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25 Years Later: EMS World Remembers 9/11

9/11 memorial
Feature
09/11/2026
Mike Rubin
Mike Rubin reflects on how 9/11 affected his family.
Mike Rubin reflects on how 9/11 affected his family.
Mike Rubin reflects on how 9/11...
09/11/2026
EMSWorld
Rapid Response Podcast
Podcasts
09/11/2026
Mike McCabe; Joshua D. Hartman, MBA, NRP
Mike and Josh reflect on their response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Mike and Josh reflect on their response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Mike and Josh reflect on their...
09/11/2026
EMSWorld
9/11 Reflections: Mike Rubin
Community
09/11/2025
Mike Rubin
I wish I could have found a better way to help. I’ve thought about that a lot. I suspect many of you have too.
I wish I could have found a better way to help. I’ve thought about that a lot. I suspect many of you have too.
I wish I could have found a...
09/11/2025
EMSWorld
9/11 Reflections: John Dabbs (Photo: Eddie Maloney/Wikimedia Commons)
Community
09/07/2021
John M. Dabbs, II
I was driving around with a bag packed for two weeks, on stand-by for who knows what.
I was driving around with a bag packed for two weeks, on stand-by for who knows what.
I was driving around with a bag...
09/07/2021
EMSWorld
9/11 Reflections: Michael Dailey
Community
09/07/2021
Michael W. Dailey, MD, FACEP
There were no clouds in the sky that morning, and for me, looking up at a clear, deep blue sky has never been the same.
There were no clouds in the sky that morning, and for me, looking up at a clear, deep blue sky has never been the same.
There were no clouds in the sky...
09/07/2021
EMSWorld
9/11 Reflections: 'Doc' Clinchy
Community
09/07/2021
Richard A. "Doc" Clinchy, PhD, LP, CHT
My wife said, 'You can't go.' I simply told her, 'I can't not go.'
My wife said, 'You can't go.' I simply told her, 'I can't not go.'
My wife said, 'You can't go.' I...
09/07/2021
EMSWorld
9/11 Reflections: ‘Smitty’ Smith
Community
09/07/2021
Wayne "Smitty" Smith
I was as stunned as anyone, thinking, “What the hell is going on in New York?”
I was as stunned as anyone, thinking, “What the hell is going on in New York?”
I was as stunned as anyone,...
09/07/2021
EMSWorld
9/11 Reflections: Jared Schoenfeld
Community
09/07/2021
Jared Schoenfeld, RN, CCEMT-P, NRP
I was out on injured leave that morning, but when the attack started, I was awoken by a friend’s phone call.
I was out on injured leave that morning, but when the attack started, I was awoken by a friend’s phone call.
I was out on injured leave that...
09/07/2021
EMSWorld
A special supplement honors the 20th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, 2001.
Carlos Lopez (Photos: Collection of Carlos Lopez)
Operations
08/27/2021
Barry A. Bachenheimer, EdD, NREMT
For Carlos Lopez, memories of his time on ‘the pile’ remain vivid.
For Carlos Lopez, memories of his time on ‘the pile’ remain vivid.
For Carlos Lopez, memories of...
08/27/2021
EMSWorld