why It Matters When Bobby forwarded me this near-miss incident report about a chlorine leak, I didn’t hesitate. “This is an episode,” I told him. It had all the hallmarks of a case worth unpacking – not...