Dennis Smiths worldwide bestselling account of life as a fireman in the worlds busiest firehouse, Report From Engine Co. 82, still resonates. Bringing the reader ruthlessly into the raging fires that sweep through tenements, he describes in painful detail what it feels like to fight a fire in freezing cold, to enter a collapsing building, or to save a life. Meals interrupted by false alarms, injuries ranging from a burned hand to a broken back, are all vividly portrayed in Smiths gripping day-to-day journal. After 25 years, Report From Engine Co. 82 remains the most brutally honest, poignant account of firefighting ever.