A firefighter purposefully depicting two races and representative of the different ethnicities of the force, catches falling figures from the towers. The hand in the foreground is large to show his strength and willingness to be present. His other hand and arm is a fire truck, a tool which is an extension of himself and symbol of the job. The firefighter wades through water, struggling against a force, approaching an epic disaster. Horizontal and vertical lines in the upper right corner signify the architecture of the city. It is expressionistically painted to convey raw emotion.