Vincent dunn fdny biography definition

By Ron Jeffers

On a pleasant June afternoon, some 40 firefighters and fire officers gathered in a Dumont (NJ) back yard to celebrate the 88^th birthday of a man known in the fire service as “a legend” for his educational and life-saving accomplishments. 

Retired Fire Department of New York (FDNY) Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn is nationally known for his firefighting and life-saving accomplishments through his many books, magazine articles, and lectures. He was the guest of honor at the home of retired Jersey City (NJ) Battalion Chief Charles Lind, Jr., who is also the president of the New Jersey Deputy & Battalion Chief’s Association.

Chief Dunn explained how he and the New Jersey chief bonded. It was through social media that the two initially made contact in reference to fire-related topics.

Eventually, both were dealing with personnel issues around the same time. In dealing with these problems, they got their minds deeper involved in firefighting t