Overview

Members of the Newark Fire Department were in a unique position to view the tragedy of the Newark riots as they unfolded around them. Primarily based on interviews with Newark firefighters who lived through the disturbances, this book recounts the experiences of the men who responded to the pulled fireboxes, fought the fires, and endured the wrath of rioters.

Perspective

The view is at ground level, eye to eye with the disaster that engulfed Newark those four hot July nights in 1967.

Additional Content

Included is an appendix containing the verbatim journal entries of twelve of the companies that responded to the fires and other emergencies handled by the NFD during the disturbances that July.