Tag Archives: NFFF

Firefighter Paul Keating

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

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

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

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

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

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 Louis Arena

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Louis Arena, 32, had been an FDNY firefighter for six years. He was also a gourmet chef who could repair anything. His second job was doing the detail woodwork on yachts. Arena met his wife when he was nine, and … Continue reading →

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Lt. Michael Warchola

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

The last tour of duty for Lt. Michael Warchola was to have been September 13, 2001, when he was scheduled to retire after 24 years in the FDNY. When the Slovakian Prime Minister came a year later to run … Continue reading →

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Lt. Vincent Giammona

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

September 11, 2001 was the 40th birthday of Lieutenant Vincent Giammona. Just four days earlier, Giammona was on Coney Island with his wife and two youngest daughters. Having taken in the aquarium, they were headed back home when he turned … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Faustino Apostol, Jr.

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Faustino Apostol (“Faust”), was a firefighter with 28 years on the force. On the morning of 9/11, he was on duty with Engine 24/Ladder 5 in SoHo. He was the chief aide for Battalion Two. His first two grandsons were … Continue reading →

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B. C. Richard Prunty

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Battalion Chief Richard Prunty, 57, had been a firefighter for 33 years. His daughter writes in the NFFF Fallen Heroes listing that her father can be seen in the lobby of 1 WTC in the footage shot by Jules … Continue reading →

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B. C. William McGovern

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

Battalion Chief William McGovern, 49, will begin the listings for the men of Battalion Two. In total, B2 lost 23 members on 9/11. In 1988, McGovern and another firefighters crawled low through smoke to find and rescue two young siblings. … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Sean Tallon

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Dawn Siebel

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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