02168cam a2200313 4500 2748608442 TxAuBib 20250506120000.0 260506s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781663220356 1663220352 747k3r9 CloudLibrary MnSpTMCL eng MnSpTMCL TxAuBib Sanford, Gerald; Griffith. It Started with a Helmet [CloudLibrary] : A Retired Firefighter’s Return to New York City the Day Before 9/11 / Sanford, Gerald; Griffith, Chris. [S.l. : iUniverse, 2021. 1 online resource. 80 p. Electronic book. This is the amazing, true story of Gerald Sanford, a former New York City police officer and FDNY firefighter who retired and moved to Naples, Florida. Retirement didn’t take, and he found himself working at North Naples Fire Control and Rescue District, which is how he stumbled on an early 1900s antique fire helmet. He instantly knew the helmet was from New York City.By an amazing coincidence, Sanford presented the fire helmet back to the FDNY firehouse in the Bronx the day before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. With the city in ruins, Sanford volunteered to serve the FDNY in one of his former roles—press secretary.In this memoir, he recalls volunteering after 9/11 as well as his earlier years working for the NYPD and FDNY, including his observations of political figures such as Mayor Ed Koch, Mayor David Dinkins, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and others. Join Sanford as he shares an incredible story about Sept. 11 and how an antique leather helmet led two fire departments to forge a lasting bond. Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] iUniverse 2021 Available via World Wide Web. Format: Adobe EPUB. Requires: CloudLibrary (file size: 897.0 KB.) BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|Medical. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY|Personal Memoirs. Electronic books. CloudLibrary. https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/ereadtexas-document_id-747k3r9 CloudLibrary TXMLR