Ed Monroe

Advisory Board Member and Peer Support

Ed Monroe is a veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He was born in Del Rio Texas; learning invaluable lessons from his father, an Air Force pilot. He grew up on Air Force Bases across the United States and internationally in Japan; although Monroe refers to Huntington Beach, CA. as his hometown. 

Ed holds a degree in Mathematics – Applied, graduating from California State University Northridge. He has been a member of LACoFD for almost 20 years and a fire Captain for the better half of a decade. Captain Monroe’s job specialties include incident command, wildland and structure firefighting, HAZMAT Specialist, and EMS.  He has also been involved in the mathematical analysis of the effectiveness of prepositioned resources during fire weather. 

Captain Monroe’s industry, non-job functions and skills, include Peer support and Honor Guard. In 2021, Captain Monroe was directly involved in a very notable, significant critical incident and speaks publicly on the topic.  Monroe addresses fire service crews, law enforcement officers, first responders, and clinicians on unimaginable critical incidence, and cumulative traumatic stress experiences. 

Ed is passionate about mental health and wellness and continues to advocate for first responders who have experienced and are struggling with their own cumulative traumatic stress, critical incidents, and PTSD. 

In addition to teaching awareness in his own department, he has spoken at the PSPSA Conference in 2022, the ICISF World Congress in 2023, 1st Responder Conferences – Tempe AZ, Brothers Helping Brothers in 2024, and has had numerous podcast appearances.