Tag Archives: WTC

Engine Co. 217

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

Engine 219 had a few runs in Brooklyn after the first plane hit. Like other Brooklyn companies, the call came seconds after the second plane strike. As they headed to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, E219 was diverted to a reported … Continue reading →

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Firefighter John Chipura

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

John Chipura, 39, was a Marine from 1980 to 1987. He survived the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut but it was three days before he could get word to his family that he was safe. For them, 9/11 … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Frank Palombo

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

Frank Palombo, 46, joined the FDNY in 1979.  In 1985, Palombo and his wife both joined the Neocatechumenal Way and then had ten children over the next 14 years. He believed each of them was an “undeserved gift from God.” … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Dennis O’Berg

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

Dennis O’Berg, 28, a probie, was only six weeks out of the Fire Academy and married just 11 months. He was an accountant for a year before changing his mind and entering his father’s profession. He loved his new job. … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Henry Miller, Jr.

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

Henry Miller Jr., 52, was with Ladder 105 for 28 years. Three separate times he declined to retire because he loved being a firefighter. Just as he had for the 1993 WTC bombing, Miller chauffered 105’s hook and ladder to … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Thomas R. Kelly

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

Thomas R. Kelly’s father and brother were also members of the FDNY. Kelly himself was an EMT before joining up. With a public moniker of the “Dean Street Heroes,” Ladder 105 in Park Slope is known within the department as … Continue reading →

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Capt. Vincent Brunton

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

For Captain Vincent Brunton, 43, 1979 was an auspicious year. He got married, joined the FDNY and became a father for the first time. Commissioner Von Essen said at Vinnie’s funeral that “only exceptional captains went back to lead the … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Neil Leavy

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

Neil Leavy, 34, graduated with a degree in finance and was a commodities trader in the World Trade Center for several years before he gave it up to join the FDNY. He had always wanted to be “where the action … Continue reading →

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Firefighter Steven Coakley

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

Steven Coakley, 36, had just finished his shift that morning when he jumped on the truck into Manhattan. Apparently he worked a lot of double shifts. It was his practice to work back-to-back as often as he could for the … Continue reading →

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Lt. Kenneth Phelan

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Dawn Siebel

When Lt. Kenneth Phelan, 41, was made Lieutenant in 2000, he asked to be assigned to Engine Company 217, the “Smokebusters,” in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, his father’s old house. Along with his brother, Phelan had first joined the NYPD in 1981 … Continue reading →

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