9/11: The First Responder

<p>Chief Joseph W. Pfeifer was the first senior fire chief to arrive at the World Trade Center on 9/11. His actions, along with those of hundreds of other firefighters, helped save tens of thousands of lives on that fateful morning 21 years ago.</p><br><p>Joe's key role in organising the emergency response on September 11 2001 was captured on tape by the Naudet brothers in their extraordinary film <em>9/11</em>, and the <em>Warfare</em> podcast was honoured to welcome the retired chief - who now lecturers at Harvard - onto the podcast recently.</p><br><p>Join James as Joe leads him through his own personal history of one of <em>the</em> pivotal events of our time.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/668959/ordinary-heroes-by-joseph-pfeifer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe's book <em>Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11</em> is available here.</a></p><br><p>If you enjoyed this episode, you might also enjoy our episode on <a href="https://pod.fo/e/e6333" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">9/11: From the 105th Floor</a>, which was also just shortlisted for a Lovie Award in the Best Interview/Talk Show Category.</p><br><p>For more Warfare content, subscribe to our Warfare Wednesday newsletter&nbsp;<a href="https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><br><p>If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at&nbsp;<a href="https://access.historyhit.com/?utm_source=audio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Podcast+Campaign&utm_id=Podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">History Hit</a>&nbsp;- enter promo code WARFARE for two weeks free + 50% off your first three months' subscription. To download, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historyhit&hl=en_GB&gl=US" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Android</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/history-hit/id1303668247" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a>&nbsp;store.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>