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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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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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