Last Man Down: A New York City Fire Chief and the Collapse of the World by Fdny Deputy Chief Richard Picciotto

Last Man Down: A New York City Fire Chief and the Collapse of the World by Fdny Deputy Chief Richard Picciotto

A first responder's harrowing account of 9/11--the true story of an American hero who gave nearly everything for others during one of New York City's darkest hours.

On September 11, 2001, FDNY Battalion Chief Richard Pitch Picciotto answered the call heard around the world. In minutes he was at Ground Zero of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, as the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center began to burn--and then to buckle. A veteran of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, Picciotto was eerily familiar with the inside of the North Tower. And it was there that he concentrated his rescue efforts. It was in its smoky stairwells where he heard and felt the South Tower collapse. Where he made the call for firemen and rescue workers to evacuate, while he stayed behind with a skeleton team of men to help evacuate a group of disabled and infirm civilians. And it was in the rubble of the North Tower where Picciotto found himself buried--for more than four hours after the building's collapse.

Battalion Commander Richard Picciotto was the highest-ranking firefighter to survive the collapse of the World Trade Center. He is a twenty-eight year veteran of the New York City Fire Department. For the past nine years, he has presided over FDNY's Battalion 11, covering Manhattan's Upper West Side.

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ISBN 13	9780425186770
ISBN 10	0425186776
Title	Last Man Down: A New York City Fire Chief and the Collapse of the World
Author	Fdny Deputy Chief Richard Picciotto
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2002-04-30
Number of pages	272
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