FDNY BC GEORGE CAMPBELL Battalion 26 Ret.

Today I had the honor of choppin’ it up with FDNY BC GEORGE CAMPBELL. Ret. Chief Campbell has over 38 years on the FDNY. He got on the job in 1985 and was assigned to E225. He transferred up to 75 Engine in 1987 and was one of the busiest houses on the job at that time He was promoted to Lt. in 1997 and assigned to the 9th Battalions “R” group, but did mutual exchange tours with with Battalion 12’s “R” group. So he worked in Midtown Manhattan and Harlem until he landed a spot in 82 Engine in the Bronx. He was promoted to Captain in 2006 and eventually assigned to 40 Truck. He was promoted to Battalion Chief in 2010 and was assigned to the 26 Battalion. Chief Campbell retired in 2023. In Chief Campbells 38 years he has responded to many significant incidents including, The Happy Land Fire, Black Sunday, 9/11, Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and the Twin Parks fire in the Bronx where 17 people were killed. It is also noted that Chief Campbell has been an emergency room trauma Nurse for 30 years working at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. In Retirement Chief Campbell volunteers him time with the 9/11 museum, the 343 bike rides and the mobile 9/11 museum sponsored by Tunnel to Towers Stephen Siller foundation. Thank you Chief for sharing your story, it was an honor. Good luck in retirement and stay busy. #foryou #fyp #fdny #firetime #fire #firefighter #brotherhood #firehouse #firedepartment #firestation #firestories #happyland #9/11 #blacksunday #podcast #battalion26 #battalionchief #thekitchentable #thekitchentable59 #twinparksfire #fireman #firefightpodcast #interview
Chapters:
00:00 intro
02:30 early life
04:15 e225
05:33 close call in l103
08:00 e75
13:30 lessons learned in 75
20:00 promotion to Lt.
23:30 e59?
25:30 e82
28:00 Dennis smith
30:00 9/11
36:30 banksville fd
38:40 bodega fire only unit
41:00 gps unit at ground zero
47:37 promoted to Capt. 40 truck
52:06 promoted to BC 26 battalion 
1:00:15 advice to officers
1:05:42 happy land/black Sunday 
1:10:45 twin peaks fire
1:25:00 sandy in breezy
1:28:57 staying busy in retirement 
1:31:30 picture time
1:41:00 instruction in probie school
1:45:00 final advice 
1:53:00 outro
Links:
https://t2t.org/
https://www.fdny343ride.com/
https://www.911memorial.org/lear...
https://www.fdnyfoundation.org/c...