Mike Dugan is a 27-year veteran of the FDNY and served as the captain of Ladder Company 123 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. As a lieutenant, he served in Ladder Company 42 in the South Bronx. While assigned as a firefighter in Ladder Company 43 in Spanish Harlem, Dugan received the James Gordon Bennett medal in 1992 and the Harry M. Archer Medal in 1993---the FDNY’s highest award for bravery. 

Captain Dugan is also a longtime instructor at FDIC. He is a contributing editor to Fire Engineering magazine and also on the FDIC and Fire Engineering Executive advisory boards. Mike is a nationally featured lecturer on topics such as: truck company operations, building construction, size up and today’s fire service. Lastly, Mike was also the recipient of the "Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award at FDIC 2021.