Taming the HAZMAT VOODOO with Technology
David Bullard
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Emerging technologies with various apps can be used to tame the “VOODOO” in HAZMAT. Using the BUXUS Pipeline App natural gas distribution and pipeline incidents will be discussed using an “expect fire and expect victim’s approach.” Augmented reality scenarios for HAZMAT training or dill will be used to provide visual cues and clues for decision making in HAZMAT response that cannot be replicated with training ground props. Railroad emergencies and the use of the ASKRail app will also be presented. Use of CAMEO Chemicals and the DECON Field guide round out the decision-making apps for effective preplanning and response.
David Bullard
David is a 28-year member of the fire service and currently serves as a Lieutenant and HAZMAT Training Officer with the Columbia County Fire Rescue (Ga.) and a Firefighter with Grovetown Fire Rescue. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors for the National Volunteer Fire Council State Director, Georgia Pipeline Emergency Response, NFPA’s Working Group on Flammable Refrigerants, US Fire Administrators Advisory Group on Lithium Ion Batteries, and was Secretary of IFSTA’s Pumping Apparatus Driver Operator 3rd Edition Curriculum Committee, Pipeline Emergencies 3rd Ed Curriculum Committee, contributor to the “Training Officer’s Desk Reference”, The Lavendar Ribbon Report, and development of rail response training for TRANSCAER and PHMSA’s Pipeline Response Toolkit as well as BUXUS pipeline response . As an active instructor for the Georgia Fire Academy and Georgia EMS Association, David is constantly engaged with teaching live fire, leadership, HAZMAT, and Farm Machinery Extrication. Involvements withing the NVFC include a member of the Health, Safety, and Training Committee, Training Branch Director, HAZMAT Committee, alternate delegate for Incident Management and Fire Officer NFPA Standards, and representative to Underwriter’s Laboratories Live Fire Fuels Research Panel.
