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New York City, The United States 

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male

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http://www.dennissmith.com/

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Biography, Fiction, History

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Dennis Smith is a former firefighter, a writer and president of a company offering financial services to emergency services personnel. He is an advocate for firefighters in the United States. He served for 18 years (1963-1981) as a firefighter with the New York City Fire Department, he developed profound respect for the professionalism of the firefighters with whom he worked, and their willingness to give of themselves in the course of their duty. He also came to know their needs, balanced against the modern management needs of a large urban fire department operating within the mandates of an emergency organization an ...more

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Dennis Smith's Books

Average rating: 4.03 · 1,687 ratings · 166 reviews · 15 distinct works · Similar authors

	Report from Engine Co. 82  4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 1972 — 22 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Report from Ground Zero  4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 2002 — 19 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires  3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words  4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	A Song for Mary: An Irish-American Memory  3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	A Decade of Hope: Stories of Grief and Endurance from 9/11 Families and Friends  3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	The Final Fire  3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1975 — 2 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Steely Blue  3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Glitter & Ash  3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
	Dennis Smith's History of Firefighting in America: 300 Years of Courage  4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1980	Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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“There’s satisfaction in knowing that you’re doing something for somebody, you’re doing something that’s important. That’s the basic line in both jobs. You’re doing something important. That’s what all firefighters feel about themselves: they feel important. I’ve done other jobs where I’ve made more money, but I never felt any sense of worth.”
― Dennis Smith, Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words

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