2022 ‘ ASTORS ’ Excellence : Richard Blatus www . AmericanSecurityToday . com 2022 CHAMPIONS - Edition 66
on topics ranging from homeland se- curity to leadership and emergency management training .
Richard Blatus
• Excellence in Public Safety & Community Enrichment
Chief Richard Blatus is a 42 + year member of the FDNY , previously serving as the Acting Chief of Fire Operations with direct oversight of the daily operational and administra- tive duties of uniformed fire personnel .
Read from Chief Blatus on Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of the Twin Towers collapses , includ- ing the loss of most FDNY command staff and the attempts to regroup and locate hundreds of missing fire- fighters ( courtesy of PWPORG .)
He holds a Master ’ s Degree in Secu- rity Studies from the Naval Postgrad- uate School , which was also recog- nized in the 2021 ‘ ASTORS ’ Awards Program , and degrees in both Fire and Business
Administration .
As a senior member of the agency , Chief Blatus has worked to advance initia- tives in strategic and oper- ational readiness .
A strong proponent of training , Chief Blatus is a published author and has lectured nationally
Read Chief Blatus on Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of the Twin Towers collapse
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