Firefighter Stephen Belson

Made an honorary Irishman by the Consulate General of Ireland, Stephen Belson, 51, spent 23 years in the FDNY, most of them at Ladder 24. Nicknamed “Mr. Ladder 24,” he could back a fire engine into the station in five seconds flat. His last job was as a driver to Battalion Chief Orio Palmer, whom he drove to the WTC that morning.