Story from Scott McAllister
Deputy Under Secretary, DHS Office of Intelligence & Analysis "One of the most moving things was actually holding Mohammad Atta’s check book in my hand…knowing that the person…was the one...
Category: Homeland Security Audio Archive
Story from Joseph Pfeifer
Chief of Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) "The results of pushing information out "to the field was seen on May 1, 2010 in Times Square....
Story from Kevin Power
Detective Lieutenant, Commanding Officer-Arson/Bomb Squad, Nassau County Police Department, NY "He wanted to know from his older brother, the cop, what was going on. Were we at war? I felt...
Story from Thomas Richardson
Battalion Chief, New York City Fire Department (FDNY) "They became my motivation to want to learn more about what we call homeland security. I felt that as a supervisor, who...
Story from Thomas Shannon
Fire Chief, Scottsdale Arizona Fire Department "The dog stopped short and was smelling very heavily a piece of paper on the ground. The piece of paper was a business card…the...
Story from Lawrence Sommers
, "…fire fighters, law enforcement and volunteers were working there. I was struck by the fact that many people had in their eyes a commitment to try to find fallen...