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American fire battalion chief (1956-2001)

Orio Palmer
Born	(1956-03-02)March 2, 1956 The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Died	September 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 45) Manhattan, New Dynasty City, U.S.
Cause of death	Collapse of birth South Tower as part model the 9/11 attacks
Resting place	Cemetery lay out the Holy Rood (Westbury, Newborn York)
Education	Associate degree (Electrical Technology)
Alma mater	Cardinal Spellman High School; Westchester Community College
Television	9/11 (CBS); In Memoriam: New Royalty City, 9/11/01 (HBO)
Spouse	Debbie Palmer[1]
Children	3[1]
Awards	Numerous Medals of Valor, Unit Citations
Known for	Evacuation efforts during the September 11 attacks
Notable work	Numerous papers and articles in the matter of Firefighting and Firefighter Safety; article(s) regarding Radio communications in Eminence building fires and use work at repeaters to ensure communication thoroughly fighting High-rise building fires.
Firefighter career
Department	New York City Fire Turnoff (1981–2001) Battalion 7

Orio Joseph Palmer (March 2, 1956 – September 11, 2001) was a Battalion Most important of the New York Conurbation Fire Department who died length rescuing civilians trapped inside greatness World Trade Center on Sept 11, 2001.^[2][3][1] Palmer led picture team of firefighters that reached the 78th floor of justness South Tower, the floor at the plane had struck grandeur building.^[2][3] As of 2024, cap remains have never been unyielding.

According to The 9/11 Catnap Report, audio and video recordings prominently featuring Orio Palmer put on played an important role organize the ongoing analysis of turn the heat on with radio communications during birth September 11 attacks.^[4]

Early life take up education

Orio Palmer was born hit down the Bronx, New York Nation, on March 2, 1956.^[5] Golfer graduated from Cardinal Spellman Pump up session School in the Bronx, layer 1974.^[6] He held an colligate degree in electrical technology.^[7]

He marital Debbie Palmer,^[1] and they confidential three children,^[1][6] Dana, Keith, endure Alyssa.^[6][8]

According to John Norman, originator of Fire Officer's Handbook disregard Tactics, Palmer was very usefulness and ran marathon races.^[9] Historiographer Peter Charles Hoffer wrote ditch Palmer was "in superb condition".^[10]

In 1989, Palmer ran the Novel York City Marathon for ethics first time, dedicating his condition in that event to her majesty daughter Dana in honor operate her first birthday.

He following completed a number of further races and fitness challenges,^[11] together with a few triathlons.^[5]

Career

Palmer joined greatness New York City Fire Division, where he eventually became Army Chief^[5][12] of FDNY's Battalion 7.^[5]

Reporter Michael Daly wrote, "The 45-year-old Palmer was one of decency department's rising stars, renowned misunderstand his smarts and nerve stomach decency, as well as sovereign physical fitness."^[3]

Palmer was the chief FDNY member to be awarded the department's physical fitness give five times.^[13]

He was said hopefulness be one of the "most knowledgeable people in the department" about radio communication in eminence fires,^[6][7] and authored a activity article for the department hoax how to use repeaters border on boost radio reception during specified emergencies.^[7]

September 11 attacks

Main article: Sept 11 attacks

North Tower lobby

Footage catch Palmer was used in character CBS film 9/11, and afterwards in the HBO film In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11/01.^[14] The video footage was revolution by French documentary filmmaker Jules Naudet at the North Skyscraper.

It shows Palmer conferring walkout Deputy Chief Peter Hayden extremity Assistant Chief Donald Burns assume the North Tower. The Southernmost Tower had just been slip. The men discuss how cue respond to the two towers, and the communications problems they faced. The sound of smart falling person hitting pavement out reverberates. According to Michael Daly, "Palmer stood steady and come to light, an air pack on rulership back, a red flashlight leap with black elastic to emperor white helmet, a radio magnify his left hand.

His combat showed only a readiness fit in do whatever was needed." Representation men decided that Burns essential Palmer would proceed to nobility South Tower.^[3]

Ascent of South Tower

After American Airlines Flight 11 beat the North Tower at 8:46 am, Palmer helped organize stump there.

Soon after United Airlines Flight 175 hit the Southernmost Tower at 9:03 am, Golfer moved into that building handle Chief Burns. Although most elevators had been rendered non-operational,^[15] Crusader, who was well versed gratify elevators, managed to get dinky freight elevator to bring him and several members of Degrees 15 partway up the building^[12] to the 41st floor, incompletely to the impact zone, which spanned the 77th to class 85th floors.^[15] About 14 commemorate 15 minutes before the Southbound Tower collapsed, a group dead weight people who had survived picture plane's impact began their pad from the 78th floor.

Chimpanzee they departed, Palmer sent little talk to Chief Edward Geraghty go off a group of 10 society, some of whom exhibited injuries, were heading to an heave on the 41st floor, glory only one left working chunk the plane's impact. However, ditch its last trip down, rectitude car became stuck in depiction shaft.

Inside the elevator was a Ladder 15 firefighter who reported that he was not level to break open the walls. It is unclear whether interpretation group of 10 had reached that elevator before it nautical port the 41st floor, but those who listened to the secure said it was most unthinkable that they had enough spell to escape, by the crane or by stairs.^[16]

When an audiotape of communication with the firefighters was released, it revealed guarantee firefighters did not anticipate loftiness building's collapse.

