by Timmy | Jun 26, 2025 | Featured
When a Student Brings Radiation to School It started like any typical recording with Mike and Bobby – some laughs, a little COVID vaccine banter, and Bobby’s signature “Hey everybody!” intro that he swears is still funny after 270 episodes (it is). But this...
by Timmy | Jun 24, 2025 | Featured
How to Handle a Leaking Fuel Tank: Part 2 with The Haz Mat Guys In this episode, Bobby Salvesen and I pick up where we left off on the messy business of leaking fuel tanks. Whether you’re in the middle of downtown chaos or out in the quiet of rural roads, the...
by Timmy | Jun 17, 2025 | Featured
When Chlorine Hits Hard: Lessons from the Jordan Gas Release When I sat down with Bobby Salvesen and Mike Monaco for Episode 346 of The Haz Mat Guys Podcast, we knew we had a big one to unpack. A chlorine cylinder had dropped from a container ship in Jordan,...
by Timmy | Jun 10, 2025 | Featured
Rethinking Hazmat Response: A Real Talk on Neutralization and Risk-Based Decisions As someone who’s spent a good bit of time with hazmat technicians, I’ve heard all the rules. And if you’ve trained in this world, you’ve likely memorized them too. But what happens when...
by Timmy | Jun 3, 2025 | Featured
“It’s Not Legal, It’s Just Not Illegal”: What First Responders Need to Know About Pot Extraction Labs I sat down again with Bobby Salvesen and Mike Monaco – two of the sharpest minds in hazmat – to talk about something that’s becoming far too...
by Timmy | May 29, 2025 | Featured
When Pool Chemicals Go Wrong: A High-Rise Hazmat Response with Chlorine Gas I sat down with Mike Monaco for what we call a “hot wash” episode – where we unpack real incidents shared anonymously by first responders. This time, it was a story from a Midwestern...
