Instruction and curriculum development is offered by Bill Koen, Mike Koen
and LSU staff instructors.
Bill Koen - Retired from EXXON with 39 1/2 years. Career included:
Senior Gas Plant Superintendent; Senior Field Superintendent; and Senior
Fire Safety Coordinator for EXXON Production Department. Program included:
building of the Grand Isle Fire Training Testing facilities and training EXXON
Production Department personnel from 1970 through retirement; helping
compose EXXON Production Department specification and testing procedures for
fire extinguishing equipment and fire equipment audit programs. Performed
fire safety audits worldwide and participated in controlling and extinguishing
several major platform, gas plant, oil tank, and gas well fires for EXXON.
Mike Koen - 23 years of fire school and fire protection experience,
primarily in industrial fire protection and safety. Some experience in
training field design and construction. Worked on volunteer ambulance as
an ECA for five years. Former Fire Chief for two large industrial and
manufacturing companies. Currently involved with several industrial
companies on in-house training and a guest instructor at major industrial
fire schools. Extensive training and instructor in high pressure gas
fires with a strong emphasis on personal self-protection.