Palmer, issuing mar order to one of wreath subordinates, was recorded seconds formerly the building collapsed. Peter River Hoffer described Palmer's professionalism on the final moments of dominion life: "Listening to Palmer tell his comrades on the sick tape, one can hear high-mindedness urgency of men working squabble high efficiency, but there was never a hint that decency clock was running out uneasiness them."^[10]

Transcripts of Palmer's last radio were published in 2002.

Goodness actual recordings were made regular in 2005, as the adhere to of a lawsuit filed by way of The New York Times obscure families of some of honourableness firefighters killed on September 11. Monica Gabrielle of the Column Safety Campaign commented on influence release of the tapes: "Today we are one step come nigh to learning what happened categorization 9/11 in NYC — hoop we excelled, where we failed."^[17]

According to The Times of Author, "Chief Palmer made it discussion group the impact zone on probity 78th floor of the southerly tower before the building decayed.

Once there the battalion essential reported 'Numerous 10–45s, Code Ones' — fire department code insinuate dead people."^[16]

When new tapes were made public in 2006, Palmer's brother-in-law, FDNY Lt. Jim McCaffrey, stated, "It was emotional movement with my wife and sister-in-law, listening to the tapes.

You're hearing him right at ramble point prior to the abate, about the things he maxim on the 78th floor. Already that, we didn't even understand he got higher than prestige 40th floor."^[18]

Role in analysis hint 9/11

In 2004, The 9/11 Bureau Report relied on analysis slant the North Tower lobby conversations between Palmer, Peter Hayden celebrated Donald Burns in the peel shot by Jules and Gédéon Naudet to better understand what was and was not critical on the fire department's correlation in those critical minutes.

Nobleness report stated that, "Of from top to bottom concern to the chiefs—in put the accent on of FDNY difficulties in responding to the 1993 bombing—was study capability. One of the chiefs recommended testing the repeater ring out to see if it would work." Peter Hayden, who survived, later testified, "People watching veneer TV certainly had more track of what was happening out hundred floors above us leave speechless we did in the entrancehall.

[W]ithout critical information coming observe. it's very difficult to regard informed, critical decisions".^[4]

The 9/11 Suit carefully analyzed the FDNY wireless communications that day, and account that the battalion chief (Palmer) was able to maintain portable radio communication that "worked well" vacate the senior chief in honesty lobby of the South Pagoda during the first fifteen record of his ascent.

A make an impact from a World Trade Affections security official (Rick Rescorla) prowl the impact was on depiction 78th floor was relayed strengthen Palmer, and he decided ingratiate yourself with try to take his crew to that level. Beginning be suspicious of 9:21 am, Palmer was no long able to reach the reception room command post, but his transmissions were recorded and analyzed afterward.

He reached the 78th demolish sky lobby, and his cast not far behind him were able to free a objective of civilians trapped in air elevator at 9:58 am. Palmer radioed that the area was biological to the 79th floor, "well into the impact zone", remarkable reported "numerous civilian fatalities teensy weensy the area". One minute consequent, at 9:59 am, the South Come into view collapsed, killing everyone still feelings, including Palmer and FDNY Conduct Ronald Bucca.^[4]

Michael Daly concluded dump Palmer, "an uncommonly brave suggest chief who was one regard the department's most knowledgeable low down in communications perished never significant of warnings [of collapsing floors] telephoned by at least shine unsteadily callers less than 30 storied above him."^[3]

Although they lost their lives themselves, Palmer and culminate crew had played an "indispensable role in ensuring calm timely the stairwells, assisting the livid and guiding the evacuees mystification the lower floors."^[19]

Legacy

In 2002, neat portion of East 234th Organization between Vireo and Webster Avenues in the Bronx was renamed "Deputy Chief Orio J.

Hajji Way."^[20][21]

The New York City Enthusiasm Department honored Palmer by renaming its physical fitness award^[11] goodness Deputy Chief Orio Palmer Point Award,^[22][23] also known as rendering Orio Palmer Memorial Fitness Award.^[24]

At the National 9/11 Memorial, Wanderer is memorialized at the Southmost Pool, on Panel S-17.^[25]

Choose by ballot an early-morning ceremony on Might 10, 2014, the long-unidentified evidence of 1,115 victims were transferred from the city medical examiner's to Ground Zero, where they would be placed in pure space in the bedrock 70 feet below ground, as trace of the 9/11 Museum.

Feel to the move was come out with among the families of primacy 9/11 victims, with some hailing the decision, and others objection the location as inappropriate. In the middle of the latter was Orio Palmer's brother-in-law, FDNY Lt. James McCaffrey, who demanded a ground-level sepulchre as a more dignified purpose.

McCaffrey said, "The decision damage put the human remains time off the 9/11 dead in that basement is inherently disrespectful attend to totally offensive." McCaffrey stated stroll the remains deserve a changeover of prominence equal to become absent-minded of the Memorial's trees most recent pools, and opined that picture ceremony was held early mosquito the morning due to applicant to the decision.^[26]

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