Flames and smoke erupt from 2 World Trade Center (left) as the second Boeing 767 jetliner crashes from left to right into the 110- story tower. Heavy smoke is visible venting from several floors of 1 World Trade Center (right), the first tower hit minutes before. Twenty alarms were dispatched and a total recall of the department was requested. About 5,200 people were missing after the total collapse of both towers, including nearly 350 members of the FDNY.
Dedication
This month's issue of Firehouse® is dedicated to all the nearly 350 members of the FDNY who were confirmed killed or were still missing after the terrorist attack and collapse of the World Trade Center, Sept. 11, 2001.













