Into the Fire, the 90-minute documentary funded and presented by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, will have an encore presentation on Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. EST on The History Channel.

Originally released in October, the documentary features first-hand accounts from firefighters who have dedicated their lives to protecting others and “…captures the exhilaration, heartbreak and joy of the self-proclaimed ‘ordinary people’ who have chosen this difficult and dangerous career, even as tightening budgets and increasing demands add to the challenges of the job,” according to reviewers.

Introduced by actor Gary Sinise, the film offers a glimpse inside fire station camaraderie, detailing the humor and fierce loyalty shared by the firefighters of an engine company. While many of their stories recount the thrill of saving a life, just as many are haunted by the victims and colleagues they were unable to save. Among the film’s participants are:

• Washington, D.C., Firefighter Tomi Rucker, who recalls responding to the crash of a passenger jet into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
• Firefighter Mike Perry, of New Auburn, Wis., who speaks about the quirks of responding to local emergencies in his small Midwestern community, from putting out fires to helping his neighbor’s distraught goose.
• Los Angeles Firefighter/Paramedic Bryan Howard, a former high school football star who was a member of the fire and rescue team responding to the Northridge earthquake of 1994, the most costly quake in U.S. history.
• Chicago Firefighter Ray Caballero, was severely burned during a rescue a few years ago and almost died, but returned to serve the department again after a nine-month recovery.
• Firefighter Rick Smith of Ipswich, Mass., a 20-year veteran who how he responded alone, due to understaffing, to a fire in which a woman and two children died.
• Firefighter Keith Walker of Alexandria, Va., who discusses growing up in inner city Washington, D.C., surrounded by drugs and crime and overcoming these challenges to become a respected firefighter and community leader.
• San Francisco Capt. Gerry Shannon (Ret.), who describes a race against time to rescue a woman trapped in a collapsed building after the 1989 earthquake.
• Superintendent Brit Rosso of the Arrowhead Hot Shots of Kings Canyon, Calif., who has been with the U.S. Forest Service for more than 20 years and leads a 20-person wildland firefighting crew.

Beginning Feb. 1, the Into the Fire DVD will be available for purchase at www.firemansfund.com/heritage for $14.99. For each DVD sold, $7 will be directed to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s efforts to provide firefighters with equipment. DVD purchasers may elect to direct a portion of this amount ($5) to their local fire department via a drop-down menu organized by zip code.