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(Hardcover)
Many people have a vision of what it is to be a fireman. Without 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 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.
Fireman won 1st place in the memoir/autobiography category at the New York Book Festival Contest for 2008. In 2009, Fireman won 1st place in the 2009, 17Th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards, in the largest category, Non-Fiction.
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February 26, 2010: First hand accounts of a NYC firefighter. Both touching and informative. Recommended for anyone with interest in the heroic and often suprising experiences of the FDNY. A great read!
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December 09, 2008: The author brings the reader up close and personal as he reflects about the men he worked with and comrades he lost. A really good read chronicled in an easy relaxed style with the amount of humor and seriousness appropriate to each occasion.
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