Jack Morrison, who is trapped inside a warehouse fire and his recollection of the events that got him to that point. The movie is a celebration of the firefighting profession and the life that comes with it. It was directed by Jay Russell
.
The film opens with Baltimore firefighter
Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix
) saving a man's life in a 4-Alarm Warehouse Fire in the Canton neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
People are always asking me how is it that firefighters run into a burning building when everyone else is running out. Courage is the answer.
Hey! What the hell is going on in here! Huh? I come back from tellin' a mother her son is dead, and this is goin' on, in my house, IN MY HOUSE! We deal with this by stickin' together. We take it. We learn from it. And we get back on the god damn truck and that's how we honor Dennis. You got that? Anyone think about lowering the flag? Do it!
You know, Mike asked me tonight if I loved the job like I did before, and for the first time in my life, I didn't know what to say.
[Latched onto a frantic man while hanging from a rope] Calm down! Sir - you need to calm down! I swear to God I'll drop you!
Tell Linda I love her... That I've loved her from the second I saw her.
Ray Gauquin: No more beer for Linda. Doubles for Jack - he's gonna be a father!
A bond forged by fire is never broken.
The fire starts this fall.