The John J。 Harvey fireboat was the largest， fastest， shiniest fireboatof its time， but by 1995， the city didn't need old fireboats anymore。 So the Harvey retired， until a group of friends decided to save it from the scrap heap。 Then， one sunny September day in 2001， something so horrible happened that the whole world shook。 And a call came from the fire department， asking if the Harvey could battle the roaring flames。 In this inspiring true story， Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life and proves that old heroes never die。