Firehouse
by David Halberstam
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Author: David HalberstamEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-21
ISBN: 0786888512
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Hyperion
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Book Review: A thank you from David Halberstam to his neighbors
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are looking for an all encompassing book that looks at the FDNY role on September 11th and the aftermath - this is not that book. (Try "Report from Ground Zero" by Dennis Smith.) If you are looking for a book that looks at 9/11 with a broad view of the significance of that day on several levels, this is not that book. (Try the 9/11 Commission Report.)
What this book represents is small tribute - a thank you, if you will - to the men who lived in David Halberstam's neighborhood, if only in 12 hour shifts. In a narrow sense, it looks at one particular firehouse and the culture of that house. You are given a glimpse of each man and how they were viewed by their "brothers" on the job and in some cases, why it is that they found the FDNY to be their calling. Think of it as a series of extended obituaries not just for each of the twelve men who died, but also for the loss of what had been the culture fostered by all the men stationed in that house.
By portraying each of these twelve men, in a broader sense I think Halberstam is offering up a glimpse of each of the 343 men who died. Each house that lost a member - and numerous houses lost multiple members - likely had someone who filled the "Sergeant Major" roles that Bruce Gary and Jimmy Giberson had within 40/35. I suspect most houses had a funny guy, or a quiet guy, or a guy who didn't easily fit the fireman stereotype. I knew several firemen who died that day (either directly or through my brother who is on the job) and I can see character traits of those I knew in the men profiled in this book.
The quality of Halberstam's writing is well known and doesn't need commentary.
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