01 — About HRS

What We Do

Thank you for considering Hazmat Response Solutions, LLC and allowing us to assist in your training needs. We are committed to excellence and your satisfaction.

Our team is made up of highly skilled individuals who have acquired years of knowledge and experience as working professionals in the real world and have instructed many clients. We passionately present to our clientele a wealth of knowledge and training, with the intent of helping individuals and companies maintain a high level of safety, confidence and compliance. You can be assured that you are receiving the highest quality and most current training available, meeting OSHA, EPA and DOT standards. We stand by our courses and services.

Our courses are designed to be interactive, and the information is conveyed using various learning styles. You will come away feeling a sense of confidence in your ability to make appropriate decisions and implement the knowledge you gain.

Our Vision

To be the premier training provider for HAZMAT, HAZWOPER, and emergency services training — offering affordable courses and bringing a sense of knowledge and safety to those we teach.

Our Leadership Team

Eugene W. Johnson Jr.
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Instructor

22-year EMS veteran and 14-year instructor. Accomplished content contributor published in multiple EMS textbooks. 2015 Outstanding Career EMT of the Year. Has extensive working knowledge of hazmat teams and OSHA regulations.

Verified credential — Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Kristen Mroz
Battalion Chief

Bio coming soon.

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

Over 38 years of experience in emergency services, starting as an EMT with the Ocean City, NJ Rescue Squad and Wildwood Fire Department, later as a paramedic, EMS chief, and EMS physician. A full-time, double board-certified EMS medical director covering over 100 police, tactical, beach patrol, fire, and EMS departments and agencies across 6 states — including FEMA PA-TF1 USAR and American Medical Response, which provides all BLS response and transport in Washington, DC and Baltimore. Maintains a field response capability for on-scene advanced care and bedside teaching, and is an experienced educator holding multiple instructor certifications for NAEMT and NAEMSP programs, Advanced Haz-Mat Life Support, and NJ EMT Instructor. He maintains his National Registry paramedic certification and holds certifications and training in 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.

Our Offerings

  • EMS Courses
  • Hazmat Courses
  • Incident Command Courses
  • Respiratory Protection Programs
  • Consulting Services
  • Auto Extrication Courses
  • OSHA Outreach
  • OSHA Compliance