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Featured Memoir
A Fire Chief's Memoir
$65.00 USD$45.14 USD
This second edition of Chief Vincent Dunn's popular memoir collects factual, short vignettes from his life and FDNY career: turbulent early years, brushes with death, successes and setbacks, and the best and worst fire fights that shaped his legacy to the fire service.
This second edition of Chief Vincent Dunn's popular memoir collects factual, short vignettes from his life and FDNY career.
Buy NowVincent Dunn Fireground Library
Books, tactical training, and field lessons from retired FDNY Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn, built for officers, instructors, and companies that need clearer decisions under fire.
New and essential
Start with the second edition high-rise firefighting book, then move into the memoir, The Firefighter's Battlespace, and Life-or-Death Decisions.
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High-rise firefighting
Coming July 15th
The second edition of the high-rise firefighting title focused on the tactics, hazards, and command decisions that shape operations above the reach of the longest ladder.
Authority forged in service
Retired FDNY Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn brings the field notes, command experience, and plainspoken instruction firefighters trust when the building is already telling a story.
1957-1999
Chief Vincent Dunn worked as a firefighter for 42 years in Manhattan and the Bronx where he climbed through the ranks to become Commander of FDNY Division 3.
Early 1970s-1980s
Chief Vincent Dunn taught at Manhattan College, and John Jay, City University where he taught Fire Design and Strategy and tactics.
2002
The National Institute of Standards and Technology selected Chief Vincent Dunn to serve as a consultant in its investigation into why the collapse of the World Trade Center.
2010-Present
An accomplished author, Chief Vincent Dunn has written 11 books, including "Collapse of Burning Buildings." His books have served as the teaching curriculum and testing material in many fire departments.
Training pathways
Study by format: books for depth, videos for demonstration, podcasts for context, and drills for the station table.
Tactical video lessons on building construction, collapse, and command choices.
5 training filmsListenInterviews and long-form conversations with Chief Dunn and fire-service hosts.
8 episodesDiscussBrief articles designed for kitchen-table critique before the next alarm.
Company-level readsDrillLong-form fireground lessons for officers and companies.
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