Bevelacqua

Armando S. Bevelacqua is 37 plus year veteran of the fire service and the recipient of the 2010 "In the Zone Award" and the "Level A Award" for leadership, service and support in education of the hazardous materials first response community, and the Dieter Heinz 2016 instructor of the year award. Retired from City of Orlando Fire Department, Orlando Florida where he served as Chief of Special Operations, Homeland Security, EMS, and USAR. Armando lectures to fire departments throughout North...See more

Armando S. Bevelacqua is 37 plus year veteran of the fire service and the recipient of the 2010 "In the Zone Award" and the "Level A Award" for leadership, service and support in education of the hazardous materials first response community, and the Dieter Heinz 2016 instructor of the year award. Retired from City of Orlando Fire Department, Orlando Florida where he served as Chief of Special Operations, Homeland Security, EMS, and USAR. Armando lectures to fire departments throughout North America, Canada and Europe Chief Bevelacqua serves on several federal, state and local committees. He holds membership to the Inter-Agency Board (IAB) for Training and Exercise member to the NFPA 472, 473, and 475 Technical Committees along with representation on the ASTM standards development committee for emergency response. Chief Bevelacqua has assisted in the development of standards and protocols such as with Rocky Mountain Poison Control for the development of standardized Medical Protocol for the WMD event and for the State Department for WMD training of embassy delegates. See less