The Fire This Time

The horrible fires that have been burning in Ocean County this week, with enormous personal losses, remind us of the amazing sacrifices firefighters make.
Far from trivializing this very real horror, I'd like to recommend the one movie I've seen in years that apparently is accurate in capturing what fire and rescue personnel endure in trying to save lives.
"World Trade Center,'' from Oliver Stone, is a measured and faithful to the facts movie about two actual Port Authority police officers' ordeal as they lay trapped in the rubble of a fallen World Trade Center building. While rescuers struggled to save the men, they gave each other hope and the will to survive until they were reached.
It's a no-frills movie that really hits home this week.