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I ordered 3 books from independent dealers--two were delivered within a few days, but this book took longer than expected. However, it was in good shape when I received it.
Dennis Smith grabs your attention from the very first word to the last. This book is an easy read and completely grabs your attention. Report from Engine Co. 82 is a great book that not only shows you what life was like in 70s Brooklyn, but what life was like on a daily basis for the men of the FDNY. So many times I felt like I was really there fighting those fires along side Dennis and the rest of his crew. I strongly recommend this book to any fellow brother and sister firefighter or anyone for that matter who wants a taste of true "Old School" firefighting.
I randomly found this book as I was browsing Amazon and have never regretted buying it. The book wasn't at all what I had expected, but.more Very interesting book. It jumped back and forth a lot, but in some ways it made it that much more interesting. The way it was written was different. It was also interesting to see how much firefighting has changed since the 1960s and 70s, but also how much it hasn't. It jumped back and forth a lot, but in some ways it made it that much more interesting. It was a very interesting book. The way it was written was different.
At first I would've thought that he'd have put more details in about the fires, but then there was so much packed into this book that I'm glad that he didn't because it wasn't needed. It was also interesting to see how much firefighting has changed since the 1960s and 70s, but also how much it hasn't. At first I would've thought that he'd have put more details in about the fires, but then there was so much packed into this book that I'm glad that he didn't because it wasn't needed. The book wasn't at all what I had expected, but I really enjoyed reading it.
There is the danger from smoke and fire, and from the abandoned buildings. The 41st Precinct House is the busiest police station in the city. False alarms are constant, drawing firemen from meals and from real alarms. Many small communities operate an all-volunteer firefighting service. Smith believes there was no drug problem in the early 20th century (Chapter 7). It reads like a novel, except it is based on his years of experience.The conversations tell about the men and the work. Somebody threw a brick and hit a fireman. The field work was as realistic as possible.
This 1972 book tells about his life as a fireman in the South Bronx. Dennis Smith became a New York City fireman in 1964. The most danger comes from being above the fire (Chapter 6). Stray embers can burn flesh, smoke attacks the throat and lungs. Smith describes the job of firefighting (Chapter 5).
The book has no Index. There was, just read a good history book.Chapter 8 tells something about Smith's life, and the people and buildings in the South Bronx. "Jim" has a flawed analysis about the protesters (Chapter 3). [There is no mention about the economic policies that caused this]. There are more homicides per square mile there, more drug traffic, more prostitution.
Smith tells how firemen save lives, even those trapped inside a burning building. Firefighting is the most hazardous occupation in America, more than mining, quarrying, or construction (Chapter 9). Who benefits from burning apartments. The arrest of people at an anti-war rally dates this to the late 1960s. Smith describes the freedom of living in Washingtonville (Chapter 4). The fireman's test is the most difficult test for the city's uniformed services (Chapter 11).
Married with three sons, he has a bachelor's degree in English from New York University. A discussion about working conditions is interrupted by an alarm (Chapter 10). The rate of death by fire is twice that of Canada, four times that of the United Kingdom. Then the moral character test, a physical test, and a medical test.
The last pages tell why he is a firefighter.Dennis Smith has written a book that should be a classic. The poor suffer the most from fire, crime, and disease. The firehouses there are the busiest in the city, and probably the world (Chapter 2). The classroom training was as difficult as any college course.
Smith tells what firefighters do in a burning building. New York City is ruled by aristocrats. A NYFD badge had advantages then. Would that ever be described in a book.
for anyone who wnats to know the other side of a firefighter and thier life
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