Chief Frederick V. Sandas Jr, a 45-year member of the Hempstead Fire Department, recalls his memories of 9/11, how 9/11 has changed in the last 20.5 years, his desires or lack thereof to want to go back to the site, and memories of his fallen firefighter friend Durrell V. "Bronco" Pearsall Jr.

Fred Sandas Interview

Ex-Chief Jim Sandas, a 48-year member of the Hempstead Fire Department, and a retired member of Rescue 2 in the FDNY recalls his experience with 9/11, the years since then, his decision to go back to the site or not, his memories of the World Trade Center before 9/11, and how 9/11 has helped him in training for other events such as relief and recovery efforts in Haiti after the 2011 Earthquake.

Jim Sandas Interview

Ex-Chief George Sandas, a 47-year member of the Hempstead Fire Department, recalls his memories of 9/11, have we started to forget as a nation about 9/11, his lack of desire to go back to the site, and tells a few stories about one of his fallen fellow firefighters, Durell V. "Bronco" Pearsall Jr,

George Sandas Interview

As we approach the 21st anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, we are now a generation removed from the attacks, just as one reference point, now half of all college students enrolled in the country were not alive when they took place. There is also a growing idea amongst those who lived that day that the term "Never Forget" is being forgotten. It was a national, multi-city attack, but it has always been seen as tri-state area issue due to the ongoing health issues that arose from working on the pile at the World Trade Center. Dylan Sandas looks into these issues with his family where three of its members responded from Long Island to the World Trade Center on 9/11.

9/11 Project (School Project) (OLD)

The official package of the story of three Hempstead volunteer firemen, James, George and Fred Sandas, all ex-chiefs who have over 45 years of service each, who all three responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11, as aired on WRHU on September 9th, 2022 and September 12th, 2022.

9/11 Project (School Project) (OLD)

Dylan Sandas

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