Dennis Smith (Author)
Dennis Smith (born 1940 ) is an American author and former firefighter with the New York City Fire Department .
Life
Dennis Smith grew up as a descendant of Irish immigrants in the East Side of the New York borough of Manhattan . He dropped out of high school early and became a firefighter with the NYFD in 1963. In the following years he studied evening classes at New York University and received a Bachelor in English in 1970 followed by a Master in Communications in 1972. In 1973 he wrote his first book about his experiences during his service at Engine Company 82 " Report from Engine Co. 82 " .
Encouraged by his success, he founded Firehouse Magazine in 1976 , which is now one of the most widely read fire department magazines in the United States.
Although he had left the FDNY in 1981 after 16 years of service, he returned to the service after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 and helped 50 days with the rescue work at Ground Zero . He processed this in his book "Report from Ground Zero" , which appeared in 2003.
bibliography
- 1973: Report from Engine Company 82 , ISBN 978-0841501386
- 1975: The Final Fire
- 1987: Steely Blue , ISBN 978-1501194344
- 1978: Firefouse , ISBN 978-0385125772
- 1980: Glitter And Ash
- 1980: Aran Islands , ISBN 978-0385135917
- 1980: Dennis Smith's History of Firefighting in America , ISBN 978-0803725386
- 1983: Dennis Smith's Fire Safety Book , 978-0553230611
- 1990: Little Fire Engine That Saved the City (children's book), ISBN 978-0385262576
- 2000: A Song for Mary , ISBN 978-0732264109
- 2002: Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words , ISBN 978-0767913072
- 2003: Report from Ground Zero , ISBN 978-0452283954
- 2005: Brassy the Fire Engine Saves the City , ISBN 978-0316761352
- 2006: San Francisco Is Burning , ISBN 978-0452287594
- 2011: A Decade of Hope: Stories of Grief and Endurance from 9/11 Families and Friends , ISBN 978-0670022939
- 2016: Puppy Training , ISBN 978-1523415991
- 2016: Of Love and Courage
Web links
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ "Dennis Smith" (English), NYS Writers Institute, accessed February 23, 2019
- ↑ Jose Musse: "Dennis Smith: They werent built right" (English), on www.Desastres.org, on www.firehouse.com on October 1, 2016, accessed on February 23, 2019
- ↑ Timothy Sendelbach: "As Firehouse Sees It: The Power of One" , at www.firehouse.com on October 1, 2016, accessed on February 23, 2019
- ^ Jill Bryce: Dennis Smith speaks Tuesday at the University at Albany , The Daily Gazette, accessed February 23, 2019
- ^ "Dennis Smith Pens 'Report from Ground Zero'" ( Memento from January 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smith, Dennis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author and firefighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |