His first two books were on the histories of the Carbondale Fire Department and the Scranton Fire Department Including Minooka Hose Company.
The book gives a brief overall history of the borough, but continues with the development of the fire department as well as the borough dating back to 1875. A total of thirteen companies were found, including the companies that changed their names throughout history.
The stories are supplemented with color and black & white photos.
The Dunmore Fire Department that stands today actually dates back to 1885 when a group of teenagers, 14 to 16 years of age, gathered and organized the Columbia Hose Company. A week later, they changed the name to Independent Hose Company. They later became a Hook & Ladder Company and merged with the Neptune Fire Company when the current Dunmore Borough Building was constructed.
The book is written as a local history book, including information for the history buff, fire buff or genealogist. It is currently available at the Library Express Bookstore in the Marketplace at Steamtown; the Lackawanna Historical Society, 232 Monroe Ave., Scranton, and NBT Bank, O’Neill Highway, Dunmore. Other outlets will be added and book signing will be scheduled in the near future.