From the days just after the horse-drawn firetruck to the present, a Feehan has worn the shoulder patch of the New York City Fire Department. Humorous and harrowing, rich with anecdotes and meticulously researched, this account shines the spotlight on William M. Feehan—the only person to have held every rank in the FDNY—who died in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Seen through the eyes of four generations of a firefighter family, this compelling history is also the story of the modern New York City Fire Department.