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Ronald Paul Bucca
Incident
Fire Marshal Ronald Bucca was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
He and several other members of the fire department had made it all the way to the 78th floor of the South Tower, one floor below the point of impact, before the building collapsed.
Marshal Bucca and all New York City Fire Marshals are considered law enforcement officers in the State of New York and have full power of arrest.
Marshal Bucca served as a military police staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve during the Gulf War. During the ensuing War on Terror, a U.S. Army camp in Iraq was named Camp Bucca in his honor.
September 11, 2001
Fire Marshal Ronald Paul Bucca was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 47 years old.
He is one of 71 officers honored here.
Seventy-two law enforcement officers from eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, alongside 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and more than 2,800 civilians. A fourth aircraft went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a law enforcement officer aboard was among the dead.
Officers went into the towers while everyone else was coming out. More than 25,000 people reached safety because they did.
Survivors
He had served with the New York City Fire Department for 23 years, and is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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Tributes
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Fire Marshal Bucca gave the New York City Fire Department 23 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Fire Marshal Bucca.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ronald Paul Bucca served in the U.S. Army (1973â1975) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Felonious
New York City Fire Department - Bureau of Fire Investigation has lost 3 officers; 1 of them killed feloniously.
Ronald is one of 739 officers killed feloniously in NY, 34.7% of the 2,132 remembered there.
Ronald is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Ronald is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2001, 32 officers in NY were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 2001, 158 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 23rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 2001, 160 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 27th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Ronald was 47. Of the 671 killed feloniously in NY whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 43; the middle age was 35. Ronald had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Ronald was 47. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Ronald had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Ronald was 47. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Ronald had served 23 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
September holds 13.8% of these deaths in NY, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 16.5%.
September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
September holds 8.8% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 33.3% of all 3 deaths at New York City Fire Department - Bureau of Fire Investigation, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was aircraft; passenger jet, in 100% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 34.7% of all 2,132 deaths in NY, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was aircraft; passenger jet, in 4.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was aircraft; passenger jet, in 0.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was aircraft; passenger jet, in 0.4% of these deaths.
His people
New York City Fire Department - Bureau of Fire Investigation has 3 officers remembered here, Ronald among them.
Where
Military Service
Ronald Paul Bucca served in the U.S. Army (1973–1975) before joining law enforcement.
Visit Ronald Paul Bucca’s page on salute.nw →
His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-W
National September 11 Memorial · Panel 14
New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial · Panel 17 Bottom
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · National September 11 Memorial · New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial — requiem.nw →
Others Who Wore This Badge
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