steven hutson

A 27-year Muskogee, Oklahoma Fire Department veteran who retired in 2021 as Assistant Hazmat Director, Steven has pursued

a specialized hazardous materials course of study throughout his career.

Steven holds a master’s degree in criminal justice with a specialization in homeland security and emergency management, an emergency

management and planning certification, and a master’s certification in planning, resilience, and incident management from

Northeastern State University in Broken Arrow, OK.

Steven is an authorized OSHA instructor through the University of Texas at Arlington and instructs for Tulsa Technology Center (TTC)

and Kiamichi Vo-Tech Schools, providing hazwoper, permit-required confined space, and OSHA training across Eastern Oklahoma.

Steven has been a certified CBRN/C-WMD hazardous materials instructor for U.S. Homeland Security at the Center for Domestic

Preparedness, Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training, and with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), serving

in Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe to build and deliver curriculum, hazmat-capable personnel, and the ability to sustain

training through train-the-trainer programs.

Steven is a NOAA-certified CAMEO instructor and has taught for Louisiana State University across the United States, Morocco,

and Kenya. He has also taught the CAMEO suite through DTRA in Senegal, Albania, and Oman.

Steven served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), briefing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy on

enhancement of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and federal engagement at the state and local levels.