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Salvatore J. Cassano

Former FDNY Commissioner (2010–2014), the 32nd New York City Fire Commissioner who rose from firefighter (1969) through every uniformed rank and helped rebuild the FDNY after 9/11.

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PODCASTS

Sep 9, 2026

9/11: The Stories That Remain

9/11: The Stories That Remain

Commissioner Sal Cassano: The Experience And Impacts Of 9/11

Sep 9 · 18m

Joseph PotasnikHOST

6:48

And

Salvatore J. CassanoGUEST

6:48

the reason I survived was maybe to help rebuild the department.

Salvatore J. CassanoGUEST

6:53

But also the help that I had for my family.

Salvatore J. CassanoGUEST

6:57

You know, I was never home.

Salvatore J. CassanoGUEST

6:58

My wife took care of our kids.

Salvatore J. CassanoGUEST

7:01

and all the stuff that I used to help do, I wasn't here to do that.

Salvatore J. CassanoGUEST

7:04

So I always knew that in the back of my mind.

Jacques DeGraffHOST

10:02

so september 11th has expanded the imagination specifically of ny uh i'm sorry for nypd but also fdny what did september 11th change about how fdny now operates