Last Man Down. The Fireman's Story. The Heroic Account of How Pitch Picciotto Survived the Collapse of the Twin Towers and Led His Men to Safety.

FDNY Battalion Commander Richard 'Pitch' Picciotto with Daniel Paisner

ISBN 10: 0752852620 / ISBN 13: 9780752852621

Published by BCA, Great Britain, 2002

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On 11 September, leading a company of firefighters up stairway B of the north tower of the World Trade Center, Battalion Commander Richard 'Pitch' Picciotto was the highest-ranking fire department commander in the building when it fell. Pitch and his men were on the thirty-fifth floor racing upward when the world seemed to explode around them as the south tower collapsed. Realising the possible fate of the north tower, he led the firefighters down to the twelfth floor where they were met with a horrifying sight - more than fifty workers, too crippled, too old or too weak to have made their way out on their own. Pitch ordered his firefighters to form a human chain and pushed and cajoled them down the stairs. He was on the seventh floor stairwell when the north tower fell, accordioning into a mound of burning rubble. Pitch and a handful of survivors woke to find themselves buried on the landing between the second and fourth floors. This is the story of how Pitch Picciotto led the survivors to safety. Illustrated.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Last Man Down. The Fireman's Story. The Heroic Account of How Pitch Picciotto Survived the Collapse of the Twin Towers and Led His Men to Safety.
• Publisher: BCA, Great Britain
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752852620
• ISBN 13: 9780752852621
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Reprint
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

On September 11th, leading seven companies of firefighters up the B stairway to Tower 1 of the World Trade Centre, Battalion Commander Richard 'Pitch' Picciotto was the highest ranking fire department commander in the twin towers when Tower 2 fell. Pitch and his men were on the 17th floor racing upward when the world seemed to explode around them. From his intimate knowledge of the Towers gained during service after the 1993 WTC bombing Pitch was able to lead the firefighters to an alternate stairwell to floor 12 where they were met with a horrifying sight -- more than 50 workers too crippled, too old, or too weak to have made their way out on their own. Pitch ordered his firefighters to form a human chain and pushed and cajoled them down the stairs. They were in the 7th floor stairwell when Tower 1 fell, accordioning into a mound of burning rubble. Pitch and a handful of survivors woke to find themselves buried on the landing of floor 2. This is the story of how they made it out, and how Pitch Picciotto, the highest-ranking firefighter survived the collapse of the twin towers and led his men and the survivors to safety.

About the Author

A former New York City police officer, Chief Picciotto had been a Fire marshal, an arson investigator, a lieutenant and a captain, prior to becoming chief in 1992.He holds a B.B.A. degree and has been the recipient of departmental awards and commendations for bravery and meritorious service Picciotto lives in Port Chester, New York with his wife Debbie and his son Stephen.