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 Up 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 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 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 truly understand,
documenting an era that is quickly passing us by.