Hazardous Materials Dictionary, Second Edition

Hazardous-Materials-Dictionary-194x300This book is dedicated to the memory of Fire Chief Warren E. Isman, Fairfax County Fire Department. he was a person that recognized the need for training hazardous materials response team personnel long before it was fashionable, someone who pressed onward at every opportunity to assure that the issue was not obscured by political rhetoric, and who was lost to the fire service before he was through with the task.

Ronny J. Coleman, Hazardous Materials Dictionary, 2 ed., 1994, Technomic Publishing Company, ISBN: 1-56676-160-3

This book is dedicated to the memory of Fire Chief Warren E. Isman, Fairfax County Fire Department. he was a person that recognized the need for training hazardous materials response team personnel long before it was fashionable, someone who pressed onward at every opportunity to assure that the issue was not obscured by political rhetoric, […]

About the Author

Ron Coleman

Ron Coleman

State Fire Marshal for the State of California (retired)

Chief Ronny J. Coleman is the retired State Fire Marshal for the State of California. He has received a Masters of Arts Degree in Vocational Education from Cal State Long Beach, a Bachelors of Science Degree in Political Science from Cal State Fullerton and an Associate of Arts Degree in Fire Science from Rancho Santiago College. Chief Coleman proudly served in the United States Marine Corps.

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