Firefighting Foam Considerations for Fire Departments

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Presenter: Greg Jakubowski, PE, CSP, FSFPE
Sponsored by: The Fire Service Subcommittee

It seems as though the regulatory landscape for firefighting foams in the environment is changing weekly, if not more frequently. Some states have passed legislation banning fluorine-containing foams, others have done statewide foam concentrate take-backs and required reporting of any use of the products. It can confuse fire officers and fire protection engineers.

This webinar will review the current state of regulatory considerations for the use of these materials, and offer practical considerations for both flammable liquids firefighting and the ability to test/store firefighting liquids containing PFAS.

Contributors

Greg Jakubowski, PE, CSP

Greg Jakubowski is a licensed fire protection engineer in 3 states, having worked on project teams for over $3BB (USD) in projects in the US, UK and Singapore, along with fire protection/response for numerous industrial facilities. He holds a B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland, and a M.S. in Public Safety from St. Joseph's University. He is a Fellow in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and a Distinguished Alumnus of the Maryland FPE program. Greg has decades of service as a fire chief officer, responding to over 11,000 emergencies. He has authored more than 150 articles, presented nationally and internationally, instructed programs to thousands of students on 5 continents as well as instructing for the US National Fire Academy. He chairs the NFPA 1620 Pre-Incident Planning Committee, and recently was appointed to the NFPA 11 & 30 committees.

Greg currently is the Sr. Engineer, Fire & Safety for Buckeye Partners, responsible for corporate oversight/support of the fire protection program with a multi-million dollar budget. He serves as the SME and oversees the implementation of programs with respect to NFPA codes/standards, OSHA and AHJ’s, addressing fire protection and response.