Charles Hendry is a second generation Firefighter with over 33 years experience in the fire service. He is a Lieutenant in the FDNY Special Operations Command assigned to Squad 252 in Bushwick Brooklyn and Chief of Training for the Hempstead fire Department and 33 year member of Harper Hook & Ladder Company 1 in Hempstead New York. He is also a NYS Fire Instructor 2 and Deputy Chief Instructor at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy, FDNY Technical Rescue School and NYS OFPC Special Operations Division.