Firefighter Breaks Down Firefighting Scenes from Movies & TV | GQ

Not only Buscemi was a firefighter in New York, but he went back to his old station the day after 9/11 and he worked 12 hours each day for several days looking for survivors, sifting through the debris alongside many many other firefighters obviously. Declined all interviews and only a handful of photographs of him during those days actually exist. Truly remarkable.

I like how most of the other experts on this show introduce themselves saying stuff like: "Hi, I am X, a world class expert in the ancient art of knitting oven mitts" or whatever. And he just says: "Hi, I'm Greg, a firefighter."

He’s roasting these depictions so hard that he might need to put out the flames he caused.

Firefighters are the fkn gold standard of efficiency, insane what a team of people can accomplish together.

I love these when they find someone who's both really passionate and knowledgable about what they're doing. All of a sudden you find yourself learning about stuff you'd never think was interesting. And it's funny how the guys producing the movies get expert-advisors for all the big scenes and still end up missing small details the pros react to immediately.

My heart melted when he said they also do everything they can to save the animals as well. What a good guy!

"Wait, check the doorknob." "To see if it's hot?" "Sure, but it could also be unlocked..." The wisdom of experience lol

Can we just take a second to talk about how flawless his waves are🌊🌊🌊

Steve Buscemi was indeed a firefighter. Actually went back to his old FD for September 11th, 2001. He just doesn't talk about it much because he doesn't want recognition for it. Great video!

Dogs originally ran ahead of the horse carriages and acted as a sort of siren, barking and moving people out of the way so the horses could get through

Him saying he may be in the "dad bod edition" of the firefighter calendar was hilarious! He seems like a genuine and humble hero. Thank you sir for your service!!!

A lot of people don't know that Jack Nicholson ALSO used to be a firefighter.. sort of. He was a volunteer firefighter when he was younger and funny enough when he did The Shining had to go through the wooden doors they first put up a fake door and no one knew that Nicholson used to be a volunteer firefighter and he went through the door in seconds so they put up REAL wooden doors. That's why that scene feels so real. You are actually seeing Jack Nicholson breaking down a real wooden door with a REAL fire axe

He's matter of fact but not boring. I'm inspired by anyone who's truly passionate and invested in what they do

My father-in-law is a retired firefighter. As this guy said you have to check there IS a floor before going forward. He once pulled back his buddy because the room didn't feel right. They had almost no visibility and later found out a huge section of the floor was missing. He's the calmest person I know.

As a firefighter, I absolutely love this. Thank you for representing our brother(and sister)hood and for what we stand for. 👍🏽

Funfact: the first ladder 49 scene where Joaquin Phoenix is going over the roof is a pretty spot on reenactment of a 1991 rescue by the FDNY

I'm very impressed he knew about the Dalmatians calming down horses. Not how many people, let alone firefighters knew that, but great to know he knows his history. And I love how he talked about everything was team-based.

I feel like Backdraft is to firefighters what Top Gun is to fighter pilots. They may not be that realistic, but they still make the profession look cool.

I don't even live on the same continent as this firefighter, yet the way he spoke made me somehow feel safer (as in, well taken care of by professionals) in case of a fire. I have mad respect for people like him, true heroes.

I love the repetition of “preserving life” as a value... wish other civil service offices got this memo.