7.759 minSeason 7 • Episode 9
LatestIn the aftermath of the fire, the members of 62 truck struggle to pick up the pieces and look towards the future. Down at The Rock, the new probies receive a familiar speech and stand before a new leader.
The aftermath of 9/11 has left the firefighters of the NYFD traumatized, and no one more so than Tommy Gavin. Recently separated from his wife and their three kids, Tommy drifts between sorrow and anger as he tries to shake the recurring nightmares of his fallen comrades, especially his late cousin, Jimmy Keefe. Working alongside veterans like Lt. “Lou” Shea, Franco Rivera and Sean Garrity, and rookie Mike Lombardi, Tommy battles alcohol and drugs as he struggles to remain first and foremost a New York City firefighter.
Acting
Denis Leary's raw, unhinged vulnerability
Writing
Dialogue that punches you in the gut then buys you a drink
Direction
Unflinching portrayal of post-9/11 firefighter culture
Creators
Denis Leary, Peter Tolan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Post-9/11, actual NYC firefighters became celebrities; the show captured that complicated hero worship before it curdled.
Leary and Tolan consulted real firefighters; many crew members were FDNY, lending authenticity to the trauma.
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