PRE-CONFERENCE
February 3, 2026
| TIME | ACTIVITY |
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8:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Morning Session |
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12:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
Vendor Setup |
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1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Afternoon Session |
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6:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
Vendor Reception at the Pool |
PRE-CONFERENCE AGENDA
February 3, 2026
Session information will be added here as information becomes available.
| TIME | TRACK 1 | TRACK 2 | TRACK 3 | TRACK 4 |
| 0800 – 1200 | CNG Tim Ferretti |
Grant Writing Workshop Terry Planton |
JHAT Travis Rebello |
Marine Hazmat DC Abbamonte & Capt. Silcocks |
| 1200 – 1300 | Break | |||
| 1300 – 1700 | CNG Tim Ferretti |
Grant Writing Workshop Terry Planton |
JHAT Travis Rebello |
Marine Hazmat |
DAY 1 AGENDA
February 4, 2026
Session information will be added here as information becomes available.
| TIME | TRACK 1 | TRACK 2 | TRACK 3 | TRACK 4 (OUTDOORS) |
| 0700 – 0800 | Breakfast | |||
| 0800 – 0830 | Opening Kickoff (All Tracks): Are You Compliant? With THMG | |||
| 0830 – 1000 | HME Part I Bomb Tech Association |
The History of FDNY Hazmat Co. 1 Phil McArdle |
Things That Go BOOM! John Cassidy |
TBD |
| 1000 – 1015 | Break | |||
| 1015 – 1145 | HME Part II Bomb Tech Association |
Decon: Because Axe Body Spray Isn’t Enough Anthony Perrone |
Hazmat Icarus: Politics, Public Safety, and Flying Too Close to the Sun Dan Baker |
Hazmath John Makin |
| 1145 – 1300 | Lunch | |||
| 1300 – 1430 | Boston Bombing Lecture Eric Gahagen |
HazMat Incidents in History Mark Sicuso |
Los Angeles Fires Rob Rezende |
TBD |
| 1430 – 1445 | Break | |||
| 1445 – 1615 | TBD | Cannabis Closed Loop Dismanteling and Flaring Todd Burton |
RDD Post-Boom Response Jim Davis |
Marine Hazmat
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DAY 2 AGENDA
February 5, 2026
Session information will be added here as information becomes available.
| TIME | TRACK 1 | TRACK 2 | TRACK 3 | TRACK 4 (OUTDOORS) |
| 0700 – 0830 | Breakfast | |||
| 0830 – 1000 | Aircraft Response & Emergencies Part I TBD |
Flammable and Combistible Liquids & Materials: Advanced Response Strategies Adam McFadden & Chris Pfaff |
History of Codes & Regulations Phil McArdle |
TBD |
| 1000 – 1015 | Break | |||
| 1015 – 1145 | Aircraft Response & Emergencies Part II TBD |
AI in the Hot-Zone: Enhancing Decision-Making with Artificial Intelligence Rich Gatanis |
Pass the Soap: HazMat Response in Prisons |
Animal Decon
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| 1145 – 1300 | Lunch | |||
| 1300 – 1430 | Chlorine As a Weapon John Cassidy |
Metering Chris Pfaff |
You’re the First on the Scene to a Propane Incident with Nothing to Work With… Or Do You? Ron Huffman |
TBD |
| 1430 – 1445 | Break | |||
| 1445 – 1615 | TBD | HazMat Roundtable: Scenarios Bob Coschignano |
Propane Incidents: Let’s Talk Tactics Ron Huffman |
Drones & HazMat: Augmenting HazMat Response with Unmanned Systems Rich Gatanis |
| After 1445 | Vendor Breakdown |
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