Scott Russell retired as a 30-year Veteran of the Baltimore County Fire Department where he was a Captain with the Hazardous Materials Response Team. He is also a voting member of the NFPA 470/475 committee and collaborates on numerous research and development task groups vetting the next generation of Hazmat PPE and equipment. He also is an IAFF Hazmat instructor bringing quality training to Fire Departments around the country.
Scott retired from the Air Force after 27 years of service as a Lieutenant Colonel with the Delaware Air National Guard’s 142nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. He performed Evacuation of wounded, deploying nine times in support of four different overseas contingencies. He also executed Disaster/Emergency planning with the Air National Guard specializing in Hurricane evacuation/disaster response.
Scott’s education consists of an AA Emergency Medical Services, BS in Nursing, and a MS in Disaster/Emergency Management.
His love is First Responder training and instilling his Safety Through Knowledge™ concepts; with training focused on the responder with the principles of STK™ and the KISS (keep it simple stupid) concept. He is passionate about First Responder training, getting off the computers and training hands on in person. His goal is to promote Survival and Safety on incidents and to prevent Cancer in First Responders through his revolutionary program The Meter Guys “When Meters Matter” Air Monitoring for First Responders.
He also volunteers with A Soldiers Journey Home which is dedicated to building houses for combat wounded Veterans.