When the first tower collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, our Region 3 team member MaryAnn Tierney was then in the lobby of 7 World Trade Center, which housed the New York City Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Operations Center. Tierney and her team evacuated the building and made their way to the New York Police Department Academy, where they set up operations. She did logistics and helped coordinate the movement of resources to Ground Zero. “I carry 9/11 with me every day. I think about my co