Rob Schnepp

Rob Schnepp has over 20 years of fire service experience, currently serving as the Assistant Chief of Special Operations for the Alameda County (CA) Fire Department. He is an instructor for the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, providing hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction training internationally. Mr. Schnepp is a current member of the NFPA 472 Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials Response Personnel, and is a former hazardous materials team manager for California Task...See more

Rob Schnepp has over 20 years of fire service experience, currently serving as the Assistant Chief of Special Operations for the Alameda County (CA) Fire Department. He is an instructor for the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency, providing hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction training internationally. Mr. Schnepp is a current member of the NFPA 472 Technical Committee on Hazardous Materials Response Personnel, and is a former hazardous materials team manager for California Task Force 4, FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team.With a variety of published works covering several fire service topics, including numerous articles in Fire Engineering Magazine, Mr. Schnepp is also an established author. He is a member of the Fire Engineering editorial advisory board and sits on the executive advisory board for the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC). See less