Tim Brown is a 20 year decorated FDNY Firefighter who was a first responder to the 9/11 attack where he lost 93 of his friends including several of his best friends. 00:00 - Episode preview 02:00 - Intro 04:00 - Childhood 10:27 - Importance of strong role models and mentorship 15:00 - Taking the oath 25:07 - Average day as a NYC firefighter 30:07 - Compartmentalizing seeing bad things/ bleeding into personal life 37:29 - First traumatic day 45:31 - Death is part of the job 50:53 - Special Operations Rescue 3 01:04:41 - 9/11 start 01:15:29 - Chris Blackwell 01:23:50 - Terry Hatton 01:33:38 - Mike Lynch 02:02:24 - Capt Patrick “Paddy” Brown 02:13:56 - 9/12 and days after 02:30:22 - Impact to faith 02:39:29 - Conspiracies 02:42:22 - Proudest moment of Tim’s life 02:46:50 - What does death teach you about life? 02:50:42 - Tunnel to Towers 02:56:09 - Navy SEAL Chris Chambers 02:58:00 - Outro Credits: Capt Patrick Brown video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1z8N1Kr6BU&t=1s Photos courtesy of Tim Brown Intro music: Filaments- Scott Buckley