Tom Brennan
Tom Brennan was the editor of Fire Engineering for eight years and a technical editor until he passed away in 2006. Brennan had more than 35 years of fire service experience, including more than 20 years with the Fire Department of New York and five years as chief of the Waterbury (CT) Fire Department. He was co-editor of The Fire Chief’s Handbook, Fifth Edition (Fire Engineering Books, 1995) and the recipient of the 1998 Fire Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award, handed out every year at FDIC International, has since been renamed the Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.