Ed Monroe

Ed Monroe is a 16-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Ed was born in Del Rio Texas; his father was an Air Force pilot and his mother worked in banking. He grew up on Air Force Bases throughout the U.S. and internationally and refers to Huntington Beach, Ca as his hometown. A graduate of Marina High School in Huntington Beach, Ed later furthered his education with a degree in Mathematics – Applied.
Ed is married with 3 children.

Ed Monroe promoted to Fire Captain in 2018. Captain Monroe’s job specialties include incident command, wildland and structure firefighting, HAZMAT Specialist, and EMS.

In 2021, Captain Monroe was directly involved in a very notable, significant critical incident and speaks publicly on the topic.

Ed advocates for first responders who are struggling with their own cumulative traumatic stress, critical incidents, and PTSD.