Art Bloomer is a Captain (ret.) with the Kearny (NJ) Fire Department with 40-plus years of service. He is a past Chief with the Brick N.J. Fire Department, and a squad officer with the Brick Township (NJ) Technical Rescue Team and a member of New Jersey Task Force 1 as a Rescue Specialist. He is a lead instructor with On Scene Training Associates and Spec Rescue International.