Roll of Honor
Ronald P. 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 P. Bucca was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 47 years old.
He is one of 72 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
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ronald P. Bucca served in the U.S. Army (1973â1975) before joining law enforcement.
Fire Marshal Ronald P. Bucca is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.
In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 35.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Fire Department - Bureau of Fire Investigation, 1 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald P. Bucca's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald P. Bucca Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald P. Bucca is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronald P. Bucca was killed by aircraft; passenger jet.
Incident Location
Military Service
Ronald P. Bucca served in the U.S. Army (1973–1975) before joining law enforcement.
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