Paul Brown
Retired New York City Fire Captain | Educator | Author
Paul Brown is a retired New York City Fire captain and educator. A third-generation firefighter, Brown spent over thirty years as a first responder. While a member of the FDNY Incident Management Team, he deployed to numerous disasters and wildfires throughout the nation. He speaks regularly on managing crises, high-stakes decision making, and organizational change.
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Aug. 26, 2026
Rising From Ground Zero: FDNY's 9/11 Path To Transformation | S6 E34
The response to Ground Zero didn't end in 2001. For the FDNY, it became a 25 year path through recovery, transformation, and choices most agencies will never have to make.5 Fewer than 600 of the 11,500 FDNY firefighters who were at the World Trade Center on September 11 remain on the job.
Guests: Paul Brown , Aaron Kotze