Joshua Axelrod, Military Times May 15, 2019, 10:09 AM Shaun Donovan served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and hoped to join the New York Fire Department after leaving the Navy. But, at 35, Donovan was too old by six months and 25 days for the job, the FDNY said. But other fire departments aren’t […]
By Stephanie Pagones May 13, 2019 | 6:05am A terrorist’s bomb has just reverberated through a Brooklyn commuter tunnel at the height of the Wednesday morning rush, clouding the already dark passage with smoke and wounding several. With the FDNY still racing to the rescue, another call crackles over the radio: A large boat hosting a […]
MAY 10, 2019 – 4:21 PM Original story credit NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The NYPD held a ceremony Friday to honor officers who had died of September 11-related illnesses. During the ceremony, the names of 47 fallen NYPD officers who worked at Ground Zero following the fall of the twin towers were added to a […]
September 11, 2018 Original Story Credit NEW YORK (KGO) — The TSA released a new chilling video of first responders and 911 calls compiled from September 11, 2001 as the country marked the 17th anniversary of the attacks in New York City. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks on 9/11, when international terrorism hit […]
February 16, 2019 By Shannon Van Sant Original Story Credit The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund is cutting its payouts in half for some and by as much as 70 percent for others, as the fund faces a surge in claims ahead of its expiration date in December 2020. The fund, which was opened in […]
By BRIAN NIEMIETZ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS APR 29, 2019 | 7:00 AM Original story credit The first Tony Award of 2019 goes to … the Fire Department of New York’s Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9. While Tony nominations won’t be announced until Tuesday, some of New York’s Bravest can count on being honored at Radio City […]
Original Story Credit CBS May 4, 2019 at 5:54 pm FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A special honor was given on Long Island in memory of an FDNY firefighter who died of cancer after working at Ground Zero in the days following the September 11 terror attacks. The corner of Rita Place and Crestwood Boulevard in Farmingdale […]
By Jack J. Murphy A Fire Department of New York (FDNY) 9/11 icon from the French video tape of that day passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015. Battalion 1 Chief Larry Byrnes retired from the FDNY in 1999 after 42 years of service. Yet on 9/11 this did not deter him from responding. On the famous […]
Publication: The Southampton Press By Amanda Bernocco Jun 8, 2016 11:05 AM Original story credit though he was retired, former Fire Department of New York Battalion 1 Chief Larry Byrnes of Hampton Bays immediately jumped in his car and rushed into lower Manhattan after learning about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.As soon as he […]
Firefighter Larry Byrnes (6/49) at Twin Towers on 9/11 by Frank Fitzgerald, April, 2002 In a recent phone conversation, retired firefighter Larry Byrnes mentioned that he had fought “a half dozen fires” in the Twin Towers, saying that most did not even make it into the papers. Returning from a vacation in Europe, as his […]