PA Site of 9/11 Crash Gets WTC Beam

"I couldn't have dreamed this would turn out any better, all the brotherhood coming down from New York and New Jersey and showing up here to pay their respects," said Shanksville Fire Chief Terry Shaffer...

New York Search and Rescue Team Heads to Gulf Coast

"Entire towns were wiped out," Downey recalled yesterday, as he and more than 30 New York City firefighters and police officers headed south again, this time in anticipation of Hurricane Gustav. Forecasters predicted Gustav would hit the Gulf Coast region tomorrow...

FDNY Donates To Wounded Warriors Project

"The FDNY’s been right there from day one, saying, ‘You know what? When they come, we're gonna be there for you. We’re gonna go down to Walter Reed, we're gonna thank them for their service,” said Tony Ntellas of the Wounded Warriors Project. “When they come up to New York, we want to be the first ones when these warriors get off the plane to shake their hands."...

FDNY Aid Fisherman, Queens Family

"The waves were hitting them," Senatore said. "They were getting blasted." The firefighters rushed to the scene and pulled the victims into a rescue boat...

9/11 Group to Help Town Rebuild

Volunteers will begin work Thursday and wrap up Sept. 7 as the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks approaches. Volunteers will be led by New York City firefighters — some of whom previously visited Greensburg — and will include others affected by the attacks...

Retired FDNY Chief to Speak at 9/11 Remembrance

"After about 26 hours, the last successful rescue mission was made," Hayden said. "Then we went into recovery mode. We were operating in a manner that is safer for firefighters." Hayden added that with rescue missions, firefighters are at a higher risk of getting hurt or dying,

due to collapsing parts of a building...

We've Waited Long Enough for a 9/11 Memorial

The Memorial, which will occupy half of the original 16-acre World Trade Center site, will be the heart of the rebuilt site. The vast majority of all Americans and stakeholders in the project clearly see its completion as the No. 1 priority. They are owed some promise of a timely opening...

Local Stations Will Still Air 9/11 Ceremony

Though plans are still being firmed up, every station in town is preparing to carry the ceremony live and uninterrupted.  "The plan is, we are planning to go up and stay on until the ceremony ends," Ch. 7 news director Kenny Plotnik said Tuesday...

History Plans 9/11 Special with 1st-Person Videos

Meanwhile, six blocks south, another camera follows firefighters trudging toward the flaming towers, as radio communications from the 72^nd floor call for reinforcements to help put out the inferno above...

Met's Greats Show FDNY's Squad 288 They Care

"Fans cheered people like me and Tom and called us celebrities or stars," said Darryl Strawberry, who used to wallop baseballs with a legendary swing into the cheap seats of Shea. "People throw around the word hero a little too loosely. I'm no hero. These guys are heroes. Those 19 guys on the wall were true heroes."...