Posts Tagged: World Trade Center
A sick mind wanders…
Every morning I see these faces, my thoughts go back to that day and the great acts that these men carried out.
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UPDATE: Steelton, PA Fire Department bounces Emilio Hall, firefighter who claimed he was FDNY member trapped on 9-11. Hall is currently in jail.
Mayor and chief who were criticized after December article have modified their response.
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Pennsylvania volunteer’s story about being an FDNY firefighter trapped in 9-11 rubble questioned. Steelton mayor & chief questioned about comments to newspaper.
FDNY says they have never had a firefighter named Emilio Hall.
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FDNY BABY ! FIRE CRITIC, DAVE STATTER AND IRONFIREMEN.COM VISIT NEW YORK
It's the hardest thing I've ever done yet somewhere deep down, somewhere deep down in your soul and out of that stairwell, you find the strength the keep climbing. It transforms you. I was in that stairwell climbing but I was also somewhere far away. Sweating, out of breath and burning with pain yet at peace.
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Video: NFFF 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Links to video & articles from 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs around the country.
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Empire State of Mind (Part II). Download this tune & support NFFF.
State Farm video by Spike Lee.
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September 11, 2001
A reporter's view from the Pentagon.
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What are you doing tomorrow? Here’s one idea.
Find a 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb near you.
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Ray’s Story
"There's a lot of guys that are sick on this job. A lot of guys."
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Worse that we thought!
Why are we surprised that wireless telephone service was overloaded, but tweets and snarky photos got through after the great Virgina trembler?
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It’s only been ten years. What’s the rush?
This week, despite this “anecdotal” evidence to the contrary, a review by NIOSH determined there exists too little scientific evidence linking cancer to time spent amid the dust and wreckage at Ground Zero. Cited in the failure to link was “a lack of research.”
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FDNY Fire Truck Used On 9/11 Lowered Into Museum
On September 11, 2001, a truck with firefighters from Ladder Company 3 responded to the World Trade Center to evacuate people during the terrorist attacks.
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Coming to Baltimore: Better Angels: The Firefighters of 9/11.
A must see at Firehouse Expo.
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Remembering 41 EMS responders who died at WTC, including a hero from Prince William County, Virginia
Remembering the on-duty, off-duty and volunteer ems responders who perished at WTC.
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A Long Island fire department’s clear message to OBL. Plus, the view from a Manhattan firehouse.
More reaction from firefighters to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
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UPDATE: Ad agency pulls controversial 9-11 poster involving FDNY firefighter/model who wasn’t there. Another lesson in public relations.
Even a company in the image business couldn't immediately figure out what this was doing to its own image.
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Video: Friday’s NFFF/FDIC 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
You can host a 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb in your commnunity.
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A must read story: FDNY firefighter/model who wasn’t there blows whistle on law firm’s WTC ad.
Firefighter wasn't at WTC for 9-11 despite what ad says.
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Fukushima 50 …
Yea... I'm here and back at Lucky #13 on duty today.
As usual, I was simply "swamped" over 4 day break and didn't find the time to check in.
When I say "swamped", I mean that literally. I've been knee deep in mud and muck for about as long as I…
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The Daily Show: 9/11 First Responders React to the Lame as F@#k Congress
The other day, I posted Jon Stewart's Lame as F@#k Congress. The feature on the Daily Show was an eye opener for many and focused on the Republicans who killed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
The show below shows four 9/11 First Responders giving their thoughts on the Filibuster by Republicans.
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Republicans Kill the 9/11 Health Bill – Lame-as-F@#k Congress
Who better to explain what happened and expose the GOP leaders who continue to utilize 9/11 to seem compassionate all the while not giving a damn about the first responders who worked at Ground Zero than Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. Even if this is Political humor, the humor is typically not to far from the truth.
The House bill passed at 268 to 160 (17 Republicans voting for the bill and 157 against). Only 3 Democrats voted against the House Bill.
The Senate bill failed. The vote was 57-42, short of the 60 votes in favor needed to proceed under Senate rules.
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Remembering September 11th
Some of the firefighters in my department were in Middle or High School when the attacks occurred. It is hard to imagine their thoughts on the day.
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World Trade Center steel arrives in Arlington County, Virginia
Beam escorted from Brooklyn to Arlington County Fire Department Station 5 near the Pentagon.
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Quick Takes
Fire & EMS news for Wednesday.
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Shock … followed by purposeful action