Lieutenant Ray McCormack is a thirty seven year veteran of the FDNY, Fire Department of New York. He is a panel member for both the UL Fire Stream Attack Study and Coordinated Fire Attack Study. He delivered the Keynote “True Values of a Firefighter” at FDIC in 2009. He was the co-creator of Urban Firefighter Magazine. He lectures on tactics, leadership and culture in the American Fire Service. His column Urban Essentials can be found in Fire Rescue Magazine. Ray can be contacted via E-mail at Firenymen@aol.com and Twitter @LtRayMack