Andrew Murtagh is a Fire Lieutenant for the San Francisco Fire Department, and a 20-year veteran of the fire service. Prior to his time with SFFD, Andrew was a Firefighter and Engineer with the Menlo Park Fire District and spent 9 years in the United States Air Force Reserve, serving as a Non-Commissioned Officer in Crash Rescue Firefighting and deployed overseas in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Andrew holds an AS in Fire Technology and a BA from UCLA. He is a California State Fire Marshal Master Instructor and regularly teaches classes on forcible entry, pump operations, instructor 1 & 2, as well as live fire operations. Andrew has taught national and internationally, as well as teaching in the community college system since 2007.