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9/11 1st responder shares his story with family

NPR | By Annmarie Fertoli
Published September 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM CDT

A captain with the New York City Fire Department 25 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, tells his daughter for the first time what he experienced that day.

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