Man Alive: The Bronx Is Burning (Part 2 of 4) FDNY 1972

The New York City Fire Department has appeared in numerous films and television shows in recent years. One of the earliest was the 1972 documentary Man Alive: The Bronx is Burning, for BBC Television. It was screened in the United Kingdom on September 27, 1972 and followed firefighters from a fire house in the South Bronx: Battalion 27, Ladder 31 and Engine 82. It chronicled the appalling conditions the firefighters worked in with roughly one emergency call per hour, and the high rates of arson and malicious calls.

[@wannabenj]

What a shame.They should have let this place burn.These fire fighters put their lives on the line to put out these fires and along the way they were shot at,false alarms,people driving like lunatics,double parking,kids launching bottles and bricks as they drove by.They get there and the have to deal with either false alarms or the houses totally engulfed.People were buring the buildings for insurance money.My uncle who worked in the Bronx used to tell us stories that the firemen would tell him

[@mrbobsshow]

From 6pm to 11pm 14 fires??? thats almost 3 a hr how the hell do they get to all of them ? Man these guys are something

[@dirtywater5336]

im glad they finally put this on youtube in its entirety. there was some asshole on ebay trying to sell it for $40, claiming he owned the rights to it

[@lisathompson4452]

I would love to get a copy of this with better resolution. It's sad and yet fascinating at the same time.

[@StocktonFireHistory]

Unfortunately this is the best quality copy I could find.

[@lisathompson4452]

Thank you!

[@lisathompson4452]

I appreciate the fact you posted it!

[@Wa3ypx]

want to step into the time machine and go back there to work! this was the golden years!