Emergency workers killed in the September 11 attacks
Of the 2,977 victims killed in the September 11 attacks, 412 were emergency workers in New York City who responded to the World Trade Center. This included:
- 343 firefighters of the New York City Fire Department ;
- 37 police officers of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department ;
- 23 police officers of the New York City Police Department ; and
- 8 emergency medical technicians and paramedics from private emergency medical services
- 1 patrolman from the New York Fire Patrol
New York City Fire Department
There were 75 firehouses in which at least one member was killed. The FDNY also lost its department chief, first deputy commissioner, one of its marshals, one of its chaplains, as well as other administrative or specialty personnel.Operationally and geographically, the department is nominally organized into five borough commands for the five traditional boroughs of New York. Within those borough commands exist nine divisions, each headed by a deputy chief. Within each division operate four to seven battalions, led by a battalion chief and typically consisting of 180–200 firefighters and officers. Each battalion consists of four to eight companies, with a company being led by a captain. He commands three lieutenants and 16–42 firefighters. Last is the unit consisting of the members of the company on call during a given tour, consisting of a lieutenant or a captain plus a number of firefighters depending on the type of unit: three to four on an engine company, five on a ladder company, five for a rescue company, five for a squad company, four in a marine company, and six for the hazardous materials company.
On September 11, the battalion chief of Battalion 1 witnessed American Airlines Flight 11 crash into the North Tower of the World Trade Center and immediately radioed a multiple alarm incident. Over the course of the next three hours, 121 engine companies, 62 ladder companies and 27 fire officers were deployed to the scene. All off-duty firefighters were recalled — the first time the FDNY had issued a total recall in over 30 years. In addition to the regular fire apparatus and personnel assigned to the incident, the FDNY also deployed its only Haz-Mat unit, its mobile command center, its field communications unit, all its five rescue units, both of its high-rise units, six of its seven squad units, and one of its two tactical support units.
Fatalities by fire company
The following list is a tally of the fatalities in each company which responded to the World Trade Center:| Company name | Chiefs | Captains | Lieutenants | Firefighters | Total | Site |
| Battalion 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | North Tower | ||
| Battalion 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | North Tower | ||
| Battalion 4 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Battalion 6 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Battalion 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | South Tower | ||
| Battalion 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | South Tower | ||
| Battalion 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | South Tower | |
| Battalion 11 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Battalion 12 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Battalion 22 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Battalion 43 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Battalion 47 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Battalion 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | North Tower | ||
| Battalion 49 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Battalion 50 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Battalion 57 | 2 | 2 | South Tower | |||
| Division 1 | 2 | 2 | North Tower | |||
| Division 11 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Division 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | North Tower | ||
| Engine 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | North Tower | ||
| Engine 4 | 4 | 4 | North Tower | |||
| Engine 5 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Engine 6 | 3 | 3 | North Tower | |||
| Engine 8 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | North Tower | ||
| Engine 21 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Engine 22 | 4 | 4 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 23 | 4 | 4 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | North Tower | ||
| Engine 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | North Tower | ||
| Engine 37 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Engine 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | South Tower | ||
| Engine 50 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 54 | 4 | 4 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 55 | 1 | 3 | 4 | North Tower | ||
