FDNY FF CHRIS EDWARDS E-81 Author COMING THROUGH THE FLAMES. PART 1

Today’s guest on the first of this 2 part episode is FDNY FF CHRIS EDWARDS E-81. Ret. FF Edward’s got on the FDNY in 1986 and was assigned to 46 Truck in the Bronx upon completion of probie school. He transferred to 42 Engine in 1990 and headed back to 81 Engine in 1995. Chris worked for many significant incidents while on the FDNY including the Washington Heights riots and FF line of duty deaths. He had 5 major knee surgeries and was fighting his way back to the job when 9/11 occurred. He responded to ground zero anyway and spent the next few weeks digging for his brothers. The FDNY eventually forced him to retire in May of 2002 due to major heart and other health issues directly related to 9/11. Chris also is a SAG actor and has appeared in many TV and Movie shows. In retirement Chris volunteers for The Tunnel To Towers foundation, The FDNY Dart Team and The Red Cross. Chris also has authored the book COMING THROUGH THE FLAMES, MY LIFE IN THE FDNY. Which can be found on Amazon, links below. He also recently appeared on the very popular Soft White Underbelly Podcast, where his episode has amassed almost 300,000 views.  His love and passion for the FDNY and brother firefighters is second to none, he wears his heart on his sleeve and it shows in every word he speaks. It was an honor to chop it with FF CHRIS EDWARDS. Thank you and good luck the rest of the way brother. 
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Chapters:
00:00 intro
02:20 early life
09:50 becoming a father
21:00 FDNY test
26:50 46 truck
31:10 Mikey 
32:20 42 engine
40:00 first fire 
46:50 new segment “scenario”
53:20 garage fire 
59:30 shooting ifo firehouse
1:08:00 the neighborhood
1:20:50 81 engine
1:32:20 acting
1:48:00 9/11 to be continued 
1:48:30 outro
Links to Chris:
https://www.facebook.com/share/19ZaumM9m9/?mibextid=wwXIfr
COMING THROUGH THE FLAMES Amazon:
https://a.co/d/07ENRB6V
Tunnel to Towers:
https://t2t.org/

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