The Last Men Out By Tom Downey

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The Last Men Out by Tom Downey is a nonfiction novel based on the lives of firemen spanning from the 60’s to the early 2000’s. During this time Tom shares stories of terroristic attacks collapsed buildings and dozens of other fire calls. The novel begins with Tom Downey sharing his reason for writing this book. He recalls a story that his friend had told him in 2001 about being a fireman in Rescue 2 in New York. The story inspired him to learn more about firefighting. In his research, he found out this story “blew up” and became very famous to any firemen serving around this time. At this time in his life, he was young and didn’t have a purpose in life. He wanted to learn more about being a fireman but never pursued the job. Instead, he would