Although all official records state 343 fire fighters died on 9/11. There was a 344th, Keith Roma, who saved 200 people, climbing tower 1 four times. He was NYFP (Fire patrol) so the FDNY don’t list him on the list of dead even though they promised they would.

The firefighter everyone forgot about on 9/11

On September 11th, 2001, 19 terrorists caused the deaths of 2,977 people.

Of those, many of them were firefighters who spent their last moments attempting to save the lives of everyone still trapped in the burning Twin Towers. According to official statistics and the New York Fire Department, 343 of them died on that day. What those statistics don’t show is that there was a 344th.

While the New York Fire Department served as the main fire protection unit for New York City, many people don’t know about a second one: the New York Fire Patrol.

With only three stations and around 100 firefighters, the NYFP was a much smaller scale operation with a more focused purpose: The NYFP protected property. Where the FDNY would break windows … Continue Reading (3 minute read)