Mike Colón Media

“You heard it. You didn’t see it. And you knew everything had changed.”

In Episode 390 of Mic’d In New Haven — Volume 81 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews with The FDNY’s Elite, New York Fire Patrol Lieutenant John Sheehan takes listeners back to the morning of September 11th, 2001.

From hearing the roar of the first plane as it followed Fifth Avenue, to self-dispatching downtown and entering the World Trade Center lobby alongside Keith Roma, Sheehan recounts the calm, deliberate actions taken amid total uncertainty. Assigned to the elevator banks, they worked to free civilians and control the chaos as debris rained down outside.

Keith Roma would later lose his life that day — but his actions, like those of so many others, reflected the quiet heroism and professionalism that defined the response inside the towers.

This is not just a story of loss — it’s a record of courage, duty, and sacrifice in the face of the unimaginable.

In Memory Of:

Fire Patrolman Keith Roma
(End of Watch: September 11, 2001)

Outro Song: Bruce Hornsby & The Range – The Show Goes On (1988)

VIEW INTERVIEW HERE: