Having taken a civil service test in 1976 , Buscemi became a firefighter in New York City in 1980 . He served in the FDNY 's Engine Co. 55 in Manhattan 's Little Italy for four years . After 9/11 , Buscemi returned to Engine 55 and for several days worked 12-hour shifts alongside other firefighters to sift through the rubble of the World Trade Center . In 2003 , at a union rally , he gave a speech supporting higher wages for firefighters . In 2014 he was appointed an Honorary Battalion Chief of the FDNY
9/11
September 11 attacks
Steve Buscemi