In addition, 411 firefighters, police officers and emergency services personnel who responded to the scene died as they tried to rescue people and fight fires. The City of New York Fire Department lost 341 firefighters and 2 paramedics, the New York City Police Department lost 23 officers, the Port Authority Police Department lost 37 officers, and eight emergency medical technicians and paramedics from private emergency medical service units also were killed. The remains of only 1,600 of the World Trade Center victims have been positively identified.
