On Tuesday January 10, 2006 in the morning hours, a true fire service legend passed away at his residence in Calverton, MD at the age of 87. "Never trust a truss" were the famous words of Frank Brannigan. Mr. Brannigan has probably saved more firefighters lives than anyone ever by his teachings. In his 60 year career, which began as a Navy Firefighting Officer in WWII, Frank has "been there, done that"...and he loved to tell us all about it! Since the 60's, he has concentrated his life on firefighter safety at building fires. Frank has received countless 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.
