now his son brendan is stepping into his boots. >> ...firefighter brendan stackpole! [ cheers and applause ] >> brendan is the son of captain timothy stackpole, whose story of courage and determination epitomizes the fdny. in 1998, tim stackpole was one of 200 firefighters answering the call of a five-alarm fire in east new york, brooklyn. two of his fellow firefighters died battling the blaze, and tim was badly hurt. three years of painful rehab followed, and he was back on the job and promoted to captain on september 10, 2001. >> please, please send somebody! >> the following day, he rushed in again to save lives, this tim left behind his wife, tara, and four children, including 9-year-old brendan. so, what's it like coming here, knowing your dad started here? name's on a plaque there. what's it feel like? >> it's a great honor, you know? i've been waiting my whole life for this. since i was kid, you know, it was highly influenced on me. i knew no other way. there was no other job i wanted or thought of. as a kid, the joy it gave my father and then he influenced on h