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Rescue Me meets Blue Bloods in this riveting social history of the New York City Fire Department told from the perspective of the Feehan family who served in the FDNY for four generations and counting

Seen through the eyes of four generations of a firefighter family Five Floors Upthe story of the modern New York City Fire Department From the days just after the horsedrawn firetruck to the devastation of the 1970s when the Bronx was Burning to the unspeakable tragedy of 9/11 to the culturebusting department of today a Feehan has worn the shoulder patch of the FDNY The tale 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 New York Citys 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 truly understand documenting an era that is quickly passing us by