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Book Title:Rising from Ground Zero: 9/11 and the FDNY's Path through Crisis to Transformation
Author:Gregory P. Shea
Co-Authors:Paul Brown, André Kotzé
Published:2026
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Rising from Ground Zero presents the story of the FDNY, a proud, long standing, and widely respected organization that suffered intense systemic shock on September 11, 2001. Using over 90 hours of never-before-published author-conducted responder interviews, mainly FDNY firefighters, this book relates the story of the organization's transformation, how it battled through the crisis, managed the aftermath, and constructed the future. The interviews provide provide the basis for lessons (often starkly concrete) offered by the authors to all those, especially leaders, facing crisis or seeking fundamental organizational change. The book helps readers to see, learn, and apply lessons in crisis management, leading in prolonged hard times, and succeeding in organizational change.