He Saved Several Firefighters

September 17, 2001

Firefighter Daniel Suhr sacrificed his life trying to rescue victims in the
World Trade Center attack, but it was the efforts to save him once he was
injured that ended up saving the lives of several city firefighters.

Suhr, 37, was fatally injured when someone fell from Tower Two and struck him. Seven firefighters, including four members of his Engine Co. 216 in Williamsburg, came to Suhr's aid.

Minutes after Suhr was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, the tower came crashing down. Suhr and his colleagues would have been in that tower if he had not been injured.

"We're alive because of Danny,” firefighter Tony Sanseviro said.

"It was almost like he knew,” firefighter Chris Barry said. "He didn't look
scared, but he knew it was bad.”

More than 1,000 friends, family members and firefighters filled the Marine
Park Funeral Home in Brooklyn yesterday, the second day of his wake.

Suhr, who lived in Neponsit, was on the football coaching staff at South
Shore High School. Coach Tom Salvato said the team will dedicate its season to Suhr. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, their 2-year-old daughter, Briana, parents, Shelia and Edward Suhr, and several siblings.

--John Boell (Newsday)

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