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Fireman
Many people have a vision of what it is to be a
fireman. Without the actual experience, they can only be partially
correct. This is the inside story of a fireman’s life, through the
first-person account of a 31-year veteran of the Fire Department New
York.
The author takes us from his early days when "I had no idea of the
adventures I would encounter," through his career, and to the awful
days surrounding September 11, 2001. The admiration for his comrades
is shown throughout his stories. You are with him through the
terrible Macy’s fire where a young fireman loses his life, as well
as the collapse at the Brooklyn Waldbaum’s store where 10 firemen
are missing.
On September 11, 2001, 100 of the 343 firefighters killed were
friends and people he knew. Sixteen sons of men he knew were killed
that day.
This book depicts an unusual and dangerous profession and is a
tribute to the dedication and courage of all firefighters.
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