Dec 3, 2001 · Almost 12 weeks after the terrorist atrocity at New York’s World Trade Center, there is at least one fire still burning in the rubble – it is the longest-burning structural fire in history.

Aug 13, 2010 · Almost as soon as the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, thousands of firefighters, police officers, construction workers, search-and-rescue dogs and volunteers...

On September 11, 2001 is a day all Americans will remember. The Paterson Fire department was part of the story, as they responded to a mutual aid request by FDNY. Engine 5 is seen below stationed at West and Barclay Streets feeding standpipes 2 blocks from the trade center.

February 13, 1975: Fire in the North Tower. Just a couple years after its official opening, a three-alarm fire broke out on the 11th floor of the North Tower. It spread down to the 9th floor and up to the 14th.

Sep 3, 2024 · Chief Freddie LaFemina recalls the unimaginable scene at Ground Zero and the relentless work to find his brother firefighters

Aug 20, 2007 · Fire marshals plan to go back into a condemned Ground Zero skyscraper Monday to continue their investigation into the cause of the blaze at the building that killed two firefighters.

Flames were finally out by December 20, 2001. Over the next eight months, Ground Zero was cleared of debris. Ironworkers removed the final steel column that remained standing at Ground Zero on May 28, 2002.

May 29, 2002 · Of the 2,823 people killed in the attack, the remains of just 1,092 have been identified. But nearly 20,000 body parts have been recovered, and the medical examiner will likely continue the work of trying to identify the remains for at least eight more months.

Aug 19, 2007 · The firefighters were among hundreds who poured into ground zero all afternoon to fight the high-rise fire, which was finally brought under control after seven hours. At least five others were...

Feb 5, 2024 · Bob Beckwith, the former New York City firefighter who stood beside President George W. Bush at Ground Zero just days after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, has died at the age of 91.