In Ladder 49 , Tommy Drake , after sustaining a terrible injury , continues firefighting .
As the years go by , Jack suffers some traumatic experiences , including rescuing a man from the ledge of a burning high-rise building in Downtown Baltimore , and witnessing another friend and fellow firefighter from Ladder 49 , Tommy Drake ( Morris Chestnut ) , suffer severe burns following a steam explosion at an industrial building who continues firefighting even after sustaining such a terrible injury .
Ladder 49