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A resourceful firefighter helped save a flooring company in Bogota from ruin before dawn Thursday, authorities said.Firefighters quickly got to Manning Bros Carpet & Flooring on East Fort Lee Road after the boiler-room blaze erupted ar…
Dennis Smith, a Renaissance man, was the author of “Report From Ground Zero" and many others, starting with "Report from Engine Co. 82." A reformed juvenile delinquent and a veteran, he became a firefighter — and stunned the literary establishment when they learned that he was the author of an erudite letter to the editor challenging an argument by Joyce Carol Oates.
“Report from Engine Co. 82” was the first of his 16 books. He also started Firehouse magazine and was the founding chairman of the New York City Fire Museum.
The Rochester Fire Department Arson Task Force charged a Rochester man in connection to the May 30, 2020 unrest in Downtown Rochester that happened after a Black Lives Matter Protest in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
Historical references show other people held the position in his day and suggest William...