Book Review: Five Floors Up

 

Five Floors Up

The Heroic Family Story of Four Generations in the FDNY

by Brian McDonald

Pub Date 06 Sep 2022 

 Grand Central Publishing 

 Biographies & Memoirs

I am reviewing a copy of Five Floors Up through Grand Central Publishing and Netgalley:

If you are a fan of Rescue Me or Blue Bloods, I think you will enjoy this riveting history of the New York City Fire Department as told by from the perspective of the Feehan family, who served in the FDNY for four generations and counting.

Five Floors Ups comes from 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.  

This book shines the spotlight on 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.  William Fehan died in the twin towers on 9’11 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.  This book is both humorous and harrowing.

I give Five Floors Up five out of five stars!

Happy Reading!