Scott Nacheman

, Male

Chicago, IL

United States

Profile Information:

Department:: IL Fire Svc Institute / Northbrook FD Tech Rescue / DHS-FEMA IN-TF1 US&R, Blue IST / IL-TF1 US&R
Title/rank:: Field Instructor / Structures Specialist
Years of public service:: 17
Agency structure:: other
Professional Qualifications:: See bio
Topics you provide training for:: Collapse Rescue, Urban Search & Rescue
Areas of expertise:: Building construction, Building Collapse, Shoring
Bio:: Scott G. Nacheman is a Senior Associate in the Chicago, IL office of the investigations division of the engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti. He serves as a Structures Specialist with US&R IL-TF1 as well as DHS/FEMA IN-TF1 and is assigned to the Blue IST. He is a Field Instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute and an on-call responder for the Northbrook (IL) Fire Department Technical Rescue Team. He is a member of several NFPA, SFPE and other national and state level technical committees. He has over 15 years experience in the fire service, having served as a firefighter,
officer and instructor. He received Masters degrees in Architecture and Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Web site:: http://www.fsi.uiuc.edu