| Engine 58 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 74 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 201 | 1 | 3 | 4 | South Tower | ||
| Engine 205 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 207 | 3 | 3 | North Tower | |||
| Engine 214 | 1 | 3 | 4 | South Tower | ||
| Engine 216 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 217 | 1 | 2 | 3 | South Tower | ||
| Engine 219 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 226 | 3 | 3 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 230 | 1 | 5 | 6 | South Tower | ||
| Engine 235 | 1 | 4 | 5 | South Tower | ||
| Engine 238 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 279 | 3 | 3 | South Tower | |||
| Engine 285 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Haz-Mat 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | North Tower | |
| Ladder 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | South Tower | |
| Ladder 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | North Tower | ||
| Ladder 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 8 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Ladder 9 | 3 | 3 | North Tower | |||
| Ladder 10 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Ladder 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 12 | 2 | 2 | South Tower | |||
| Ladder 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | North Tower | ||
| Ladder 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | North Tower | ||
| Ladder 21 | 6 | 6 | South Tower | |||
| Ladder 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 27 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Ladder 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 38 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Ladder 42 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Ladder 101 | 1 | 6 | 7 | North Tower | ||
| Ladder 105 | 1 | 4 | 5 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 111 | 1 | 1 | North Tower | |||
| Ladder 118 | 1 | 5 | 6 | South Tower | ||
| Ladder 131 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Ladder 132 | 5 | 5 | South Tower | |||
| Ladder 136 | 1 | 1 | South Tower | |||
| Rescue 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | North Tower | |
| Rescue 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | North Tower | ||
| Rescue 3 | 6 | 6 | South Tower | |||
| Rescue 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | South Tower | |
| Rescue 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | North Tower | |
| Special Operations | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | North Tower | |
| Squad 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | South Tower | |
| Squad 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | North Tower | ||
| Squad 41 | 1 | 5 | 6 | North Tower | ||
| Squad 252 | 5 | 5 | North Tower | |||
| Squad 288 | 1 | 5 | 6 | South Tower | ||
| Other | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Total | 23 | 22 | 46 | 252 | 343 |
Rank, name, age
The following list provides further details to the preceding list by categorizing the FDNY company with the rank, name, and age of each casualty. Names without ranks typically denote the rank of firefighter.| Company | Fatalities |
| FDNY Chief |
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| FDNY Commissioner | |
| FDNY Marshal | |
| FDNY Chaplain | |
| Citywide Tour Commanders | |
| Battalion 1 | |
| Battalion 2 | |
| Battalion 4 | |
| Battalion 6 | |
| Battalion 7 | |
| Battalion 8 | |
| Battalion 9 | |
| Battalion 11 | |
| Battalion 12 | |
| Battalion 22 | |
| Battalion 43 | |
| Battalion 47 | |
| Battalion 48 | |
| Battalion 49 | |
| Battalion 50 | |
| Battalion 57 | |
| Division 1 | |
| Division 11 | |
| Division 15 | |
| Engine 1 | |
| Engine 4 | |
| Engine 5 | |
| Engine 6 | |
| Engine 8 | |
| Engine 10 | |
| Engine 21 | |
| Engine 22 | |
| Engine 23 | |
| Engine 26 | |
| Engine 33 | |
| Engine 37 | |
| Engine 40 | |
| Engine 54 | |
| Engine 55 | |
| Engine 58 | |
| Engine 74 | |
| Engine 201 | |
| Engine 205 | |
| Engine 207 | |
| Engine 214 | |
| Engine 216 | |
| Engine 217 | |
| Engine 219 | |
| Engine 226 | |
| Engine 230 | |
| Engine 235 | |
| Engine 238 | |
| Engine 279 | |
| Engine 285 | |
| Haz-Mat Operations | |
| Haz-Mat 1 | |
| Ladder 2 | |
| Ladder 3 | |
| Ladder 4 | |
| Ladder 5 | |
| Ladder 7 | |
| Ladder 8 | |
| Ladder 9 | |
| Ladder 10 | |
| Ladder 11 | |
| Ladder 12 | |
| Ladder 13 | |
| Ladder 15 | |
| Ladder 16 | |
| Ladder 20 | |
| Ladder 21 | |
| Ladder 24 | |
| Ladder 25 | |
| Ladder 27 | |
| Ladder 35 | |
| Ladder 38 | |
| Ladder 42 | |
| Ladder 101 | |
| Ladder 105 | |
| Ladder 111 | |
| Ladder 118 | |
| Ladder 131 | |
| Ladder 132 | |
| Ladder 136 | |
| Rescue 1 | |
| Rescue 2 | |
| Rescue 3 | |
| Rescue 4 | |
| Rescue 5 | |
| Safety Battalion | |
| Special Operations | |
