01 — About HRS

Experience That Supports Safer Responses

Hazmat Response Solutions, LLC helps emergency responders and organizations prepare for the hazards they may face through practical training, consulting, and emergency-services support.

HRS brings together working experience in emergency services, hazardous materials, and instruction to help individuals and organizations strengthen their preparedness. Our approach emphasizes practical learning, sound decision-making, and training shaped around the people, equipment, procedures, and operating environment of each client.

Training can be tailored to an organization's needs and delivered in formats suited to its operations. We work with clients to identify learning priorities, build confidence through instruction and exercises, and support a continuing culture of safety.

Our mission and approach

Our goal is to make useful, relevant emergency-services and safety education accessible to the people who need it. We value clear instruction, realistic scenarios, thoughtful preparation, and respect for the responsibilities carried by responders and workplace teams.

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Practical instruction
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Site-aware planning
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Safety-focused learning
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Ongoing development

Our leadership team

Chief Eugene W. Johnson Jr. in firefighting protective gear during hose-line operations
Eugene W. Johnson Jr.
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Instructor

Chief Eugene W. Johnson Jr. is CEO and Chief Instructor of Hazmat Response Solutions LLC. A retired EMS Assistant Chief with 25+ years as a first responder, he is a Level 4 Hazmat Specialist, BCSP STS/STSC, OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainer, and HAZWOPER, AHA, and Red Cross faculty instructor who brings real-world command experience to every class.

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STSC certification badge
STSC
Hazardous Materials Instructor credential
Hazardous Materials Instructor
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OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainer
Kristen Mroz
Battalion Chief

Leadership team member. Additional biography details can be added when an approved professional biography is available.

Ken Lavelle, Chief Medical Officer
Ken Lavelle, MD, FACEP, FF-NRP, BC-EMS
Chief Medical Officer

Over 38 years of experience in emergency services, beginning as an EMT with the Ocean City, NJ Rescue Squad and Wildwood Fire Department, followed by work as a paramedic, EMS chief, and EMS physician. He serves as a full-time, double board-certified EMS medical director for more than 100 police, tactical, beach patrol, fire, and EMS departments and agencies across six states, including FEMA PA-TF1 USAR and American Medical Response. His experience includes field response, bedside teaching, emergency medicine education, multiple NAEMT and NAEMSP instructor programs, Advanced Haz-Mat Life Support, NJ EMT instruction, pediatric and neonatal critical care transport, technical rescue, SCUBA, tactical medicine, and wilderness medicine. He has served as a Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University.

What we offer

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Hazmat & HAZWOPER

Hazardous materials, hazardous waste operations, WMD awareness and operations, and related training.

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EMS & Public Safety

EMS, healthcare, dispatch, and public-safety education.

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Consulting & Standby

Program support and standby services tailored to client needs.

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Industrial Fire Brigades

Structured fire brigade training from incipient response through advanced member and leadership courses.

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Let's plan training around your needs.

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