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Never Forgotten

never forgotten 9/11While we are remembering the thousands who died on 9/11, don’t forget the emergency workers who perished that day:

  • 343 firefighters (including a chaplain and two paramedics) of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY);
  • 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 NYPD;
  • 8 emergency medical technicians and paramedics from private emergency medical services;
  • 1 Patrolman from the New York Fire Patrol.

Today there are over 20,000 wildland firefighters deployed on fires in the United States. Here are a few of them who are working with members of the military assigned to fires in Washington:

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