Ronald Spadafora ( July 8 , 1954 &ndash; June 23 , 2018 ) was an American firefighter and the fire chief in charge of fire prevention for the FDNY , notable for his service supervising the entire safety operation during the rescue and recovery efforts at ground zero following the September 11 attacks and for his writing on fire fighting gear
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Ronald Spadafora