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Very Important one that should be done, for me I have been attempting to Track Down Video, & attempt to give a detailed record for pieces of apparatus which responded that day still with the Department in the fleet. Only wish I could've started sooner, as now most are gone. I have a few photos in the videos early into the duration of the attacks which I added, a few photos took days digging up. Lots and lots of photos you might think don't exist when they actually do.
One resource which could be used is department records. As you mentioned, many of the members from all departments involved have retired or passed away. I can’t imagine the time it would take to go to all the departments in Westchester and Nassau counties, and the New Jersey departments to look through their records and perhaps tracking down members who are now retired to interview. It almost sounds like a Ken Burns documentary type project to do it correctly.
Battalion 1 gave the first report over the Air. As most know they were assigned on an odor of gas Box and it was recorded by Julian Naudet when the first plane hit Tower 1.
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What I do know is, JCFD, NFD, Little Ferry, (maybe Elizabeth, Teterboro and Hoboken) came out. NFD wasn't supposed to go. I mentioned why in a different thread. I think it was the thread on hose gauges the FDNY uses since it isn't on the national standard. Little Ferry is also mentioned there, just not by me. JCFD was the only NJ department that got a Offical request from the FDNY to go to the Towers.
Not true, 6 Squads went, not 7. And half the units in the city went, thats around maybe 100+ Engines. I don't think all Battalions went. Can't confirm on Divisions, but I do know D1 and D8 Cars we're damaged.I have seen articles (including NY times) that stated that the FDNY had the below companies on site between both 5th Alarms
112 Engine companies
58 Ladder companies
all 5 Rescue companies
7 Squad companies
4 Marine Units
+ All the Battalion Chiefs, Division Chiefs (at least 2), Staff chiefs and other special units
Per the 9/11 memorial, we know some of the companies that where there that lost a member:
9-11 Responder Memorial
9-11 Responder Memorial, We wanted to do something for the remembrance of all the first responders who lost their lives on September 11th 2001. This is a list of all the firefighters, EMS, chaplains, other personnel, members of private EMS and the fire patrol as well.
