NEW YORK — The FDNY added the names of 17 members who died of illnesses related to their work in the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center to the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall at fire department headquarters.
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The event was attended by Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro, First Deputy Commissioner Robert Turner, Chief of Department James Leonard and family members of the 17 added to the memorial. Their names are listed below:
- Firefighter Adolfo Otaà±o, Engine Company 202
- Firefighter Richard R. Brenneisen, Ladder Company 43
- Firefighter Richard E. Nogan, Ladder Company 113
- Auto Mechanic Raffaele E. Scarpitti, FDNY Fleet Services
- Battalion Chief George D. Eysser, Battalion 35
- Captain John Gallagher, Engine Company 251
- Captain Thomas J. Thompson, Engine Company 306
- Firefighter Dennis J. Heedles Sr., Engine Company 151
- Firefighter Nicholas J. DeMasi, Engine Company 259
- Battalion Chief James N. Costello, Battalion 4
- Firefighter Frank D. Fontaino, Engine Company 155
- Lieutenant Harold E. McNeil Sr., Station 31
- Lieutenant Gary J. Gates, Field Communications Unit
- Firefighter Michael P. Smith, Ladder Company 58
- Firefighter Thomas Kelly, Ladder Company 19
- Firefighter Joseph A. Morstatt, Ladder Company 45
- Lieutenant Robert G. Alford, Engine Company 231
The addition of these names now raised the number of those who had died of illnesses related to their work during and after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks to 127.
