![]() What I loved about McCourt’s book was the raw honesty and real humor injected into the stories. The author, a Marine Corps vet, also spent much of his career as a firefighter. ![]() His brother, David, is a captain and active member. McCourt grew up in a firefighter family-his father, Edward, retired as a captain from the Medford, MA fire department. I was on set in the WTVY studio on September 11th, 2001-watching firefighters rush into the Twin Towers-while the rest of New York was trying to get out.ĭoug McCourt’s Notes From the Firehouse captures the true essence of these everyday heroes-men and women who sacrifice and put their lives on the line each day for strangers and neighbors alike. And in my former career as a television reporter, I witnessed first-hand how firefighters save lives and homes-as everything burned down around them. As a nurse, my mother spent endless hours helping pediatric burn victims at the Children’s Hospital of Buffalo. ![]() ![]() My younger brother worked as a volunteer firefighter and a paramedic. When Author Doug McCourt contacted me about reviewing Notes from the Firehouse, he didn’t know how this extraordinary group of men and women had already touched my life. Everyday Heroes: Nothing Short of Extraordinary ![]()
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