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In a 33-year career with the New York City Fire Department, Tom Dunne fought hundreds of fires, survived near death incidents, crawled down burning hallways, met unforgettable characters, and witnessed the 9/11 terrorist attack. From working in glittering mid-Manhattan high-rises to squalid ghetto tenements, he saw how people in crisis lived and survived and how the firefighters who served them worked and bonded. Exploring both the positive and controversial aspects of being a firefighter, this no-holds barred memoir provides an honest account of an unusual occupation that outsiders seldom get to see.
Thomas Dunne is a retired deputy chief and 33 year veteran of the New York City Fire Department. He has published numerous articles for fire service publications and is currently lecturing about his experiences in the FDNY through his Third Alarm Fire Training presentations. Visit his website at www.chieftomdunne.com.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments deleteixAuthor’s Note deletexPrefaceThe Smoke HouseSeeing the ElephantThis Guy’s LightThe 15/16ths JewelThe ScuttleThe WrapperThe Guys (and Gals)What’s Behind Door Number 2?Celebrity Steam LeaksGoing DownHey Lieu!BuffsWhat If?A Discourse on DirtA Brush with MortalityLost in TranslationLetters in the AtticA Jane DoeCommanding StressThinking Like an Incident CommanderOn the CircuitThe LieZen and the Art of FirefightingThe Write StuffA Midnight ClearAnd Now, Live on Scene…The Day AfterWe’re Only HumanThe PapersMentors and ManiacsMy Two WorldsLet It BurnLeaving the TribeWhy Me?Final ThoughtsIndex
“A must in any firefighters library... [Dunne] provides opinion, advice and tactical considerations well worth all our reading.”—Fire Fighters Close Calls