Fire Department City of New York: The Bravest; An Illustrated History 1865-2002 [Hardcover]

Paul Hashagen (Author), Janet Kimmerly (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1563118327 | ISBN-13: 978-1563118326

This is the second edition of the original book published in 2000. This new edition, copyrighted in 2002, has a new cover, and an updated history of the FDNY between 2000-2002 compiled by Janet Kimmerly, including the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The company photo section has been replaced by Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice at the World Trade Center. It is still available at the Fire Zone website.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Turner (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563118327
• ISBN-13: 978-1563118326
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,683,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Hashagen has been fighting fires since 1976. In 2003 he retired from the FDNY after twenty-five years of service, with twenty of those years in Rescue Company 1 in Manhattan. He is a former chief of the Freeport Fire Department and is still an active member of Truck Company 1. Paul, a contributing editor at Firehouse Magazine, has written several books on the history of the fire service. Visit his website: www.paulhashagen.com His books: A Distant Fire,(non-fiction now in paperback) The Twelfth Hour and Fire of God are all available at www.dmcfirebooks.com His first book Fire Rescue won the Media Award from the Uniformed Firefighters Association of the FDNY. He is currently working on his third novel in a series that follows FDNY Fire Marshal Wes Causey through smoke filled streets of New York City from World War One and into the "Roaring Twenties".

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5.0 out of 5 stars FDNY Offical History is the Real Deal, March 14, 2005

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This review is from: Fire Department City of New York: The Bravest; An Illustrated History 1865-2002 (Hardcover)

This book is a "coffee table" sized history of the FDNY. I was also surprised to learn that it is the offical history as written by a member of the FDNY. It is a must have for any fire collector or people who are interested in the FDNY. It is packked with color photos and a comprehensive text outlining the department's history since 1865. It has a section that I haven't seen anywhere else, individual photos of the firefighters killed on 9-11. Having seen so much about that horrible act, nothing brought home the tragedy like seeing the photos of the brave souls who lost their lives taht day. While there are many books on 9-11 that provide great history such as 102 minutes, FDNY: The bravest fills a gap that no other book does. It provides an insider look the department's photos and account of the event.

The Bravest is fact based, no nonsense history that tells it like it was and has a deep and rich historic perspective that other books cannot deliver.