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>> upstairs in tower one, the guys from my fire house were now ten floors up and climbing. >> if we did talk, it was to the people coming down. trying to comfort them, it is all right, get out, stay calm. >> i found a woman in the staircase, her arm were all burnt. she was in there and shocked. i picked her up and i put her with a group of guys and i take her down and i knew we had to get out to help people. i knew we had to get up there to help people. people pretty much say why are y'all going up there? get out. >> their concern was to get everybody out. >> that was the key. get as many peop...

I had to get down there. because, you know what? they're my firefighters. that's my building. that's my city. get a flashlight and a bottle of water. >> okay. >> i remember tony asking me to bring him some gloves, some medical gloves. >> go grab a box of gloves. >> by the time i found them and rushed back, they were gone. >> the probie and the retired chief were lost in the crowd, headed down to the trade center. >> i think at that point the lobby was pretty empty. there were just a few of us in the lobby, and we were discussing tactics. >> this is tower one. >> this is tower one. >> some of t...

Here in the 9/11 memorial museum, the last column as it's known reminds visitors of the 343 members of the f.d.n.y. that lost their lives. the largest loss of firefighters in this country's history. 9/11 was a day that defined the end of an era, making us understand we were vulnerable as a nation. ever since we've been adjusting to our new normal. wars overseas. acts of terror at home and abroad. and an ever present fear of where the next attack will come from. tonight we meet again some of the firefighters from the documentary who lived the true meaning of heroism every day of their lives. â™...

But nobody, nobody expected september 11th. [ screaming ] >> the world trade center. >> on that day, guys from my firehouse, my best friends, were some of the first firefighters into tower one after the plane hit.

Firefighters. eventually when the below grade construction was completed, and the buildings started to come out of the ground, for me that's when the magic happened. you really saw these beautiful, beautiful buildings. >> the first of five towers planned for the site opened in 2014. world trade center one, at 104 stories, 1776 feet high, it's the tallest building in the united states. with a bomb-resistant base. and like most new high-rise, a concrete core. >> they've gone above and beyond the new york city building code, which is very strict. >> also now open, the marble transportation hub wi...