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Profile Information
- Residence.
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Department:
- Washtenaw County Hazmat
- Title/rank:
- Deputy Director
- Years of public service:
- 21
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Topics you provide training for:
- Hazmat Technician
Air Monitoring
Sample Identification
Chemistry
Chemical Warfare Agents
Biological Warfare Agents
Clandestine Labs
Incident Command
- Areas of expertise:
- hazardous materials
counter terrorism
incident command
- Bio:
- Dr. Chris Weber is the Deputy Director of the Washtenaw County (Michigan) Hazardous Materials Team. He has been a firefighter for 20 years and is an adjunct instructor with the Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Training Center. He has extensive experience involving hazardous materials chemistry including a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of Michigan, and 15 years research experience in the biomedical sciences. Chris has instructed hazardous materials topics internationally and runs the training and consulting firm Dr. Hazmat, Inc. He is the author of the "Pocket Reference for Hazardous Materials Response" published by Brady/Prentice-Hall. He can be reached at cweber@drhazmat.com.
- Web site:
- http://www.drhazmat.com
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