Daniel Troxell

Owner/Manager/Inventor/Patent Holder

Daniel M. Troxell, a 41-year veteran of the fire service, is a captain in the Washington, D.C. Fire Department, where he has served since 1985. He began his fire service career as a volunteer firefighter with both the Ft. Washington and Edge Hill Fire Companies in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He served as a volunteer and career firefighter in Prince Georges County, Maryland, starting as a volunteer with the College Park VFD. A Pro Board Certified Level III instructor, he serves as an adjunct instructor with the DCFD Training Academy, and has developed and instructed courses for in-service company training as well as for probationary firefighter training. He has written several articles for Fire Engineering Magazine, as well as articles for FireNuggets.com and Firehouse.com, and serves as a classroom and HOT instructor for the Truck Company Essentials class at FDIC.  Married with five children, he holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Applied Management, both from the University of Maryland at College Park.