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Chief: The Story of Bill Feehan: The Oldest and Highest Ranking Firefighter Killed on 9/11

This heartbreaking film tells the story of the beloved FDNY Fire Chief who died at his command station on 9/11 when the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed. The son of a firefighter and the father of another, it was said that he knew the location of every fire hydrant in New York City. Feehan joined the FDNY in 1959 as a member of Ladder Company 3. When he was named acting commissioner in 1991, he became the first person to have held every possible position in the FDNY.