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HazMat Training Coordinator
Jarrell Fire Department
Leander, Texas, United States
Larry Jantzen has over 35 years of experience in the fire service. Chief Jantzen retired from the Austin Fire Department as the Assistant Chief over their Special Operations and Homeland Security and Logistics Divisions with 34 years of service in 2019 and is currently serving as the HazMat Training Coordinator for the Jarrell Fire Department, a Chief Planner with the City of Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and a Research Engineering Scientist at the University of Texas Center for Water and the Environment. He is a contract instructor at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg MD and a Senior Consultant with Emergency Management Solutions Inc. He has an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Fire Protection Technology and graduated from EMI’s Emergency Management Advanced Academy. He holds the following significant certifications: Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP), Professional Continuity Practitioner, Fire Officer IV, Fire Service Instructor III Master, Firefighter Master, Haz Mat Technician, Haz Mat Incident Commander, Fire Inspector Basic, Incident Safety Officer, EMT-B. Chief Jantzen served on the IAFC Hazardous Materials Committee for 5 years and chaired their LNG sub-committee.