The Hazardous Material Transport Outreach Network (HazMaTON) hosts a HazMaTON Summer Webinar Series each year. The series provides free, publicly available webinars that take place monthly between May and September. The series is meant to provide the latest research and resources to stakeholders in the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, Hudson River, and St. Lawrence River regions to inform decision-making around the complex issue of hazardous material transportation.
Registration
Registration is required. Those who are interested can register for multiple webinars in this series at once.
Description
Marine Firefighting: Preventing Environmental Threats While Saving Lives and Property is the second webinar in the Hazardous Material Transport Outreach Network's 2023 Summer Webinar Series. This webinar will provide an overview of salvage and marine firefighting services.
Topics covered in this presentation include:
- Regulatory background
- Incident command system and response priorities
- Unique challenges of the marine firefighting industry
- Case studies from the U.S. (including the Great Lakes region)
Anyone with an interest in the maritime industry, salvage and marine firefighting, and marine pollution response will find this presentation informative.
A live question and answer session will follow the presentation.
Presenter
Jim Elliott, chief operating officer, Teichman Group, LLC.
Contact
Kelsey Prihoda, Great Lakes transportation extension educator, Minnesota Sea Grant.
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