Jerry Knapp is the Chief of the Rockland County, NY Hazmat Team, holds a degree in Fire Protection and is a 49 year veteran Firefighter/EMT with the West Haverstraw NY Fire Department. He served on the technical panel for the UL residential fire attack study. Knapp is the co-author of two books: House Fires and Tactical Response to Explosive Gas Emergencies published by Fire Engineering. He is an FDIC HOT Instructor and the author of numerous feature articles in Fire Engineering and state, national and international fire service trade journals. He recently retired from the US Military Academy, West Point where he was the Plans and Operations Specialist at the Directorate of Emergency Services. He is the owner of Suburban Tactical Inc specializing in fire officer and firefighter training.