While Sept. 11 helped embellish the already heroic image of firefighters, "Ladder 49" doesn't owe any direct debt to such recent events. It plays, rather, like an old-fashioned, by-the-numbers drama ...

Some lucky firefighters attending the Firehouse World Exposition and Conference in San Diego were treated to a special screening of Ladder 49 Tuesday evening, which featured a lively Question and ...

Paying tribute to some of America’s bravest, the firefighter film “Ladder 49” (search) starring John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix could heat up the screen at theaters this weekend. But it’s just as ...

Joaquin Phoenix stars in last year's solid action hit about a firefighter whose career plays out in flashbacks while he's trapped inside a burning building. John Travolta co-stars as the mentor who ...

Firefighter Gregory Shepherd breaks down firefighting scenes from movies and TV, including 'The King of Staten Island,' 'Ladder 49,' 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,' 'Backdraft,' 'Mr. Deeds' and ...

Robert Apodaca, one of the youngest fire chiefs in Arizona, has won the grand prize in the Firehouse.com 'Ladder 49' VIP Extra Contest. Baltimore, MD (May 28) -- Robert Apodaca, one of the youngest ...

In the opening scene, fireman Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix) and other members of Ladder 49 enter a huge burning building. Conflagration has engulfed the edifice and the men search, eventually ...