Joseph Dunnigan, FDNY firefighter and environmental science graduate

Joseph Dunnigan is an FDNY firefighter and environmental science graduate focused on post-fire ecology and fire-adapted ecosystems. He has served with the New York City Fire Department since 2015. Joseph holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, as well as a graduate certificate in Forests and Climate Change and a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences from Oregon State University. He is also a member of Xi Sigma Pi, the national forestry honor society. Joseph’s writing has appeared in FDNY’s WNYF Magazine, the Firefighters Association of the State of New York’s The Volunteer Firefighter™, and numerous other regional publications, covering topics ranging from fire service operations and technology to environmental issues and local history. Recently, Joseph completed the RT-130 Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR) and has integrated his academic work in post-fire ecology with hands-on experience in prescribed fire operations.