FDNY remembrance events honor 343 members killed 23 years ago on September 11, 2001

September 12, 2024

The FDNY held a day full of remembrance events on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, to honor the members who were killed 23 years ago while responding to Manhattan Box 5-5-8087 World Trade Center.

"There are two words that we hear constantly, and I've heard it all morning: never forget," Commissioner Robert S. Tucker said. "When we say we'll never forget, we will never forget. I promise you that."

Acting Chief of Department John Esposito added: "Twenty-three years ago, the lives of everybody in this department, both uniform and civilian, changed forever. Hundreds of first responders rushed to the towers to rescue people they never met. It is very important that we remember what they did there that day. I believe that some of them knew that they were not going to make it home that night, and they still pressed on and did their job."

The FDNY lost 343 members on September 11, 2001. More than 370 members have since died from World Trade Center-related illnesses. The FDNY will never forget.