Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies

by Vincent Dunn

A busy fire officer handles numerous administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, etc. This book brings the active fire officer back to his job’s Fighting fires and responding to emergencies.

293 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

About the author

Vincent Joseph Dunn is a retired firefighter who served the New York Fire Department for 42 years, rising in rank to Commander of Division 3 (Midtown Manhattan). A longtime contributing editor to Firehouse Magazine, he is the author of nine books on firefighting and one memoir. He published two of his books before his 1999 retirement from New York City Fire Department: "Collapse of Burning Buildings: A Guide to Fireground Safety," 1988; and "Safety and Survival on the Fireground," 1992. His later books are "Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies," 2000; "Strategy of Firefighting," 2007; "Building Construction the Firefighters Battlespace," 2018; "Fire the Battlespace Enemy," 2020; Battlespace Combat," 2020; "Skyscraper Battlespace High-Rise Firefighting," published 2022, and “Battlespace Life-or-Death Decisions,” published 2023.

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Narrative Perspective The story is told from a perspective that allows the reader to observe events from a distance. This objective approach helps in maintaining a neutral view of the unfolding situations. The narrator provides enough context to understand the setting without becoming overly emotional. Find out more about the narrator's point of view here. >>> https://script.google.com/macros/s/AK...

[Benjamin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting strategies for leadership at emergency events, but not a must read.