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Battalion Chief (Ret.), City of Fairfax Fire Dept., Fairfax VA
National Contract Instructor - Renewable Fuels Association
Amelia Court House, Virginia, United States
During his 34-year career with the City of Fairfax VA Fire Department Mr. Hendelman served in every operational capacity from firefighter/driver-operator to Captain, as well as serving 5 years in Fire Prevention and Investigation, obtaining the rank of Chief Fire Marshal before his departure. He returned to operations and ultimately attained the rank of Battalion Chief in 2003 serving in that capacity until retirement in January of 2009. He continued to serve for another year as Deputy Chief of the Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department.
Chief Hendelman is recognized as a regional and national expert in flammable and combustible liquid firefighting operations; teaching and presenting at national and regional conferences from 2003 to present. He was a significant contributor as a subject matter expert to the NOVA (Northern Virginia) Regional Fire Departments Flammable Liquid Firefighting Tactical Operations Manual originally released in 2002, revised and upgraded several times and still in use today by 15+ jurisdictions within the Northern Virginia region protecting almost 4 million citizens.
Now in his 45th year in emergency services, Chief Hendelman continues to travel the United States as a technical consultant and subject matter expert teaching Incident Management, Emergency Operations Center Management, mitigation techniques and of course the national Ethanol Blended Fuels Safety Seminars emphasizing strategy, tactics, management and mitigation.
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Thursday, June 9, 2022
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM