1997 HazMat Studies Archives
ROBERT BURKE
Robert Burke is the Fire Marshal for the University of Maryland. He is a Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFSP),
Fire Inspector II, Fire Instructor III, Fire Investigator, and Hazardous Materials Specialist, and has served on state
and county hazardous materials response teams. He is a veteran of twenty-four years in fire and emergency services,
with experience in career and volunteer departments. He has attained the rank of lieutenant, Assistant Chief, and served
as a Deputy State Fire Marshal. He is an adjunct instructor at the National Fire Academy and the Community College of
Baltimore, Catonsville Campus. He is the author of books titled "Hazardous Materials Chemistry For Emergency Responders"
and "Counter-Terrorism for Emergency Responders". Robert can be reached on the Internet at
robert.burke@worldnet.att.net
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• February 1997
Chemical Warfare Agents
The Sarin gas attack that occurred in a Tokyo subway in 1994 and an earlier such terrorist incident
in Matsumoto, Japan, added a new dimension to the threat of chemical agents.
• May 1997
Street Chemistry Part 1
Emergency responders spend considerable amounts of time preparing for response to fires, police calls,
emergency medical calls and industrial incidents.
• July 1997
Street Chemistry Part 2
Each symbol for an element on the Periodic Table of Elements, represents one atom of that particular
element. The atom is the smallest part that any element can be divided into by normal means.
• September 1997
Street Chemistry Part 3
There are two basic groups of chemical compounds that are formed from elements, salts and non-salts.
Within each group are families of compounds that have particular hazards associated with each.
• November 1997
Street Chemistry Part 4
Two basic groups of chemical compounds are formed from elements: Salts and non-salts. Within each group
are families of compounds that have particular hazards associated with them.
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