Washington state Rep. Jason Overstreet (R-Lynden), a firefighter, was among 19 republicans who changed their votes this year in favor of the bill, helping it pass out of the House.
He had come to New York for the weekend to attend a memorial service for his son Steve Mercado, a firefighter who was among those missing from the World Trade Center disaster.
"As part of the visit they asked the class who wanted to be a firefighter - and she was among those who put up their hands.
Others, like Dan Parker, a firefighter whose son, Wade, was among the 19 who died, came from neighboring Chino Valley to be beside others who might understand what he has felt in recent months.
David N. Kelley, the deputy United States attorney in Manhattan, noted that a subway conductor, a construction company owner and a retired firefighter were among those charged.
Here is what else we are reading this morning: A Bronx firefighter was among eight men charged with running a sports betting ring tied to the Genovese crime family.
Trish Flaherty, of Holbrook, on Long Island, said she lost two sons to a house fire in 1978, but on Tuesday another son, a Brooklyn firefighter, was among those who survived the collapse of the towers.
Luke Wood, a local firefighter, was among the first responders to the Ware family home.
The church counts a cluster of police officers and firefighters among its members, and it is also the spiritual home of the mayor and the local Nassau County legislator.
City officials laid off 75 workers last month, and are considering layoffs of police officers and firefighters, among others, as part of a financial recovery plan to be released later this month.
where there are 29 female firefighters among 11,000 men, Georgia is in a man's world.
