About the author  ⁄ Fred Nelson, S.E.

Fred M. Nelson, S.E., is a partner with Gervasio & Associates, Phoenix, AZ. He is Chair of the Arizona Structural Engineer’s Emergency Response Committee, and is a past President of the Arizona Society of Civil Engineers, a Section of ASCE. He has been a member of AZ TFI, a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team, sponsored by Phoenix Fire, since 1994. In his USAR role, Mr. Nelson was deployed at the Oklahoma City Murrah Building bombing; the Atlanta Olympics (on standby); the World Trade Center Response; and Hurricane Rita. He can be reached via email at fmn@gervasioeng.com.

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