Fire community mourns loss of Tom Brennan

From Fire Enginnering

The fire community is mourning the loss of Tom Brennan, who died this week at the age of 66. Tom was a prominent figure in the fire service world, as well as the former editor and technical editor of Fire Engineering.

Tom Brennan was born in 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. He was a third-generation FDNY firefighter - his father and grandfather were FDNY firefighters. His grandfather was killed in the line of duty in a gas explosion in 1920. His father, who retired after 35 years of service in FDNY, was up to that time the most decorated firefighter in the department.

Brennan answered the call to promote fire service education nationally in 1983, when he accepted the position of editor of Fire Engineering. He used his intelligence; personality; ability to “turn a phrase"; and authentic, intense love for the fire service to sustain Fire Engineering‘s prominence in the industry.

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