Charles Hendry has more than 33 years of experience in the fire service. He is a lieutenant in the FDNY Special Operations Command assigned to Squad 252, chief of training for the Hempstead, NY, Fire Department and a 33-year member of Harper Hook & Ladder Company 1. Hendry is a New York State Fire Instructor 2 and a deputy chief instructor at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy and the FDNY Technical Rescue School.