About Chief Vincent Dunn
1958-1999 FDNY
2017-Present Author and Teacher
Early 1980s Professor
Chief Vincent Dunn worked as a firefighter for 42 years in midtown Manhattan, where he climbed through the ranks to become Commander of FDNY Division 3.
Early 1980s Professor
2017-Present Author and Teacher
Early 1980s Professor
Chief Vincent Dunn worked as an associate professor in the mechanical engineering department of Manhattan College, where he taught Fire Engineering.
2002 WTC Investigator
2017-Present Author and Teacher
2017-Present Author and Teacher
The National Institute of Standards and Technology selected Chief Vincent Dunn to serve as a consultant in its investigation into the collapse of the World Trade Center.
2017-Present Author and Teacher
2017-Present Author and Teacher
2017-Present Author and Teacher
An accomplished author, Chief Vincent Dunn has written 10 books, including "Collapse of Burning Buildings." His books have served as the teaching curriculum and testing material in many fire departments.
Books By Chief Vincent Dunn
Battlespace LIFE-OR-DEATH DECISIONS
Battlespace LIFE-OR-DEATH DECISIONS
Battlespace LIFE-OR-DEATH DECISIONS
In his 10th book, FDNY Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (ret.) shares the surprising and thought-provoking ways firefighters can make life-or-death decisions in their deadly, uncontrolled work environment.
Skyscraper Battlespace
Battlespace LIFE-OR-DEATH DECISIONS
Battlespace LIFE-OR-DEATH DECISIONS
If you have a building in your fire district taller than your longest ladder, you have a skyscraper. Everything changes when you fight a fire in a commercial or residential skyscraper.
My War Years: A Memoir
Battlespace LIFE-OR-DEATH DECISIONS
The Firefighter's Battlespace
Chief Vincent Dunn's memoir, from his first fire as a young boy to the influences that changed his life, is both interesting and inspiring.
The Firefighter's Battlespace
FIREFIGHTING: BATTLESPACE COMBAT
The Firefighter's Battlespace
The Battlespace Enemy
FIREFIGHTING: BATTLESPACE COMBAT
FIREFIGHTING: BATTLESPACE COMBAT
FIREFIGHTING: BATTLESPACE COMBAT
FIREFIGHTING: BATTLESPACE COMBAT
FIREFIGHTING: BATTLESPACE COMBAT
Strategy of Firefighting
Safety and Survival On the fireground
Safety and Survival On the fireground
Safety and Survival On the fireground
Safety and Survival On the fireground
Safety and Survival On the fireground
Collapse of Burning Buildings
Safety and Survival On the fireground
Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies
Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies
Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies
Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies
Life-or-Death Decisions
In his 10th book, FDNY Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn (ret.) shares his surprising insights into when and where firefighters will be required to make critical life-or-death decisions.
Chief Dunn says: Are we trying to scare firefighters to make them risk-averse? Absolutely not! This book will give them the information they need to know how and when to take a calculated risk to save another person.