| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 2002 | |
| Honoree | |
| Jeff L. Simpson | |
| Agency | |
| Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad | |
| Agency City | |
| Millgrove | |
| Agency State | |
| Virginia | |
| Last Call | |
| 9/11/2001 | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Terrorist Attack | |
| Biography | |
| "I have no doubt whatsoever that, while I was stricken with disbelief and inaction, Jeff was figuring how he could help. It was clear in the few minutes we were in the plaza that thousands of people had and would continue to be injured. There were many police, fire and EMS squads arriving at the scene and it was toward these and the injured that Jeff was headed the last time I saw him. Frankly, there was no other reason for him to go towards the World Trade Center. His hotel, work site and safety were in the opposite direction. With the second plane hitting the tower, Jeff would have been thinking about the increased number of casualties. I believe Jeff was caught in the collapse of the towers. I do not know if he was inside the towers or working at one of the triage stations that had been set up close to the towers. In either case, he was doing what he was trained to do and spent his final hours helping the victims," stated Joseph T. Finnegan.Jeff L. Simpson, 38, lost his life in an attempt to save others in the collapse of the World Trade Center. He volunteered for Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad of Dumfries, Virginia. Jeff was ranked EMT-B, served as an operational officer and the Junior Squad Advisor. He had been a member of the rescue squad for four years.Mr. Simpson was on a long-term work assignment with the State of New York. He commuted there weekly from his home in Dumfries. He was sitting in his office when he and a colleague noticed floating and falling papers from the sky; some were singed or smoking. Thinking something had happened at the towers because of the height the papers were falling, Jeff pulled up CNN.com to find a banner running that a plane had hit the Trade Center. Not being able to see the struck building from where their office was, they went to take a closer look.Jeff's colleague, squad members, and his family all believe 100% that he was rushing to help others. " He was rescue all the time, whether at work, at home, or on the road. He paid for a medical supply bag to keep in his car; he was always ready to respond," stated his wife, Diane. He was a great family man. Jeff and Diane were soccer co-coaches for their 6-year-old triplets, a real together family.Honored 2002 |
The United States Official National EMS Memorial Service
