On the day after 9/11, Steve Buscemi just showed up at his old FDNY precinct, Engine Company 55, to volunteer. For several days, he worked 12-hour shifts digging through the rubble of the World Trade Center to search for survivors, declining interviews and publicity for his actions.

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Karn_Evil_Noin@reddit

Steve Buscemi was a good firefighter, and a good man. He w—he is one of us. He’s a man who loves the outdoors, and firefighting. And as an actor he’s explored filming locations from Staten Island all the way to LA and up to…Fargo.

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SouthEastPAjames@reddit

Aww shit, dude i’m sorry….

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Karn_Evil_Noin@reddit

What was that shit about Happy Madison? What the fuck does anything have to do with Happy Madison?

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KelVarnsen_2023@reddit

And pretty much any awesome location where Happy Madison productions will take him.

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2wheelsThx@reddit

Touchdown!..

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BOMBLOADER@reddit

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Random4Skin@reddit

Put me in coach

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XYScooby@reddit

That Animal Blundetto, I guess I’ll say his name.

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rattlehead-deth@reddit

Hero! 🫵

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samplemax@reddit

Donnie, in his element

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ImpressionThis8059@reddit

I remember listening to Howard the day of, and several days after.. he mentioned that Steve showed up with his old gear, and started working immediately. Fucking stud

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Commercial-Expert863@reddit

Isn’t everyone required to know this fact in order to register for a Reddit account

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jaymmm@reddit

FDNY calls their stations firehouses. Precincts are reserved for NYPD

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UrbanAchievers6371@reddit (OP)

What are you, a fucking park ranger now?

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Ok-Description-4640@reddit

This is always my favorite “that celebrity is a real one” story. It’s not about basic manners or courtesy, it’s not about using wealth to be grandly generous, and it’s not a situation where someone simply doesn’t recognize the star. He went out there and did something difficult and necessary.

Grown men also cry.

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Ozatopcascades@reddit

A modern-day Jimmy Stewart.

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jpowell180@reddit

Working hard like an animal, that animal Blundetto!

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Several_Dark_7711@reddit

Sometimes there's a man

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canceroustattoo@reddit

As flawed as The King of Staten Island was, it was nice to see Steve Buscemi play a fire chief. He did really well.

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TheTraveller66@reddit

Way to go Donnie!

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DrG1028@reddit

If you will it, there is no try.

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TheBoromancer@reddit

He is the walrus.

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Mr_Fuzzo@reddit

Donnie was most certainly in his fucking element that day, Walter.

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MehWithaSideofEh@reddit

Donnie in his element.

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Complex_Ingenuity_26@reddit

That was his element.

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OTT_4TT@reddit

Donnie was definitely in his element that day!

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GrimeyJosh@reddit

Sometimes, theres a man…well…hes the man for his time and place…

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FreedomIsLoud@reddit

He fits right in there

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underpanttrousers@reddit

He was like a fireman who wanders in the middle of a disaster zone.

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COSurfing@reddit

Being named Mr. Pink made him stronger.

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foxontherox@reddit

He's a good man.

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poopshooter69420@reddit

Absolutely

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Ozzie889@reddit

And thorough

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ToXicVoXSiicK21@reddit

What the fuck is this guys problem??

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Feisty-Area-1085@reddit

He wasn't listening

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spdelope@reddit

He didn’t fix the cable

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axlgreece5202@reddit

And thurrah.

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SpecificObjective107@reddit

And thorough.

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hornwalker@reddit

Donny, please

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creamcitybrix@reddit

He’s a mailbox pisser!

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AtomicDonut254@reddit

This used to get posted to /r/TIL so often that they had a rule specifically against posting it. I didn't realize that rule wasn't there anymore.

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Objective-Pin-1045@reddit

Do you see what happens, Osama? Do you see what happens why u fuck a stranger in the sad

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strongsilenttypos@reddit

In the sand..sand…. And BTW it’s called a sandy…No one really wants it. …fuck it let’s go Bowling!

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Miami_Vice_75@reddit

That’s very cool if true!

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RobbyWausau@reddit

Did you hear the dude's story?!

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Miami_Vice_75@reddit

😂

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murse_joe@reddit

Are you surprised by my tears, sir?

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Equivalent-Royal-677@reddit

Strong men also cry.

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RobbyWausau@reddit

Fuckin' a man.

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Appropriate-Worry694@reddit

He was definitely in his element

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Jazzlike_Buy547@reddit

He’s out of his element.

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TylerDurdensApathy@reddit

I think that’s the station down by the In-N-Out burger.

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michaltee@reddit

He’s a good man.

And thorough.

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mr_greedee@reddit

imagine coming out of the rubble and Steve Buscemi takes you to safety

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TRDOffRoadGuy@reddit

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MrNice1983@reddit

He’s got buddies who died face down in the muck so you and I can enjoy this family restaurant

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Fit-System-2637@reddit

Way to go Donnie. But for reals.....I have an opinion that he's a pretty solid person. Thank you for posting this. I don't think that I ever heard that story. But, I believe it 100%. Gobble gobble 🦃

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TrainResponsible9714@reddit

Talk about urban achiever

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Forest-Ninja2469@reddit

buy that guy a good sarsaparilla

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jamesmsalt@reddit

What a mensch

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Giltar@reddit

He also showed up early one morning at the Breezy Point firehouse near Far Rockaway in during Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts (2012), to offer moral support and make sure everyone had what they needed. Great guy, he was bombarded with questions and comments about Boardwalk Empire.

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