Rob Schnepp is a 28 year veteran of the fire service, retired as the Division Chief of Special Operations for the Alameda County (CA) Fire Department. He has vast experience in emergency response and served as incident commander on numerous large scale emergencies.Rob has written numerous peer reviewed fire service related articles and two hazardous materials response textbooks. He is also an instructor for the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency, providing hazmat/WMD training to an international audience.