After responding to the September 11 , 2001 attacks , Bucca ascended to the impact zone at the Sky Lobby on the 78th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center , along with Battalion Chief Orio Palmer . The two men , both experienced marathon runners , are believed to have made it to the highest floor of any first responders in either tower before the building collapsed
September 11 , 2001 attacks
September 11 attacks
Ronald Paul Bucca