Larry Collins is a 26-year member of the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) where he currently holds the rank of Captain. He is a USAR Specialist and paramedic assigned to the department's central rescue company for technical rescues and multi-alarm fires. He is a Search Team Manager for FEMA for domestic and international response, and has deployed to the Oklahoma City bombing, the 9/11 Pentagon collapse, and several other natural and man-made disasters and National Security Events.