By Chief Billy Goldfeder
FirefighterCloseCalls.com
It is with the deepest regret and sadness that I inform you that Chief Frank Brannigan passed away this morning. I just spoke with his family and it is confirmed. A mentor and friend to me — and all of you, without a doubt, he has probably saved more firefighters lives than anyone.
In his 60-year career, which began as a Navy Firefighting Officer in World War II, Frank has “been there, done that” — and he loved to tell us all about it! Since the ‘60s, he has concentrated his life on firefighter safety at building fires. Frank has received so many honors for his efforts to save firefighters lives.
His 667-page book “Building Construction for the Fire Service” is our “firefighters bible” in, as Frank said so many times, “Knowing the Enemy of Firefighters” — buildings.
Frank is also one of the three founding members of the FDNY Fire Bell Club of New York. More details when we have them. Please take a moment to remember one of our true great firefighters: Chief Frank Brannigan ... who always had time to take care of us all, and who through all of his work, will continue to, forever.