| Squad 1 | |
| Squad 18 | |
| Squad 41 | |
| Squad 252 | |
| Squad 288 | |
| EMS Battalion 49 | |
| EMS Battalion 57 |
Port Authority Police Department
Within minutes of Flight 11's impact, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department began deploying officers from the Port Authority Trans-Hudson, bridges, tunnels, and airport commands. The PAPD commanding officer on the scene ordered a full evacuation of the North Tower at 9 a.m., about three minutes before Flight 175 hit the South Tower. At the same time, the PAPD's two most senior officers, superintendent Ferdinand Morrone and Chief James Romito, both arrived separately at the World Trade Center.Some officers were ordered into the towers to assist with stairwell evacuations, while others helped with evacuations in the plaza and subway station. Superintendent Morrone was last seen helping evacuate tenants on the 45th floor of the North Tower before it collapsed while Chief Romito was in the 31st-floor region with four colleagues helping firefighters. The PAPD lost 37 officers, including Morrone and Romito:
- Supt. Ferdinand V. Morrone, 63
- Chief James A. Romito, 51
- Lt. Robert D. Cirri, 39
- Insp. Anthony P. Infante, Jr., 47
- Capt. Kathy Nancy Mazza, 46
- Sgt. Robert M. Kaulfers, 49
- Donald James McIntyre, 38
- Walter Arthur McNeil, 53
- Joseph Michael Navas, 44
- James Nelson, 40
- Alfonse J. Niedermeyer, 40
- James Wendell Parham, 32
- Dominick A. Pezzulo, 36
- Antonio J. Rodrigues, 35
- Richard Rodriguez, 31
- Bruce Albert Reynolds, 41
- Christopher C. Amoroso, 29
- Maurice V. Barry, 48
- Clinton Davis, Sr., 38
- Donald A. Foreman, 53
- Gregg J. Froehner, 46
- Uhuru Gonga Houston, 32
- George G. Howard, 44
- Thomas E. Gorman, 41
- Stephen Huczko, Jr., 44
- Paul William Jurgens, 47
- Liam Callahan, 44
- Paul Laszczynski, 49
- David Prudencio LeMagne, 27
- John Joseph Lennon, Jr., 44
- John Dennis Levi, 50
- James Francis Lynch, 47
- John P. Skala, 31
- Walwyn W. Stuart, Jr., 28
- Kenneth F. Tietjen, 31
- Nathaniel Webb, 56
- Michael T. Wholly, 34
New York City Police Department
Several New York City Police Department officers saw Flight 11's impact with the North Tower and immediately reported it to dispatchers. Ten minutes after Flight 11's impact and seven minutes before Flight 175's impact, the NYPD chief of department was en route to the scene and raised the police mobilization to level 4, thereby sending around 22 lieutenants, 100 sergeants, and 800 police officers to the World Trade Center. NYPD personnel were primarily responsible for assisting in evacuations and helping injured civilians.Three police helicopters were also deployed to report on conditions and assess the feasibility of a rooftop landing or of special rescue operations. Once Flight 175 had struck the South Tower, another level 4 mobilization was ordered, bringing to almost 2,000 the number of NYPD personnel at the scene. Some were ordered to enter the World Trade Center to assist with the FDNY's evacuations.
The 23 NYPD officers, including four sergeants and two detectives, who died at the scene were:
- Sgt. Timothy A. Roy, Sr., 36
- Sgt. John Gerard Coughlin, 43
- Sgt. Rodney C. Gillis, 33
- Sgt. Michael S. Curtin, 45
- Det. Joseph V. Vigiano, 34
- Det. Claude Daniel Richards, 46
- Moira Ann Smith, 38 – posthumously named Glamour magazine's "Woman of the Year"
- Ramon Suarez, 45
- Paul Talty, 40
- Santos Valentin, Jr., 39
- Walter E. Weaver, 30
- Ronald Philip Kloepfer, 39
- Thomas M. Langone, 39
- James Patrick Leahy, 38
- Brian Grady McDonnell, 38
- John William Perry, 38 – an actor on shows like NYPD Blue and One Life to Live who was filing his police force retirement papers on that morning
- Glen Kerrin Pettit, 30
- John D'Allara, 47
- Vincent Danz, 38
- Jerome M. P. Dominguez, 37
- Stephen P. Driscoll, 38
- Mark Joseph Ellis, 26
- Robert Fazio, Jr., 41
Private emergency medical services
- Keith Fairben, 24, – a paramedic who worked for the New York Presbyterian Hospital
- Richard Pearlman, 18, – an EMT who worked for the Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance
- Mario Santoro, 28 – a paramedic who worked for the New York Presbyterian Medical Center
- Yamel Merino, 24 – a single mother of an eight-year-old son who worked as an EMT for Metrocare/Montefiore Medical Center for three years
- Mohammad Salman Hamdani, 23 – a Muslim-American man who worked as a part-time FDNY Certified EMT and also a member of the New York City Police Department Cadet Corps for three years
- Marc Sullins, 30 – an EMT who worked with Cabrini Medical Center
- Mark Schwartz, 50 – an EMT who worked for Hunter Ambulance
- Jeff Simpson, 38 – an EMT who worked for the Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad, and also an employee for Oracle Corporation
New York Fire Patrol
- Keith Roma, 27 - Patrolman from New York Fire Patrol Unit 2 Greenwich Village