FDNY Adds 39 Names to 9/11 Memorial Wall in 2025 Ceremony

Written By Lexx Thornton

The September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center is still killing New York City firefighters, 24 years later. On Tuesday, the FDNY remembered the 39 members who have died in the past year of illnesses related to their work during the rescue and recovery efforts at what was then known as The Pile. 

Their names were added to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall in an afternoon ceremony at the department’s Brooklyn headquarters. 

The inscription reads: 

“Dedicated to the memory of those who bravely served this department protecting life and property in the City of New York in the rescue and recovery effort at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087 World Trade Center.” 

The fire department has lost more than 400 members to World Trade Center illnesses, surpassing the 343 firefighters killed on September 11 itself. 

The names that were added to the memorial wall Tuesday include: 

Firefighter Peter A. Quinn 

Firefighter Arill Nyquist 

Firefighter Stephen E. Russack 

Firefighter Jose L. Hickson 

Firefighter Joseph J. Scaramuzzino 

Firefighter Joseph F. Tumulty 

Firefighter Michael A. Wallace 

Firefighter Edward D. Thompson 

Firefighter James B. Johnsen 

Firefighter John Tyrrell, Jr 

Captain Thomas S. LaBarbiera 

EMS Lt Anthony S. Cozzino 

Deputy Chief Nicholas J. Visconti 

Lieutenant James S. Cooney, Sr. 

Firefighter Thomas E. Ryan 

Lieutenant Patrick J. Ward 

Firefighter Christopher W. McCormack 

EMS Division Chief Mark E. Steffens 

Firefighter John F. Connolly 

Firefighter Anthony F. Mastrelli 

Firefighter Christopher J. Bach 

Firefighter Lawrence T. Murphy 

Auto Mechanic Richard O. Sarnes, Jr. 

Firefighter Thomas H. Gavitt 

Firefighter Neil G. Gimpel 

Firefighter Michael A. DeBenedetto 

Battalion Chief Dennis J. Collopy 

Firefighter Thomas L. Dunn 

Carpenter Frank T. Leanza 

EMS Lieutenant Pamela Hehn 

Lieutenant James T. Sweeney 

Firefighter Brian T. Fitzgerald 

Firefighter Edwin J. Steffens 

Battalion Chief Eugene T. Kelty, Jr. 

Firefighter Daniel J. McCauley 

Firefighter Christopher J. Revere 

Fire Marshal Ronald A. Mitchell 

Lieutenant Vincent C. McMahon, Jr. 

Firefighter Robert S. Okorn