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David Peterson, Haz-Matters

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David 'HazMat Petie' Peterson is a 29-year veteran firefighter and hazardous materials responder from Janesville, Wis. He is the lead fire and HazMat instructor for the Madison Fire Department and is also the training coordinator for the department's Level A regional hazardous materials response team. David is a long time HazMat specialist and has been a course designer, instructor and presenter for more than 20 years, training thousands of responders and numerous HazMat teams across the country.

He is currently a Master Instructor for the IAFF's Hazmat and Weapons of Mass Destruction Training Department and also a member of the Wisconsin FLAME Group, LLC which is a leadership and management training firm.

David has also been a National Fire Academy chemistry instructor and a presenter for Environmental Protection Agency regional conferences, Wisconsin Emergency Management, American Trauma Society, Fire Department Instructors Conference, Firehouse Expo, and annual conferences for the Wisconsin Association of Hazardous Materials Responders, Inc. (WAHMR). For more details on David go to Hazmatpetie.com, and to contact him e-mail David.Peterson@FireRescue1.com.

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