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Harvey Eisner is the Editor-in-Chief of Firehouse Magazine. He submitted fire photos to Firehouse Magazine before the first issue was published in 1976. His first picture was published in Firehouse in 1977, his first On-the-Job article written in 1979. Harvey has been the Editor-in-Chief since January, 1995.

Harvey has been a member of the Tenafly, NJ, Fire Department since November 1975. He has served as Fire Chief for 12 years, Assistant Fire Chief for two years, Lieutenant for three years, Captain for eight years and currently Assistant Fire Chief. He was a firefighter in the Stillwater, OK, Fire Department for three years while attending Oklahoma State University in the 1970's.

Harvey has covered many significant fires and disasters for Firehouse Magazine including: The September 11, 2001 New York World Trade Center Terrorist Attack; The Oklahoma City Bombing; Worcester, MA, cold-storage warehouse, six firefighters killed; Malibu, CA, Wildfires; The 1993 New York World Trade Center Bombing; Devil's Night in Detroit; San Juan, Puerto Rico, DuPont Plaza Hotel fire, 98 killed; Happyland Social Club fire, Bronx, NY, 89 killed; Hackensack, NJ, Truss Roof Collapse, five firefighters killed; Buffalo, NY, propane explosion, five firefighters killed; Los Angeles, CA, First Interstate high–rise fire; LA Riots, following the Rodney King verdict; 2003 San Diego wildfires and recently the June, 2007 Sofa Super Store fire, Charleston, SC, nine firefighters killed.

Many Metro fire department fire chiefs have been interviewed by Harvey. He has received numerous awards for his photography of fires. A collection of his fire photography was on display at the New York City Fire Museum from December 2006 through February 2007. He is an Honorary Assistant chief of the FDNY.

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