!['Father Mychal Judge was the first victim and the very first member of the FDNY to perish on 9/11/01.
He died while giving last rights to a person who had jumped from the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
When the South Tower collapsed at 9:59 am, debris went flying through the North Tower lobby, killing many inside, including Father Judge.
Although many other victims had been killed before him, including the crews, passengers, and hijackers of the first three planes, the occupants of the towers and the Pentagon, Father Judge was the first body to be recovered and taken to the medical examiner.
Because of this Father Mychal Judge was designated as "Victim 0001" and thereby recognized and certified as the first official victim of the attacks.
We will Never Forget
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!['**** BREAKING NEWS ****
Update on Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern:
I am pleased to announce that Captain Pete Dern is being discharged from CRMC hospital in Fresno next Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at approximately 1400 hours!
Captain Dern transitioned from the burn unit to the rehabilitation unit just a few short weeks ago. During this time Pete engaged in physical therapy 6-7 hours per day, sometimes 3 times a day.
Commitment and determination are some of Pete's strongest qualities!
Please join the FFD members, CRMC staff and others at Community Regional Medical Center
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at approximately 1400 hours
CRMC - Fresno
2823 Fresno St, Fresno, CA 93721
(near the back Quad)
Let's show our support and congratulate Captain Dern on his progress!
Sincerely,
Kerri L. Donis
Fire Chief
Fresno Fire Department
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Fans of Brotherhood of Fire,
My heart is FILLED with joy !!!
I have prayed for this day for the Dern family since Day#2 after the "Cortland Incident"
Many still can't believe that anyone could possibly even live after what Captain Pete Dern went through on March 29, 2015.
It's no small miracle to me that his face piece didn't melt away.
Well, Ladies and Gentlemen...
Pete F. Dern is going home weeks, months sooner than anyone (except Pete) ever planned.
Pete you INSPIRE many thousands of people, all over around the world !!!
You are #DernStrong
You are #BrotherhoodStrong
You are everyone's HERO... including mine !!!
Jonathan Lusk
Captain - @[209105642558552:274:Fresno Fire Department]
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!['* 8/31/15 Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern Update
(From his wife Kelly):
Yesterday morning Pete and I WALKED to the cafe and got coffee then WALKED outside to enjoy the beautiful morning together.
Rehab has been amazing!
It was such an emotional and mental boost for Pete.
After just 3 days, Pete can get himself sitting up on the edge of the bed and to a standing position (it used to take 3 people).
He can feed himself and brush his teeth with modified hand straps.
The more he exercises, the better he feels.
Going home is finally within reach. σΎ’°❤
Kelly
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Way to go Brother PETE !!!
Kick some asszzz!
You are #DernStrong
You are #BrotherhoodStrong
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!['There are many controversies around this tragedy.
During the summer of 2007 there were 750 fires on the Croatian coast.
On August 30, a new fire broke out on the island of Kornat, part of the Kornati National park. A team of 23 firemen was sent on a Mi-8 helicopter on what they thought would be just a routine mission.
Upon arrival, they split into two teams, one with 6 firemen and the other with 17.
The latter split up one more time when three firemen lost their communication gear and again when the fourth one went checking for the signal, while trying to call his superiors. The remaining 13 were stranded between two hills with no water whatsoever, since the large water canister landed 500 meters away from them.
While searching for it, they got encircled by a wall of fire. Although the burning grass was only 10 cm tall, the firemen didn't have the necessary equipment and had nowhere to run.
In only a minute, six of them were killed instantly, while the other seven remained lying on the ground, badly burned, waiting for help more than two hours.
After the rescue, they were sent to the hospital in Zadar and then transferred to hospitals in Zagreb and Split.
Six of them died in hospital because of serious burns covering large areas of their bodies.
The fire itself had nowhere to spread, and was soon naturally extinguished, bringing up many questions about the necessity of the intervention.
Official report states that they have died from a natural phenomenon called "eruptive fire".
Allegedly, the firemen were killed by an unexploded CBU-87dumped over Kornat island by NATO planes returning from the Kosovo war in 1999.
RIP Brothers
We will Never Forget you
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