Documents the aftermath of September 11 among some of those who were hit the hardest: the Fire Department of New York City, which lost 343 members at the World Trade Center. The program captures the shock, despair, determination, professionalism, and hope of the firefighters in the weeks immediately following the attacks and almost a year later as they struggle to adjust to their changed lives. The film focuses on two firehouses, on West 31st Street in midtown Manhattan and on Middagh Street in Brooklyn Heights.