Firefighter Ruane is haunted by his idealistic actions in 1971, as he struggles with the guilt of having traded tours with a young firefighter lost to the rubble of the WTC. Unable to face his family and unwilling to heed the advice of his Lieutenant and go home and rest he pushes him self to continue on. When his company is called to fight their first fire since 10 days of digging, he finds redemption when he rescues a woman trapped in the building and in the act of saving a life he remembers who he is and what he stands for and is finally able to go home to his family.