Category: EMS

Trump meets with Long Island family of brothers who fell on 9/11

Trump meets with Long Island family of brothers who fell on 9/11

Inside the Holy Grail of 9/11 documents

April 9, 2014 A few months ago, after nearly a decade of contentious litigation and with many conspiracy theories spawned, the Pentagon released the Holy Grail of Sept. 11th, 2001, documents: transcripts from the emergency conference calls initiated by the National Military Command Center. For years, the government insisted that the entire conference was classified […]

Real-Life Heroes of September 11, 2001

Many put their own lives on the line to save others during and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The 9/11 attacks resulted in thousands of deaths and unspeakable devastation. But among the people affected were several who demonstrated real-life heroism. Here are a few groups and individuals whose bravery and commitment to helping others was evident on […]

FIRST CHIEF ON THE SCENE

09/01/2002 JOSEPH PFEIFER On the morning of Septem- ber 11, I responded to a call for an odor of gas in the street at West Bernard and Church streets, about 12 blocks from the incident. A plane flew overhead—that was very unusual for Manhattan—and passed to our west toward the World Trade Center, aimed straight […]

Jon Stewart Receives FDNY Legend’s Coat In Emotional Moment Before Blasting Lawmakers At 9/11 Hearing

JUNE 11, 2019 – 3:45 PM NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — An emotional Jon Stewart, who was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a Congressional hearing on the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, was given the turnout coat of FDNY legend Ray Pfeifer, who died from 9/11-related cancer two years ago. Pfeifer, who served more than 27 years with the FDNY, was […]

Deceased EMT’s brother graduates as FDNY EMS

June6, 2019 Magee Hickey WPIX11 BROOKLYN — There was only one close family member missing when 32-year-old Joel Rosado received his certificate at the FDNY EMS Promotion and Graduation ceremony. Amid shouts and cheers of “Yadi, Yadi,” Joel’s big sister, Yadira Arroyo, was very much present in the hearts and minds of everyone there, in […]