Monthly Archives: April 2014

Engine Co. 6, Pumper

The remains of Engine 6 Pumper are on display in the New York State Museum in Albany. One of the first to respond that day. Engine 6 Pumper was especially designed to fight fires in skyscrapers, especially the WTC. www.nysm.nysed.gov/wtc/rescue/pumper.html

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Firefighter William Johnston

William Johnston, 31, was an ironworker for the Transit Authority like his father, maintaining the elevated tracks in the system until an opening in the FDNY became available in 1999. Normally based with Engine 276 in Brooklyn, Billy was on … Continue reading

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Firefighter Thomas Holohan

His grandfather had been an FDNY Battalion Chief who died the year he was born. Thomas Holohan, 36, grew up hearing stories about when horses pulled the fire trucks and a plane crashed into the Empire State Building. He was … Continue reading

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Firefighter Paul Beyer

Firefighter Paul Beyer, 37, had just begun building his family’s “dream house” that July. The windows were done, the garage was built, and he was still bricking in the chimney on 9/11. Beyer had joined the FDNY in 1993 after … Continue reading

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Lt. Thomas O’Hagan

Lt. Thomas O’Hagan, 43, came from a family filled with police officers but he always wanted to be a firefighter, even after he attacked his first fire at age seven and burned his pants and himself as he attempted to … Continue reading

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Firefighter Eric Olsen

Eric Olsen, 41, collected vintage cars, with a special fondness for Cadillacs from the 40s. He was off-duty that morning with plans to tinker on one of his cars with his friend, Arthur Barry. Instead they both suited up and … Continue reading

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Firefighter Douglas Oelschlager

Douglas Oelschlager, 36 had been a volunteer firefighter for almost two decades before joining the FDNY in 2000. On rotation from Ladder Co. 7, on 9/11, he had just finished his night shift at Ladder 6 on Canal, and arrived … Continue reading

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Firefighter Scott Larsen

Scott Larsen’s fourth child was born on September 13th. He loved being a father. He would speed home from the firehouse to play with his kids, 9,8 and 5. In warm weather they would take to their bikes or rollerblades. … Continue reading

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Firefighter Scott Kopytko

Scott Kopytko, 32, was once a commodities broker at the World Trade Center. He had joined the FDNY in 1998. On 9/11 he was only a couple credits shy of getting a Masters in Finance from St. John’s University, but … Continue reading

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Firefighter Thomas Kelly

Firefighter Thomas W. Kelly, 50, “bled Dodgers blue so truly that he paid $1,420 for an original seat from Ebbets Field.” Nicknamed “Mr. Dependable” at the firehouse, he was a mentor to the probies. Thirty years earlier, in September of … Continue reading

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