# The Bronx Is Burning

Director, Harry Weisbloom; reporter, Jeremy James

Amidst the danger and decay of the impoverished South Bronx, the firemen of Engine Company 82 fight fires which occur at an alarming rate in the area's numerous abandoned buildings. In between alarms, the firemen discuss the routines of their profession, the uneasy relationship they have with the community they are mandated to serve and the sense of dedication they feel in the face of extreme peril. The camera follows the company as they battle fires often set by arsonists. Firefighter Dennis Smith, the author of Report from Engine Company 82, discusses the physical and psychological pressures of the job

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1974
- Runtime: 26 min
- By: Weisbloom, Harry, British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/thebronxisburning)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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