Twenty years ago Ron Howard made Backdraft, a visually stunning triumph of special effects that is remembered far more for its arresting firey set-pieces than its converging humanist plot-lines. But ...

Donald S. Rimgale was a Chicago firefighter and fire investigator who inspired the character played by Robert De Niro in “Backdraft,” the 1991 movie set and filmed in Chicago. “He was really just ...

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A rookie firefighter tries to earn the respect of his older brother and other firefighters while taking part in an investigation of a string of arson/murders. This detailed look into the duties and ...