The Brave, a Story of New York City's Firefighters - Hardcover

Pickett, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 188328337X ISBN 13: 9781883283377

Publisher: Brick Tower Press, 2013

Synopsis

Every so often a writer of substantive talent appears through the smokey background to perk up our interest in firefighters and firefighting. George Pickett is just such a man....In The Brave you will come to know him and a valiant group of men as they speed from alarm to alarm in downtown New York, where the buildings are tall and for the most part old, where bums and drug addicts populate the streets, and where the fire companies hardly ever rest.

About this title

About the Author:

George Pickett served for more than four years in the United States Marine Corps prior to joining New York City’s Fire Department in 1969. He served in some of the busiest units in FDNY’s history, and worked extensively in Manhattan’s lower east side. Assignments included working in the ranks of firefighter, engineer, lieutenant, captain, and acting battalion chief. George worked in Engine 17 for a short period when they responded to almost 10,000 calls in one year. He became the captain of Engine 17, located in the "Fort Pitt" fire station, an area that saw tremendous structural fire duty. He was decorated five times for life-saving acts, and was injured over a dozen times during performance of his duties.

Review:

"Much has been written about firefighters, some of it by people who actually fight fires. Few of the books I have any knowledge of show the mindset of the firefighters with as much insight and candor as this book..." -- Hugh Downs

About this edition

• Publisher: Brick Tower Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 188328337X
• ISBN 13: 9781883283377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 246
• Editor: Downs Hugh