I set out to discover as much as I can, never realizing at the time the complexity of the job or how captivating it would become, the tight-knit community I was allowed to enter, the tragedy, and the humor, the honesty and openness, the help I would receive and… the friendships. What a bunch they are.
Alan Jacobs
 
About the book

Photo book about Chicago fire fighters
For five years, author and photographer Alan “Jake” Jacobs has spent countless days and nights on the streets of Chicago as he was allowed entry into the close-knit groups of the city's fire fighters, sharing in the complexity, the quiet giving, the traditions, humor, pride, and the dedication. Motivated by 9/11 he set out to understand and explain the people and their work.

His new book, Thank God for These Guys: Chicago’s Firemen on the Job, featuring over 250 unique photographs representing the most intimate moments in the lives of these often invisible men and women, is available from MT Publishing and from Amazon.com.

Order your copy from MT Publishing today.

Read the Chicago Sun Times review.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 12 October 2008 )
 
From the Forward
I think his endeavor to show the faces of those who protect life and property, is a great way to make the public aware of the work we firefighters perform, and the character we truly have.
Robert S. Hoff
Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner
Bureau of Operations, CFD
Last Updated ( Monday, 28 May 2007 )
 
From the Forward
We look at each other and find strength, not weakness…….. Faith, not fear…….. Unity,…… not division.
Raymond Orozco
Fire Commissioner, City of Chicago
Last Updated ( Monday, 28 May 2007 )