John R. Fischer

Inscribed

National September 11 Memorial South Pool · Panel S-13

Also kept at

ladder.nw ↗ Ladder Co. 20

In memory of

John R. Fischer

1955 – 2001

Born in
Staten Island, New York
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 46
Lived in
Staten Island, New York
Worked
Captain, Ladder 20, New York City Fire Department

Their life

Killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of 11 September 2001. The first aircraft struck the north tower at 8:46 and the second the south tower at 9:03; the south tower came down at 9:59 and the north at 10:28. Two thousand seven hundred and fifty-three people were killed there.

South Pool · Panel S-13, 18 namesLADDER 9LADDER 8ENGINE 33ENGINE 217ENGINE 6Thomas Patrick Cullen IIIR. Bruce Van HineMichael J. LyonsBrian G. AhearnJeffrey StarkEdward James White IIIJohn Patrick TierneyVincent Gerard HalloranDavid Gregory ArceMichael BoyleJohn R. FischerJames Michael GrayRobert D. McMahonThomas G. O’HaganKenneth John Phelan, Sr.Steven CoakleyNeil J. LeavyPhilip T. Hayes, RET.

← S-12 · South Pool · Panel S-13 · S-14 → the bronze itself

Died together

Ladder 20, FDNY · 7 lost together

What people have said 1

I came looking for your name and I found it, and I stopped here a while. Rest easy.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026