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Chicago video journalist, firefighters reflect on 9/11 Ground Zero experience 25 years later

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Newest development Sep 11, 2026 · 2 reportsChicago video journalist, firefighters reflect on 9/11 Ground Zero experience 25 years later

Twenty-five years after traveling to New York in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, an independent video journalist and Chicago Fire Department firefighters who went to Ground Zero say the experience continues to shape their lives.

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  1. Philadelphia firefighters reflect on ground zero mission 25 years after 9/11

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    Chicago video journalist, firefighters reflect on 9/11 Ground Zero experience 25 years later

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  1. WGN Chicago

    25 years later, Chicago firefighters who rushed to Ground Zero reflect on 9/11 (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WGN Chicago's feed description

    WGN’s Patrick Elwood spoke with some of the Chicago firefighters who were among the hundreds of Chicago’s bravest who traveled to Ground Zero to help their fellow first responders.

  2. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Philadelphia firefighters reflect on ground zero mission 25 years after 9/11 (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    As members of Pennsylvania Task Force 1, Philadelphia Fire Department Lt. Michael Foley and Chief John O'Neill were among those deployed to New York City following the terrorist attacks.

  3. KION Central Coast

    San Francisco fire chief recalls helping at Ground Zero following 9/11 attacks (opens KION Central Coast)

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    A quarter century after the September 11 terror attacks, San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen looks back at the aftermath, when he was part of a group of firefighters sent to Ground Zero to help. Kevin Ko reports.

  4. LocalSYR

    Honorary NYC firefighter recounts recovery efforts at Ground Zero (opens LocalSYR)

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    SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) -- A Brooklyn native turned Central New Yorker has made it his life's mission to share with others what he experienced for nine straight months at Ground Zero directly following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

  5. PhillyVoice

    'The mission became personal.' Philly firefighters, police deployed to Ground Zero reflect on the days after 9/11 (opens PhillyVoice)

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    Mayor Cherelle Parker honored the 34 Philadelphia firefighters, police officers and housing authority workers dispatched to Ground Zero on 9/11 with a plaque on the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Several first responders reflected on their experiences.

  6. ABC 7 Chicago

    Chicago video journalist, firefighters reflect on 9/11 Ground Zero experience 25 years later (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Twenty-five years after traveling to New York in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, an independent video journalist and Chicago Fire Department firefighters who went to Ground Zero say the experience continues to shape their lives.

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