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Tag Archives: 9/11
Firefighter Gregory Saucedo
Gregory Saucedo, 31, was the bench-press champ of Ladder 5. This 10-year FDNY veteran was also an avid and tireless runner who spent his last hour sprinting up and down the stairs of the North Tower aiding victims. He was … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Paul Keating
Paul Keating, 38, performed his first life-saving rescue just weeks after graduating the academy in 1995, but it was from water not fire. A strong swimmer, he pulled a drowning man from the ocean in New Jersey, administered CPR, and … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Thomas Hannafin
Thomas Hannafin was a 10-year veteran. His brother Kevin, an FDNY firefighter based in Brooklyn, was searching the ruins with other surviving members of Ladder 5 when they found the body of Thomas and four other members of the company. … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Andrew Brunn
Andrew Brunn, 28, loved to surf and skateboard. At 6’2”, he had a formidable presence. Beginning his career with the City of New York as a police officer in 1993, he joined the FDNY in May, 2001, because he … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Sean Tallon
Sean Tallon of Ladder 10 was a USMC reservist and a 26-year-old probationary firefighter, just a few weeks away from the end of his training. He was ready for the next challenge of his life, which was to fall … Continue reading →
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Lt. Stephen Harrell
Lt. Stephen Harrell, 44, liked to sing. One dream he nurtured was to have one of the songs he wrote professionally recorded. He was a natural musician who could play half-a-dozen instruments. Along with this brother Harvey, Lt. Harrell was … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Paul Pansini
Paul Pansini had spent his entire 11-year FDNY career at Engine Co. 10. Although only 34, this longevity made him one of the senior men at the house. That morning he had volunteered to fill in with Engine Co … Continue reading →
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Firefighter Jeffrey Olsen
Jeffrey Olsen, 31, took the FDNY entrance test when he was 18 and then had to wait nearly ten years for an opening. It was the job he wanted most, so he waited. Just a couple months before 9/11, Olsen … Continue reading →
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Lt. Gregg Atlas
Lt. Gregg Atlas, 44, had three brothers who were firefighters. He had joined the FDNY 20 years earlier and was assigned to Engine Co. 10 after making Lieutenant in 1994. He wasn’t ready to retire because “he’d miss all the … Continue reading →
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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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