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Author:
McDonald, Brian, (Brian Vincent.)
Title:
Five floors up : the heroic family story of four generations in the FDNY / Brian McDonald.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
x, 303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Feehan, William,--1929-2001.
Feehan, William,--1929-2001.--Family.
New York (N.Y.)--Fire Department--Biography.
Fire fighters--New York--New York--Biography.
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
"Seen through the eyes of four generations of a firefighter family, Five Floors Up is on one level the story of the modern New York City Fire Department. From the days just after the horse-drawn firetruck, to the devastation of the 1970s when the Bronx was burning, to the unspeakable tragedy of 9/11, to the culture-busting department of today, a Feehan has worn the shoulder patch of the FDNY. The tale especially shines the spotlight on the career of William M. Feehan. "Chief" Feehan is the only person to have held every rank in the FDNY including being New York City's 28th Fire Commissioner. He died in the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center. But Five Floors Up is at root an intimate look at a firefighter clan, the selflessness and bravery of not only those who face the flames, but the family members who stand by their sides. Alternately humorous and harrowing, rich with anecdotes and meticulously researched and reported, Five Floors Up takes us inside a world few of us truly understand, and documents an era that is quickly passing us by"--
Series:
Biography
ISBN:
1538753200
9781538753200
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1333086072
LCCN:
2022019467
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)
SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)
TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)
YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)
KOPC446 -- H.J. Nugen Public Library (New London)

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