9/11/01 ... The day dawned sunny & warm. To me, the day seemed normal. I happened to be off of work & planned to go watch our tower ladder get tested with the rest of the ground ladders. I didn't have the Tv or radio on. I went to the local WAWA store for my coffee & newspaper. As i walked in, a guy I knew came out all excited. He said a plane just crashed into the Twin Towers. Being close to New York, I figured that we might be needed to either respond or to cover a department.…

They say "Never Forget", as if we could. Today started like any day, just like it did on that day; the difference is that today we hold a memory of loss and grief mixed with pride and outrage.

I light a candle in my heart for those that we had worked with at Windows on the World and Wild Blue and for the families, colleagues and friends of all the victims; whether they were heroes or just every day people living their every day lives, until there was no more time.…

My story begins on the night of September 10th 2001. I was working as a truck driver for a local towing company, it was my night on call and it had been a busy one. Several breakdowns and a couple of heavy duty tows had kept me up most of the night, I finally was able to go home about 0630 on the 11th. I remember the sun was already up, and thinking to myself it was going to be a beautifully clear day, and it seemed a waste that I was going to sleep the day away. I had told the boss that…

To all of "My Firefighters" and their families:

Although each of you is in my thoughts and prayers every single day of the year, September 11th is especially difficult for us all, I think. So many lost in the blink of an eye... in front of the world.

Tomorrow morning, I will be at work at the bookstore and I know that the same thing will happen at the same time as it did six years ago. It will hit me that there was a tragedy of unfathomable proportions on American soil. I will…

I am looking for any information in regards to training in extrication. I am putting together a power-point on extrication advances and information on new cars. Any help would be great.

Greg Renucci…

I am 47 I have been assocated with the fire services and EMS field for 29 years.

I started with the Danbury Fire Department, (which is about 50 miles south of Houston Texas) before i was 18, we did not have a Jr. group, Dad was a firefighter (he rose to the rank of Fire Chief later) and i wanted to help.

my first respose was to a concrete truck overturned and we helped get the concrete out of it so that it could be lifted.

my job was to direct traffic, it was also my…

How many ppl have forgoten. I now i have not for got about that day. Lets all rember are fallin brothers it will be 6 years let me now how menny still rember or have you forgotin that day.