Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore unveils FDNY WTC Retired Responders Memorial with inaugural ceremony honoring members from Manhattan

June 9, 2026

On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, the FDNY held its inaugural plaque dedication honoring retired FDNY responders who answered the call on September 11, 2001, and died from WTC-related illnesses. The first names to be added to the new memorial at the Department's Headquarters in Brooklyn were retirees who reported for duty from Manhattan. A separate ceremony was also held on the same day for Bronx responders. Ceremonies for Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens are scheduled for June 10 and 11.

Those added from Manhattan were:

Lieutenant Victor J. Navarra
Lieutenant Paul J. McLaughlin
Lieutenant Leonard Vitale
Lieutenant Charles A. Noran
Captain James P. Ellson
Firefighter James H. Stines
Firefighter Patrick M. Finegan
Lieutenant Joseph W. Toto
Battalion Chief Lawrence M. Byrnes
Firefighter Michael P. Berry
Pilot Ronald M. Wolken
Firefighter Robert L. Burns
Firefighter Richard T. Kingsley
Lieutenant James J. McGowan
Firefighter Steven M. Brickman
Firefighter Bruce T. Garcia
Lieutenant Henry J. Hinton
Lieutenant George Vincent
Firefighter Patrick J. Murphy
Firefighter Charles Tatar
Firefighter Patrick J. Long
Firefighter William P. Libasci
Fire Marshal James K. Reilly
Firefighter Norman L. Newkirk
Firefighter Daniel J. Noonan
Firefighter Bryan G. McPherson
Lieutenant Kevin J. Reidy

The new FDNY WTC Retired Responders Memorial Wall includes this inscription:

"Dedicated to the memory of those who bravely answered the call as retired members of the Department preserving lives and property in the City of New York during the rescue and recovery effort at Manhattan Box 5-5-8087 World Trade Center."