In memory of

Kenneth Bruce Kumpel

1958 – 2001

Born in
Schenectady, New York
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 42
Lived in
Cornwall, New York
Worked
Fire Marshal, Ladder 25, New York City Fire Department
South Pool · Panel S-22, 18 namesLADDER 111ENGINE 279SQUAD 252John Joseph FlorioChristopher P. SullivanAnthony RodriguezKenneth Bruce KumpelGlenn C. Perry, Sr.Joseph R. Rivelli, Jr.Robert J. MinaraJohn Michael CollinsJoseph D. FarrellyKevin M. PriorThomas Joseph KuveikisTimothy Brian HigginsThomas Theodore Haskell, Jr.Michael Vernon KieferAndrew Brian Jordan, Sr.Thomas MingioneTimothy Shawn HaskellWilliam Wren, RET.

South Pool · Panel S-22 the bronze itself

Died together

Ladder 25, FDNY · 7 lost together

Matthew Barnes
John Michael Collins
Robert J. Minara
Joseph R. Rivelli, Jr.
Paul G. Ruback
Glenn C. Perry, Sr.

What people have said 1

I did not know you, but I know what was taken that day. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026

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