Firefighter Safety: Mapping for Operational Safety

Fire Engineering – In this week’s Humpday Hangout, Frank Ricci, PJ Norwood and guest Jerry Knisley discuss using the FEMA grid system to map land and water areas in your response district. They will discuss how this can increase operational safety during both natural disasters and “regular” firefighting and rescue operations, marine safety and sonar, and more. 

Join us for this hangout sponsored by TenCate. Visit www.tencatefabrics.com for more information on their products. 

JERRY KNISLEY, Customer Support Manager, HYPACK 

Jerry joined HYPACK in 1997 as a support technician and served in this role for 16 years. In 2013 he was promoted to Technical Support Manager. Previous to HYPACK he served 9 years in the US Navy as a Submarine Serviceman. During his 20 years at HYPACK he has provided technical assistant for customers in 6 different continents and over 20 countries. Jerry has vast knowledge and experience in all aspects of hydrographic surveying utilizing both HYPACK software and the extensive catalog of sensors that HYPACK supports.

 

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