FRA Speaker Series - 

Brendan Cawley, FDNY

Firefighter Brendan Cawley is an active member of the Fire Department of New York.  He started his career in September of 2004, and after completing his training was assigned to Ladder Company 27 in the Bronx.  On January 23rd, 2005, just 35 days after his first tour in the fire house, Firefighter Cawley and five other members were forced to jump from top floor windows while fighting a fire in an illegally converted building in the Tremont section of the Bronx.  At what has become known as Black Sunday in the fire service, Firefighter Cawley suffered multiple injuries throughout his body that lead to a long and grueling rehabilitation.  After nearly three years of rehab for both physical and mental trauma, Firefighter Cawley returned to full duty at Ladder 27.

Firefighter Cawley is a graduate of The State University of New York, College of Oneonta with a degree in Communications.  He is an instructor at the FDNY Fire Academy Probationary Firefighter School and has spoken at both the Captain and Chief Development courses given by the FDNY.  Firefighter Cawley has completed courses on Mental Performance and now speaks on the impact it has on the fire ground.  After the events of Black Sunday, he has been speaking with departments across the country and sharing his experience so others can learn from the tragic events of that day.

Firefighter Cawley will be speaking at the Kotzen Auditorium at Franklin Square on November 7th, 2024 from 1800-2200 hours.

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