09/12/2026
Today I climbed 110 floors with my crew to remember those who lost their lives 25 years ago on September 11, 2001.
We remember the firefighters and first responders who died that day, and those who died years later from the exposures they faced at Ground Zero. We remember their families, who are still living with that loss 25 years later.
Each year, 9/11 hits me differently. I first thought about it as a young firefighter. Now I think about it as a husband and a dad. Life has given me a deeper understanding of what those men were leaving behind when they went into the towers. They knew people needed help, and they went anyway and did their job.
There are firefighters on the job today who weren’t even born when it happened. It’s our responsibility to keep telling the stories of that day. The lives lost, the families affected, and the thousands of lives saved.
I’m grateful to be part of a profession built on showing up for others. I pray we never forget.
