Nikki Hartung

Italian American Anna is a fresh-faced and headstrong new arrival, drunk on a romantic image of Italy - and her new life starts here. Anna wants to break free of the baggage she thinks is holding her back, to find the 'real' Italy. But is this the same place she’d always dreamed of?

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.