Andrew Naklick has been a firefighter since 2003. He currently serves as a captain with the City of Watertown, NY, Fire Department, assigned to the ladder company. Naklick is a member of the department’s fire investigation team and swift-water rescue team and formerly served as the department’s community risk reduction officer. He is an adjunct instructor in the fire protection technology program at a local community college and holds an associate degree in fire science. Naklick currently is a student in the National Fire Academy’s Managing Officer Program.